Compare hospitals
3 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 908
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Not rated
- Type
- Psychiatric
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 80
- Emergency services
- No
- Not rated
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Physician
- Beds
- 35
- 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 | Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV | Highland HospitalCharleston, WVNot rated | Camc Charleston Surgical HospitalCharleston, WVNot rated | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 2 stars | Not reported | Not reported | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | ||||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 87/100Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 87/100Same as national | Not reported | Not reported | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 11.7%Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 9.3%Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 14.7%Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 6.6%Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 2.7%Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 12.8%Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 16.7%Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 15% |
| Safety | ||||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.92Worse than national | Not reported | 0.99Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.96Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.86Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 1.58Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | 0.00Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 1.64Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.56Better than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Timely care | ||||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 182 minWorse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 4%Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 2% |
| Effective care | ||||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 38%Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 95%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | Not reported | 78%Same as national | 78% |
| Cost | ||||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.01Worse than national | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Capacity | ||||
| Total beds2026 release | 908 | 80 | 35 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 2 stars
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 3 starsWorse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 87/100Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 87/100Same as national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 11.7%Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 9.3%Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 14.7%Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 6.6%Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 2.7%Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 12.8%Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 16.7%Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 1.92Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- 0.99Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 0.96Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 0.86Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 1.58Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 0.00Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 1.64Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 0.56Better than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 182 minWorse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 4%Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 38%Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 95%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- 78%Same as national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 1.01Worse than national
- Highland Hospital
- Not reported
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Charleston Area Medical Center
- 908
- Highland Hospital
- 80
- Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
- 35
- 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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