West Kendall Baptist Hospital

West Kendall Baptist Hospital sits at the top of the CMS Hospital Compare ranking with 5 stars — a designation that signals consistently strong performance across the federal quality measure set. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.

On payment metrics, West Kendall Baptist Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $23,245, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. West Kendall Baptist Hospital's value rating (68/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for West Kendall Baptist Hospital lists 8 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Signs and Symptoms without MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.