CMS certification 170186
Kansas Heart Hospital
3601 North Webb Road, Wichita, KS 67226
Kansas Heart Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 90% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 13 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on none.
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 516 completed surveys, 45% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Kansas Heart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Heart HospitalThis hospital | 4/5 | 90% | — | 1 better |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCSame city | Not rated | 84% | — | 1 worse |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterSame city | Not rated | 83% | — | 2 better |
| Wichita VA Medical CenterSame city | 5/5 | 84% | — | 4 better |
| Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, INCSame city | 4/5 | 81% | 2 h 22 min | 1 better |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, INC.Same city | 2/5 | 60% | 2 h 20 min | 2 better 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 Wichita.
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 694 cases | Too few cases | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 253 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 154 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 11.1% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 303 cases | Too few cases | 1.9% | 2.4% |
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 | 1.13 likely 0.73 – 1.53 | 1 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 916 cases | No different | 0.42 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.51 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,232 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.39 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,620 cases | No different | 0.3 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 966 cases | No different | 2.34 per 1,000 likely 0.95 per 1,000 – 3.72 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 687 cases | No different | 2.38 per 1,000 likely 0.85 per 1,000 – 3.9 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 707 cases | Worse | 15.65 per 1,000 likely 9.83 per 1,000 – 21.47 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,055 cases | No different | 3.27 per 1,000 likely 0.89 per 1,000 – 5.66 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 703 cases | No different | 5.54 per 1,000 likely 1.71 per 1,000 – 9.37 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 145 cases | No different | 1.03 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.1 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
3 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 | 1.38 likely 0.23 – 4.56 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | No different | 0.42 likely 0.02 – 2.09 | 1 |
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 a heart attack 258 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 165 cases | Too few cases | 21.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 261 cases | Too few cases | 8.9% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 283 cases | Too few cases | -16.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 182 cases | Too few cases | -1.3 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 258 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
8 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 Kansas Heart Hospital
Is Kansas Heart Hospital a good hospital?
Kansas Heart Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 13 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 Kansas Heart Hospital?
90% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 516 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Kansas Heart Hospital have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Kansas Heart Hospital.