CMS certification 131325
Bingham Memorial Hospital
98 Poplar Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Bingham Memorial Hospital. 66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 40 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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: 222 completed surveys, 26% 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 | ID | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 361 visits sampled | 2 h 40 min | 2 h 22 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 15 visits sampled | 4 h 52 min | 3 h 23 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 51 patients | 47% | 68% | 65% |
How Bingham Memorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Memorial HospitalThis hospital | Not rated | 66% | 2 h 40 min | 1 better |
| Grove Creek Medical CenterSame city | Not rated | 87% | — | — |
| Portneuf Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Pocatello | 4/5 | 59% | 3 h 32 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| Bear Lake Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Montpelier | Not rated | 78% | 1 h 40 min | 1 better |
| Franklin County Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Preston | 3/5 | 81% | 3 h 8 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Caribou Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Soda Springs | Not rated | 78% | 1 h 42 min | No different |
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 Blackfoot.
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 323 cases | Too few cases | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Pneumonia 36 cases | Too few cases | 16.5% | 15.2% |
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| After hip or knee replacement 46 cases | Too few cases | 4.6% | 4.1% |
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0 | 1 |
5 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 pneumonia 43 cases | Too few cases | 16.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 37 cases | Too few cases | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 39 cases | Too few cases | -55.8 days per 100 | — |
11 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
89 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 |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 13 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 7 |
| Family | 7 |
| Emergency Medicine | 6 |
| Pharmacist | 5 |
| Medical | 4 |
| Physician Assistant | 4 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 3 |
| Surgery | 3 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 2 |
| Athletic Trainer | 2 |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | 2 |
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 Bingham Memorial Hospital
Is Bingham Memorial Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Bingham Memorial Hospital. Of the 11 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Bingham Memorial Hospital?
66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 222 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Bingham Memorial Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 40 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.