CMS certification 400105
Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau
Laurel Ave Santa Juanita #100, Bayamon, PR 00956
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau. On all 3 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 Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz ArnauThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | No different |
| Bayamon Medical CenterSame city | Not rated | 49% | 4 h 39 min | 2 worse |
| Doctors' Center BayamonSame city | Not rated | 58% | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLCSame ZIP area · Carolina | Not rated | 61% | 5 h 47 min | No different |
| San Juan VA Medical CenterSame ZIP area · San Juan | 2/5 | 78% | — | 1 better 6 worse |
| Auxilio Mutuo HospitalSame ZIP area · San Juan | 4/5 | — | — | 3 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. All hospitals in Bayamon.
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 292 cases | Too few cases | 5.1% | 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 103 cases | Too few cases | 2.9% | 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 | 1.11 likely 0.19 – 3.67 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.36 likely 0.02 – 1.77 | 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 heart failure 25 cases | Too few cases | 21.5% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 82 cases | Too few cases | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 99 cases | Too few cases | 5.2% | 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.
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 Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau
Is Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau. On all 3 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 Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau.
Does Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $24 in payments to Hospital Universitario Dr Ruiz Arnau for 2021, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.