CMS certification 100018
Naples Community Hospital
350 7th St N, Naples, FL 34102
Naples Community Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 67% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 3,005 completed surveys, 34% 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. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | FL | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 867 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 2 h 51 min | 2 h 36 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 12 visits sampled | 3 h 44 min | 3 h 40 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 119,673 patients | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 28 patients | 57% | 73% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 1,108 patients | 72% | 73% | 65% |
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 9,869 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 546 cases | Too few cases | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 1,448 cases | Too few cases | 10.5% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 1,513 cases | Too few cases | 15% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 729 cases | Too few cases | 12.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD 326 cases | Too few cases | 10% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 161 cases | Too few cases | 1.8% | 2.4% |
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 | 0.93 likely 0.71 – 1.14 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 523 cases | Too few cases | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 195 cases | No different | 161.79 per 1,000 likely 121 per 1,000 – 202.57 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 16,806 cases | No different | 0.35 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.81 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 21,224 cases | No different | 0.15 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.31 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 21,357 cases | No different | 0.31 per 1,000 likely 0.16 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 5,206 cases | No different | 2.2 per 1,000 likely 1.05 per 1,000 – 3.34 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 2,502 cases | No different | 1.38 per 1,000 likely 0.13 per 1,000 – 2.64 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 2,611 cases | No different | 10.59 per 1,000 likely 6.73 per 1,000 – 14.46 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 5,544 cases | No different | 2.6 per 1,000 likely 1.16 per 1,000 – 4.05 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 2,478 cases | No different | 6.5 per 1,000 likely 3.7 per 1,000 – 9.29 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 1,087 cases | No different | 1.95 per 1,000 likely 0.58 per 1,000 – 3.31 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 3,421 cases | No different | 0.73 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.54 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.93 likely 0.43 – 1.77 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.36 likely 0.12 – 0.87 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.07 likely 0.5 – 2.03 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 2.35 likely 0.75 – 5.66 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.87 likely 0.35 – 1.81 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.08 likely 0.04 – 0.16 | 1 |
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 a heart attack 634 cases | Too few cases | 12.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,796 cases | Too few cases | 20.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,551 cases | Too few cases | 16.6% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 456 cases | Too few cases | 21.8% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 161 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 509 cases | Too few cases | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 557 cases | Too few cases | -14.1 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 1,682 cases | Too few cases | -12.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 1,574 cases | Too few cases | -10.5 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 3,718 cases | No different | 11.6 per 1,000 likely 9.4 per 1,000 – 14.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 1,211 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.9 – 1.3 | — |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
225 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 64 residents and trainees. 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 |
|---|---|
| Hospitalist | 38 |
| Internal Medicine | 30 |
| Emergency Medicine | 25 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 25 |
| Family | 13 |
| Physician Assistant | 13 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 10 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 8 |
| Physical Therapist | 6 |
| Acute Care | 5 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 5 |
| Medical | 3 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $18,385
- 2020 $29,260
- 2021 $16,176
- 2022 $293,302
- 2023 $550,179
- 2024 $952,946
- 2025 $877,280
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $67,375 | 12 |
| Grants | $55,620 | 6 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $30,000 | 5 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $19,019 | 46 |
| Debt forgiveness | $7,194 | 3 |
| Education | $3,000 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $453,078 | 36 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $182,023 | 13 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $45,022 | 6 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $43,953 | 13 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $30,718 | 3 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $20,600 | 2 |
| Masimo Corporation | $18,913 | 45 |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $17,500 | 3 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| CLASP II TR Pivotal, Study No. 2019-07 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $208,877 |
| A Pivotal Investigational Device Exemption Study on Laminar Left Atrial Appendage Elimination Biosense Webster, Inc. | $124,897 |
| THE ENCIRCLE Trial (#2018-19) Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $60,266 |
| Assessment of Safety and Effectiveness in Treatment Management of Atrial Fibrillation with the BWI PFA Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System with OMNYPU… Biosense Webster, Inc. | $57,126 |
| ALLIANCE AVIV 2021-05 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $40,487 |
| ALLIANCE 2021-05 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $33,387 |
| Efficacy of the COronary SInus Reducer in Patients With Refractory Angina II Shockwave Medical, Inc | $30,718 |
| NCT04226547--Amplatzer Amulet LAAO vs. NOAC Abbott Laboratories | $24,275 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
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 Naples Community Hospital
Is Naples Community Hospital a good hospital?
Naples Community Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Naples Community Hospital?
67% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 3,005 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Naples Community Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Naples Community Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $877,280 in payments to Naples Community Hospital for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.