CMS certification 400014
Bella Vista Hospital
Carr 349 Km 2 7 Cerro Las Mesas, Mayaguez, PR 00681
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Bella Vista Hospital. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1.
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.
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. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | PR | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 12 patients | 0% | 25% | 65% |
How Bella Vista 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista HospitalThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio BetancesSame city | 1/5 | 53% | — | 2 worse |
| Doctors' Center Hospital, INCSame ZIP area · Manati | 1/5 | 74% | — | 3 better 1 worse |
| Manati Medical Center Dr Otero LopezSame ZIP area · Manati | 1/5 | 65% | 6 h 21 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health DoradoSame ZIP area · Dorado | 2/5 | 74% | 5 h 28 min | 1 better |
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 Mayaguez.
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 983 cases | Too few cases | 4.7% | 3.9% |
6 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 552 cases | Too few cases | 2.3% | 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) | Worse | 4.56 likely 2.32 – 8.13 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.27 likely 0.01 – 1.32 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0 | 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 heart failure 32 cases | Too few cases | 22.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 100 cases | Too few cases | 18% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 536 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 5.8% |
11 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 $4,000
- 2020 $0
- 2021 $0
- 2022 $0
- 2023 $670
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026.
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.
CMS Care Compare data retrieved 4 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly. Where this data comes from and how we handle it · Report an error
Common questions about Bella Vista Hospital
Is Bella Vista Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Bella Vista Hospital. Of the 7 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does Bella Vista Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Bella Vista Hospital.
Does Bella Vista Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $670 in payments to Bella Vista Hospital for 2023, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.