CMS certification 10015F
VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City
619 South Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3.
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: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake CityThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 2 better 3 worse |
| HCA Florida Lake City HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 63% | 1 h 54 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Baptist Medical Center - NassauSame ZIP area · Fernandina Beach | 4/5 | 76% | 2 h 38 min | 2 better |
| Lake Butler HospitalSame ZIP area · Lake Butler | Not rated | 96% | 1 h 32 min | — |
| Ed Fraser Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Macclenny | 1/5 | 75% | 2 h 36 min | 1 worse |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountySame ZIP area · Middleburg | 3/5 | 71% | 3 h 8 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. All hospitals in Lake City.
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 441 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 148 cases | Too few cases | 7.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 259 cases | Too few cases | 9.5% | 15.2% |
| COPD 174 cases | Too few cases | 7.4% | 8.6% |
3 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 | 0.94 likely 0.48 – 1.41 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,508 cases | No different | 0.41 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.5 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,960 cases | No different | 0.2 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 1,986 cases | No different | 0.34 per 1,000 likely 0.13 per 1,000 – 0.55 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 44 cases | No different | 2.32 per 1,000 likely 0.59 per 1,000 – 4.05 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 42 cases | No different | 3.47 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 6.11 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 54 cases | No different | 1.05 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.15 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
6 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 128 cases | Too few cases | 22.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 186 cases | Too few cases | 19.1% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 149 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 187 cases | Too few cases | 41.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 295 cases | Too few cases | 77.1 days per 100 | — |
9 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
301 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 40 |
| Clinical | 34 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 20 |
| Internal Medicine | 17 |
| Kinesiotherapist | 17 |
| Social Worker | 12 |
| Registered Nurse | 10 |
| Occupational Therapist | 9 |
| Respiratory Therapist, Registered | 8 |
| Adult Health | 7 |
| Optometrist | 7 |
| Attendant Care Provider | 6 |
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 VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City
Is VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City. Of the 8 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City.