CMS certification 230097
Munson Medical Center
1105 Sixth Street, Traverse City, MI 49684
Munson Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 19 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: 492 completed surveys, 28% 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 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 | MI | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 436 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 4 h 19 min | 2 h 39 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 26 visits sampled | 6 h 24 min | 4 h 26 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 50,526 patients | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 602 patients | 65% | 60% | 65% |
How Munson Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 68% | 4 h 19 min | 6 better |
| Corewell Health Reed City HospitalSame ZIP area · Reed City | Not rated | 73% | 1 h 47 min | No different |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalSame ZIP area · Manistee | 4/5 | 62% | 2 h 5 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalSame ZIP area · Cadillac | 4/5 | 69% | 2 h 36 min | 1 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.
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 6,529 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 407 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 726 cases | Too few cases | 14.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 289 cases | Too few cases | 13.9% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 739 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| COPD 120 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 152 cases | Too few cases | 2.1% | 2.4% |
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 | 0.82 likely 0.56 – 1.07 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 169 cases | Too few cases | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 133 cases | No different | 214.32 per 1,000 likely 173.03 per 1,000 – 255.62 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,475 cases | No different | 0.23 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.77 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 9,022 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.38 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 9,076 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.11 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,770 cases | No different | 2.14 per 1,000 likely 0.87 per 1,000 – 3.4 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,133 cases | No different | 1.68 per 1,000 likely 0.29 per 1,000 – 3.06 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,114 cases | Better | 4.38 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 9.37 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,070 cases | No different | 3.16 per 1,000 likely 1.46 per 1,000 – 4.86 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,124 cases | No different | 7.14 per 1,000 likely 4.02 per 1,000 – 10.26 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 565 cases | No different | 1.41 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 2.78 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,832 cases | No different | 1.59 per 1,000 likely 0.72 per 1,000 – 2.46 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
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 | 0.45 likely 0.11 – 1.22 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.88 likely 0.45 – 1.56 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.58 likely 0.92 – 2.55 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.75 likely 0.04 – 3.71 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.38 likely 0.1 – 1.04 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.19 likely 0.11 – 0.33 | 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 650 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,414 cases | Too few cases | 20.1% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 568 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 250 cases | Too few cases | 21.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 268 cases | Too few cases | 11.4% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 170 cases | Too few cases | 6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 390 cases | Too few cases | -27.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 840 cases | Too few cases | -19.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 282 cases | Too few cases | 28 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 112 cases | No different | 13.8 per 1,000 likely 10.3 per 1,000 – 18.9 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 425 cases | No different | 9.9 per 100 likely 7.6 per 100 – 12.8 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 425 cases | No different | 4.9 per 100 likely 3.5 per 100 – 6.8 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 918 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
264 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 |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 29 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 25 |
| Pharmacist | 21 |
| Physician Assistant | 19 |
| Occupational Therapist | 12 |
| Psychiatry | 11 |
| Clinical | 10 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 9 |
| Emergency Medicine | 8 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 7 |
| Family | 7 |
| Professional | 7 |
First 12 alphabetically
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 $307,106
- 2020 $230,101
- 2021 $143,973
- 2022 $105,734
- 2023 $114,614
- 2024 $348,981
- 2025 $410,651
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $11,900 | 24 |
| Grants | $4,160 | 2 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $2,884 | 4 |
| Debt forgiveness | $466 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $327,203 | 2 |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $43,716 | 5 |
| Amgen Inc. | $17,976 | 1 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | $11,900 | 24 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $4,199 | 3 |
| Rapid Medical Ltd | $1,845 | 3 |
| Organon LLC | $1,741 | 2 |
| Linvatec Corporation | $801 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase III, Open-label, Randomised Study of Neoadjuvant Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato DXd) Plus Durvalumab Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab With or Wi… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $317,588 |
| SOFIA ASPIRATION SYSTEM AS FIRST LINE TECHNIQUE MicroVention, Inc. · NCT04451525 | $43,716 |
| A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Impact of Evolocumab on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients at … Amgen Inc. | $17,976 |
| Dapagliflozin in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $9,615 |
| DISTALS Study USA Rapid Medical Ltd · NCT05152524 | $1,845 |
| THE IMPERATIVE TRIAL: TREATMENT OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE WITH THE ZOOM REPERFUSION SYSTEM Imperative Care, Inc | $500 |
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 Munson Medical Center
Is Munson Medical Center a good hospital?
Munson Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 6 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Munson Medical Center?
68% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 492 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Munson Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 19 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 3% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Munson Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $410,651 in payments to Munson Medical Center for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.