CMS certification 100314
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
9555 SW 162 Ave, Miami, FL 33196
West Kendall Baptist Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 73% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 18 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 5 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 59 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: 755 completed surveys, 15% 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 · 372 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 2 h 59 min | 2 h 36 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 114,857 patients | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 21 patients | 90% | 73% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 339 patients | 89% | 73% | 65% |
How West Kendall Baptist Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kendall Baptist HospitalThis hospital | 5/5 | 73% | 2 h 59 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| Baptist Hospital of MiamiSame city | 5/5 | 74% | 3 h 56 min | 6 better 3 worse |
| HCA Florida Kendall HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 60% | 2 h 6 min | 5 better 2 worse |
| Keralty HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 63% | 3 h 30 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| North Shore Medical CenterSame city | 1/5 | 47% | 3 h | 2 better 4 worse |
| South Miami HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 76% | 3 h 16 min | 5 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 Miami.
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 2,880 cases | Too few cases | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 160 cases | Too few cases | 7.9% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 307 cases | Too few cases | 11.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 237 cases | Too few cases | 6.7% | 11.9% |
| COPD 53 cases | Too few cases | 7.9% | 8.6% |
2 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 | 0.88 likely 0.46 – 1.3 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 2,311 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.19 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,513 cases | No different | 0.31 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 0.54 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,605 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 324 cases | No different | 2.78 per 1,000 likely 1.11 per 1,000 – 4.45 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 63 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.37 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 55 cases | No different | 8.46 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 18.13 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 345 cases | No different | 3.42 per 1,000 likely 0.98 per 1,000 – 5.85 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 56 cases | No different | 4.91 per 1,000 likely 0.7 per 1,000 – 9.12 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 109 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 346 cases | No different | 0.96 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 | 0.33 likely 0.02 – 1.64 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Better | 0 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.79 likely 0.04 – 3.89 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.23 likely 0.07 – 0.54 | 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 51 cases | Too few cases | 13.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 663 cases | Too few cases | 20.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,118 cases | Too few cases | 15.8% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 240 cases | Too few cases | 18.6% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 174 cases | Too few cases | 36.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 337 cases | Too few cases | -26.5 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 43 cases | No different | 12.7 per 1,000 likely 9.5 per 1,000 – 17.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 74 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.6 – 1.3 | — |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 $75,126
- 2020 $73,720
- 2021 $18,236
- 2022 $66,363
- 2023 $47,907
- 2024 $125,973
- 2025 $108,027
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting fees | $57,500 | 3 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $5,500 | 2 |
| Debt forgiveness | $2,776 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Elekta Instrument AB | $55,000 | 2 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $42,251 | 11 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $3,000 | 1 |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $2,500 | 1 |
| Elekta, Inc. | $2,500 | 1 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $1,700 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,076 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| DS8201-A-U201 Daiichi Sankyo Inc. · NCT03248492 | $35,032 |
| DS8201-A-U301 Daiichi Sankyo Inc. · NCT03523585 | $7,220 |
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 West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Is West Kendall Baptist Hospital a good hospital?
West Kendall Baptist Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 18 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 5 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend West Kendall Baptist Hospital?
73% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 755 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the West Kendall Baptist Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 59 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 West Kendall Baptist Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $108,027 in payments to West Kendall Baptist Hospital for 2025, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.