CMS certification 15004F
VA N. Indiana Healthcare System
1700 E. 38th Street, Marion, IN 46953
VA N. Indiana Healthcare System has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none.
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: 266 completed surveys, 44% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How VA N. Indiana Healthcare System 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 N. Indiana Healthcare SystemThis hospital | 5/5 | 74% | — | 2 better |
| Marion General HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 58% | 2 h 12 min | 2 better |
| Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Logansport | 4/5 | 71% | 2 h 31 min | 1 better |
| Dukes Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Peru | 2/5 | 50% | 2 h 9 min | 1 worse |
| Woodlawn HospitalSame ZIP area · Rochester | 3/5 | — | 2 h 55 min | No different |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital, INCSame ZIP area · Wabash | 3/5 | 78% | 2 h 6 min | 1 better |
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 Marion.
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 357 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 146 cases | Too few cases | 8.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 117 cases | Too few cases | 11.3% | 15.2% |
| COPD 85 cases | Too few cases | 8.1% | 8.6% |
3 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 105 cases | Too few cases | 18.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 86 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 58 cases | Too few cases | 19.9% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 161 cases | Too few cases | -74.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 131 cases | Too few cases | -3.7 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 complications, 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
240 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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical | 47 |
| Pharmacist | 21 |
| Registered Nurse | 21 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 12 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 10 |
| Social Worker | 9 |
| Family | 8 |
| Recreation Therapist | 8 |
| Ambulatory Care | 7 |
| Mental Health | 5 |
| Counseling | 4 |
| Family Medicine | 4 |
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 N. Indiana Healthcare System
Is VA N. Indiana Healthcare System a good hospital?
VA N. Indiana Healthcare System has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend VA N. Indiana Healthcare System?
74% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 266 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does VA N. Indiana Healthcare System have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at VA N. Indiana Healthcare System.