Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 511
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Beds
- 94
- Emergency services
- No
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH | Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron, OH | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 5 stars | 5 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | 5 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 85/100Worse than national | 93/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 85/100Worse than national | 94/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 11.1%Better than national | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 9.4%Better than national | Not reported | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 10.7%Better than national | Not reported | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 7.1%Better than national | Not reported | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 2%Better than national | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 9.4%Better than national | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15.2%Worse than national | 14.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 0.95Better than national | 0.76Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.84Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.57Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 1.48Worse than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.11Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.31Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.84Better than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 166 minWorse than national | Not reported | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 1%Better than national | Not reported | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 42%Worse than national | Not reported | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 84%Better than national | 87%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.01Worse than national | 0.85Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 511 | 94 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 5 stars
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 5 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 3 starsWorse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 5 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 85/100Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 93/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 85/100Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 94/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 11.1%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 9.4%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 10.7%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 7.1%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 2%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 9.4%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 15.2%Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 14.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 0.95Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 0.76Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 0.84Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 0.57Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 1.48Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- Not reported
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 0.11Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 0.31Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 0.84Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 166 minWorse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 1%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 42%Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- Not reported
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 84%Better than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 87%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 1.01Worse than national
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 0.85Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Akron General Medical Center
- 511
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
- 94
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
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