CMS certification 270074
P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet
760 Hospital Circle, Post Office Box 760, Browning, MT 59417
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet. On all 2 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate.
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: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - BlackfeetThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | No different |
| Benefis Hospitals INCSame ZIP area · Great Falls | 2/5 | 62% | 3 h 6 min | 3 better 4 worse |
| Great Falls Clinic HospitalSame ZIP area · Great Falls | 2/5 | 82% | 2 h 20 min | No different |
| Central Montana Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Lewistown | Not rated | 63% | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 97 cases | No different | 0.62 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.95 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 104 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 106 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
10 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for deaths, infections caught in the hospital, readmissions and return visits. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
Clinicians registered at this address
101 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 47 |
| Pharmacist | 17 |
| Emergency | 6 |
| Family Medicine | 6 |
| Community Health | 3 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 2 |
| Medical-Surgical | 2 |
| Obstetric, Inpatient | 2 |
| Respiratory Therapist, Certified | 2 |
| Social Worker | 2 |
| Ambulatory Care | 1 |
| Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter | 1 |
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 P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet
Is P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet. On all 2 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it is no different from the national rate. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet.