St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center
2801 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, Pocahontas, AR 72455
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, AR has an average Medicare payment of $11,274 and a Value Score of C (64/100). Compare prices for 14 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Payment metrics are favorable: St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center averages $11,274 per documented procedure, in the lower-cost bracket for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 64/100, an above-average showing.
Ownership is government — county, hospital-district, or federal. The category includes some of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country alongside small rural facilities. The CMS payment record for St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center lists 14 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $8,519 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $24,910 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $8,701 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $17,643 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $8,185 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,327 |
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC DRG 480 · Orthopedic | $16,444 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,124 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $10,825 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,490 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $9,528 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,581 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $18,750 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,802 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center Compares
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $11,274, 16% below the Arkansas state average of $13,359. That is 29% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Orthopedic, where the typical payment is $26,891 (58% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (64/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center has an average payment of $11,274 across 14 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center has a Value Score of C (64/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - Local facilities like this one are rural emergency hospital.
Yes, St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2801 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, Pocahontas, AR 72455. Phone: (870) 892-6000.
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