CMS certification 100299
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34202
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 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 22 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 12 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: 1,435 completed surveys, 25% 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 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 · 388 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 2 h 12 min | 2 h 36 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 14 visits sampled | 2 h 55 min | 3 h 40 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 41,432 patients | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 99 patients | 94% | 73% | 65% |
How Lakewood Ranch Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Ranch Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 67% | 2 h 12 min | 2 better 1 worse |
| Manatee Memorial HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 59% | 2 h 16 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| HCA Florida Blake HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 56% | 2 h 7 min | 2 better 4 worse |
| HCA Florida Englewood HospitalSame ZIP area · Englewood | 3/5 | 68% | 2 h 36 min | 1 worse |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors HospitalSame ZIP area · Sarasota | 4/5 | 68% | 1 h 48 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Sarasota Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Sarasota | 5/5 | 77% | 3 h 18 min | 10 better 2 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 Bradenton.
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 2,672 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 165 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 298 cases | Too few cases | 11.7% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 332 cases | Too few cases | 15.9% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 200 cases | Too few cases | 13.3% | 11.9% |
| COPD 90 cases | Too few cases | 10.1% | 8.6% |
1 more measure 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 | 0.83 likely 0.45 – 1.21 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 127 cases | Too few cases | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 56 cases | No different | 145.49 per 1,000 likely 91.98 per 1,000 – 199 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 3,781 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.03 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 4,870 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.06 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 4,731 cases | No different | 0.31 per 1,000 likely 0.11 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,166 cases | No different | 1.89 per 1,000 likely 0.33 per 1,000 – 3.45 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 238 cases | No different | 1.62 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.33 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 245 cases | No different | 8.95 per 1,000 likely 0.26 per 1,000 – 17.63 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,087 cases | No different | 2.31 per 1,000 likely 0.16 per 1,000 – 4.45 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 171 cases | No different | 5.61 per 1,000 likely 1.47 per 1,000 – 9.75 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 329 cases | No different | 1.96 per 1,000 likely 0.49 per 1,000 – 3.44 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 978 cases | No different | 0.86 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.79 likely 0.13 – 2.61 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.23 likely 0.01 – 1.14 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.28 likely 0.21 – 4.21 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.18 likely 0.05 – 0.49 | 1 |
2 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 a heart attack 184 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 456 cases | Too few cases | 22.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 448 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 137 cases | Too few cases | 19.9% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 113 cases | Too few cases | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 159 cases | Too few cases | -37.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 337 cases | Too few cases | -5.8 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 347 cases | Too few cases | -14.1 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,269 cases | No different | 11.7 per 1,000 likely 8.9 per 1,000 – 15.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 364 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
25 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 |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 5 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 5 |
| Internal Medicine | 4 |
| Anesthesiology | 2 |
| Hospitalist | 2 |
| Pharmacist | 2 |
| Acute Care | 1 |
| Family | 1 |
| Family Medicine | 1 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 1 |
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 Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
Is Lakewood Ranch Medical Center a good hospital?
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 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 Lakewood Ranch Medical Center?
67% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,435 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 12 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.