CMS certification 460005
Ogden Regional Medical Center
5475 South 500 East, Ogden, UT 84405
Ogden Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 71% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 21 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 1 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 576 completed surveys, 22% 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 medium; 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 | UT | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 424 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 2 h 45 min | 1 h 51 min | 2 h 13 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 39,748 patients | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 125 patients | 68% | 68% | 65% |
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 1,303 cases | Too few cases | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 76 cases | Too few cases | 11.4% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 75 cases | Too few cases | 17.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 170 cases | Too few cases | 16.5% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 133 cases | Too few cases | 16% | 11.9% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 28 cases | Too few cases | 2.4% | 2.4% |
1 more measure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.79 likely 0.41 – 1.18 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 36 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 41 cases | No different | 174.02 per 1,000 likely 118.96 per 1,000 – 229.08 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,697 cases | No different | 0.26 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.13 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,273 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,304 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 647 cases | No different | 2.81 per 1,000 likely 1.22 per 1,000 – 4.41 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 263 cases | No different | 1.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 268 cases | No different | 6.14 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 14.38 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 641 cases | No different | 3.42 per 1,000 likely 1.12 per 1,000 – 5.71 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 247 cases | No different | 5.3 per 1,000 likely 1.28 per 1,000 – 9.32 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 148 cases | No different | 1.69 per 1,000 likely 0.19 per 1,000 – 3.19 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 496 cases | No different | 0.94 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.98 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
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 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.44 likely 0.02 – 2.19 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.73 likely 0.55 – 4.17 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.33 likely 0.1 – 0.79 | 1 |
1 more measure 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 115 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 111 cases | Too few cases | 19.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 236 cases | Too few cases | 16.8% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 39 cases | Too few cases | 19.4% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 42 cases | Too few cases | 10.9% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 40 cases | Too few cases | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 80 cases | Too few cases | 7.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 78 cases | Too few cases | -21.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 181 cases | Too few cases | -32.8 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 402 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.3 | — |
4 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 Ogden Regional Medical Center
Is Ogden Regional Medical Center a good hospital?
Ogden Regional Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 21 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Ogden Regional Medical Center?
71% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 576 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Ogden Regional Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 1 h 51 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with medium patient volume, like this one, the median is 2 h 45 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.