CMS certification 030084
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
US Hwy 191, Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ 86503
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility. 46% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 88 completed surveys, 10% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | AZ | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 155 patients | 42% | 59% | 65% |
How Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle Comprehensive Health Care FacilityThis hospital | Not rated | 46% | — | 1 worse |
| Fort Defiance Indian HospitalSame county · Ft. Defiance | Not rated | 62% | — | No different |
| Sage Memorial HospitalSame county · Ganado | Not rated | 66% | — | 1 worse |
| White Mountain Regional Medical CenterSame county · Springerville | Not rated | 80% | 2 h 14 min | 1 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 179 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 28 cases | Too few cases | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 90 cases | Too few cases | 13% | 15.2% |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.16 likely 0.66 – 1.66 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 465 cases | No different | 1.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.43 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 833 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 827 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 26 cases | No different | 1.06 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.15 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
8 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after heart failure 29 cases | Too few cases | 22.2% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 96 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 33 cases | Too few cases | 64.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 112 cases | Too few cases | 21.1 days per 100 | — |
10 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
163 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 21 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 15 |
| Internal Medicine | 11 |
| Physical Therapist | 11 |
| Pediatrics | 9 |
| Emergency Medicine | 8 |
| Family Medicine | 8 |
| Advanced Practice Midwife | 7 |
| Dentist | 7 |
| Optometrist | 6 |
| Audiologist | 4 |
| Family | 4 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Is Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility?
46% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 88 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility.