CMS certification 360137
Uh Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Uh Cleveland Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 69% 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 3 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 1 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: 4,802 completed surveys, 20% 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 very 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 | OH | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 364 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 4 h 1 min | 2 h 38 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 32 visits sampled | 8 h 20 min | 4 h 8 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 67,224 patients | 5% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 73 patients | 60% | 63% | 65% |
How Uh Cleveland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uh Cleveland Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 69% | 4 h 1 min | 3 better 3 worse |
| Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical CenterSame city | 4/5 | 76% | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Metrohealth SystemSame city | 3/5 | 75% | 2 h 36 min | 3 better 4 worse |
| Fairview HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 76% | 4 h 2 min | 9 better 1 worse |
| Lutheran HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 59% | 2 h 26 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Cleveland ClinicSame city | 4/5 | 80% | 3 h 9 min | 13 better 4 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 Cleveland.
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 4,943 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 60 cases | Too few cases | 12.9% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 197 cases | Too few cases | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 144 cases | Too few cases | 12.9% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 372 cases | Too few cases | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| COPD 36 cases | Too few cases | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 189 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 | 0.98 likely 0.77 – 1.19 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 210 cases | No different | 163.21 per 1,000 likely 125.63 per 1,000 – 200.79 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,305 cases | No different | 0.55 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 1.02 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 7,736 cases | No different | 0.31 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 8,489 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,246 cases | No different | 1.97 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 3.09 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,986 cases | No different | 1.67 per 1,000 likely 0.49 per 1,000 – 2.86 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,733 cases | No different | 8.9 per 1,000 likely 5.22 per 1,000 – 12.58 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,605 cases | No different | 4.2 per 1,000 likely 2.69 per 1,000 – 5.71 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,989 cases | No different | 5.08 per 1,000 likely 2.85 per 1,000 – 7.3 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 898 cases | No different | 1.49 per 1,000 likely 0.2 per 1,000 – 2.78 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,186 cases | No different | 0.86 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 1.65 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure 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 | 0.91 likely 0.61 – 1.3 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.35 likely 0.21 – 0.56 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.31 likely 0.76 – 2.11 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.01 likely 0.26 – 2.75 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Worse | 1.57 likely 1.05 – 2.25 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.43 likely 0.32 – 0.57 | 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 331 cases | Too few cases | 16.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 681 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 383 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 262 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 223 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 11% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 150 cases | Too few cases | 17.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 271 cases | Too few cases | 36.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 160 cases | Too few cases | 49.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 507 cases | No different | 12.7 per 1,000 likely 9.6 per 1,000 – 17.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 1,443 cases | No different | 11.4 per 100 likely 9.8 per 100 – 13 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 1,443 cases | No different | 5.1 per 100 likely 4.2 per 100 – 6.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 579 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.8 – 1.3 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
2,447 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 1,058 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 |
|---|---|
| Pediatrics | 150 |
| Internal Medicine | 112 |
| Anesthesiology | 101 |
| Physician Assistant | 84 |
| Acute Care | 78 |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | 73 |
| Family | 73 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 72 |
| Emergency Medicine | 69 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 69 |
| Pharmacist | 58 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 57 |
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 $9.7M
- 2020 $10.9M
- 2021 $12.7M
- 2022 $13.7M
- 2023 $10.6M
- 2024 $28.6M
- 2025 $17.8M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $567,618 | 35 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $327,705 | 58 |
| Charitable contributions | $195,000 | 3 |
| Consulting fees | $141,000 | 14 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $140,264 | 48 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $85,064 | 4 |
| Education | $26,000 | 2 |
| Royalties and licensing fees | $24,933 | 2 |
| Gifts | $3,500 | 2 |
| Food and beverage | $95 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $3.7M | 11 |
| Pfizer INC. | $2.1M | 107 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1.6M | 20 |
| Abbvie INC. | $953,037 | 350 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $911,254 | 73 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $771,395 | 15 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $721,481 | 91 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $691,230 | 17 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase 1 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Tarlatamab in Subjects With Small Cell Lung Cancer (DeLLphi-300) Amgen Inc. | $3.2M |
| STARLiT: STereotActic body Radiotherapy and 177Luticium PSMA in Locally advanced prostate cancer: A Phase I/II Trial Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1M |
| A Phase Ib Dose Finding Study Assessing Safety and Activity of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in Newly Diagnosed Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC… Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $530,045 |
| A PHASE 2B, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE ELTREKIBART IN ADULT PARTICIPANTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA Eli Lilly and Company · NCT06046729 | $517,866 |
| A PHASE 1 STUDY OF SGNPDL1V IN ADVANCED SOLID TUMORS PFIZER INC. | $475,768 |
| Study to Assess Adverse Events and Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Select Advanced Solid Tumor Indications Receiving Intravenou… ABBVIE INC. · NCT06084481 | $429,056 |
| INOTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN POSTTRANSPLANT FOR ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PFIZER INC. | $320,712 |
| Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of IgPro20 (Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin, HIZENTRA) in Post-… CSL Behring · NCT06524739 | $315,032 |
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 Uh Cleveland Medical Center
Is Uh Cleveland Medical Center a good hospital?
Uh Cleveland Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Uh Cleveland Medical Center?
69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 4,802 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Uh Cleveland Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 1 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 5% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Uh Cleveland Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $17.8M in payments to Uh Cleveland 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.