Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 265
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 63
- 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 | CHI Health St. ElizabethLincoln, NE | CHI Health Nebraska HeartLincoln, NE | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 4 stars | 4 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 86/100Worse 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 | Not reported | 11.7%Better than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 14.3%Worse than national | 13.3%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 14.2%Better than national | Not reported | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 7.7%Better than national | Not reported | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | Not reported | 2.7%Worse than national | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 10.5%Better than national | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15%Same as national | 13.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 0.79Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.94Better than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 1.25Worse than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.42Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 0.38Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.00Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.10Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.12Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 158 minBetter 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 | 76%Better than national | Not reported | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 88%Better than national | 89%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 1.03Worse than national | 1.00Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 265 | 63 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 4 stars
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 4 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 3 starsWorse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 86/100Worse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 93/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 85/100Worse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 94/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- Not reported
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 11.7%Better than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 14.3%Worse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 13.3%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 14.2%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 7.7%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- Not reported
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 2.7%Worse than national
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 10.5%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 15%Same as national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 13.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 0.79Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 0.94Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 1.25Worse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 0.42Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 0.38Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- Not reported
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 0.00Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 0.10Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 1.12Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 158 minBetter than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 1%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 76%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- Not reported
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 88%Better than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 89%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 1.03Worse than national
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 1.00Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- 265
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart
- 63
- 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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