CMS certification 400117
Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni
Calle Palma Num 55, Arecibo, PR 00612
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni. Of the 4 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 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 · 149 patients | 26% | 25% | 65% |
How Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni 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 Metropolitano Dr SusoniThis hospital | Not rated | — | — | 1 better 1 worse |
| Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health DoradoSame ZIP area · Dorado | 2/5 | 74% | 5 h 28 min | 1 better |
| 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 |
| Mayaguez Medical Center Dr Ramon Emeterio BetancesSame ZIP area · Mayaguez | 1/5 | 53% | — | 2 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 Arecibo.
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 1,829 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| Stroke 98 cases | Too few cases | 25.3% | 11.9% |
5 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 79 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 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 | 2.22 likely 0.7 – 5.35 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.14 likely 0.01 – 0.71 | 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 a heart attack 151 cases | Too few cases | 16.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 162 cases | Too few cases | 23.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 288 cases | Too few cases | 19.5% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 177 cases | Too few cases | 20.9% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 79 cases | Too few cases | 5.7% | 5.8% |
9 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni
Is Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni. Of the 4 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Does Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni.