CMS certification 22010F
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain
150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 77% 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 2 and worse on 4.
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: 542 completed surveys, 39% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain 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 Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica PlainThis hospital | 4/5 | 77% | — | 2 better 4 worse |
| Brigham and Women Faulkner HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 74% | 4 h 16 min | 7 better |
| Boston Medical Center-BrightonSame county · Brighton | 3/5 | 69% | 2 h 26 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| New England Baptist HospitalSame county · Boston | 5/5 | 86% | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Boston Medical CenterSame county · Boston | 3/5 | 73% | 3 h 47 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Brigham and Women's HospitalSame county · Boston | 5/5 | 81% | 5 h | 8 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 Jamaica Plain.
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 2,680 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 133 cases | Too few cases | 10.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 652 cases | Too few cases | 6.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 298 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 15.2% |
| COPD 370 cases | Too few cases | 5.7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| After hip or knee replacement 251 cases | Too few cases | 4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.2 likely 0.44 – 2.66 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.74 likely 0.3 – 1.53 | 1 |
4 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 107 cases | Too few cases | 16% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 538 cases | Too few cases | 24.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 234 cases | Too few cases | 19.6% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 295 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 282 cases | Too few cases | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 165 cases | Too few cases | 72.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 793 cases | Too few cases | 31.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 347 cases | Too few cases | 54.1 days per 100 | — |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
611 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 14 residents and trainees. 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 | 175 |
| Pharmacist | 49 |
| Psychologist | 33 |
| Optometrist | 21 |
| Internal Medicine | 20 |
| Audiologist | 16 |
| Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | 16 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 15 |
| Social Worker | 13 |
| Neurology | 12 |
| Adult Health | 11 |
| Physical Therapist | 11 |
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 Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain
Is VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain a good hospital?
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain 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 2 and worse on 4. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain?
77% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 542 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain.