Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 217
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Government - Local
- Beds
- 159
- Emergency services
- Yes
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 | Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA | Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 4 starsBest of the selected hospitals | 3 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsWorse than national | 3 starsWorse than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 86/100Worse than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 85/100Worse than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 11%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.9%Same as national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 9.6%Better than national | 7.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 11.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 13.3%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 7.1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 7.5%Better than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 1.8%Better than national | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 10.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 17.9%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15.5%Worse than national | 14.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.09Worse than national | 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.67Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.78Better than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.74Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.88Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 0.35Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.33Better than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.54Better than national | 0.34Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 205 minWorse than national | 153 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 2%Same as national | 2%Same as national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 38%Worse than national | 49%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 98%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 90%Better than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 0.98Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.99Better than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 217 | 159 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 4 starsBest of the selected hospitals
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 3 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 3 starsWorse than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 3 starsWorse than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 86/100Worse than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 85/100Worse than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 11%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 11.9%Same as national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 9.6%Better than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 7.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 11.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 13.3%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 7.1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 7.5%Better than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 1.8%Better than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 10.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 17.9%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 15.5%Worse than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 14.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 1.09Worse than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.67Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 0.78Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.74Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 1.88Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.35Better than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Not reported
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 0.33Better than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.54Better than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 0.34Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 205 minWorse than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 153 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 2%Same as national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 2%Same as national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 38%Worse than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 49%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 98%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 90%Better than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 0.98Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 0.99Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Mount Auburn Hospital
- 217
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- 159
- 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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