CMS certification 500088
Valley Medical Center
400 S 43rd St, Renton, WA 98055
Valley Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 2 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 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 5. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 19 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: 904 completed surveys, 17% 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 | WA | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 378 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 19 min | 2 h 31 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 17 visits sampled | 3 h 47 min | 3 h 58 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 90,530 patients | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 23 patients | 61% | 62% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 320 patients | 73% | 60% | 65% |
How Valley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical CenterThis hospital | 2/5 | 71% | 3 h 19 min | 4 better 5 worse |
| Multicare Covington Medical CenterSame county · Covington | 3/5 | 71% | 2 h 57 min | 2 worse |
| Evergreenhealth Medical CenterSame county · Kirkland | 5/5 | 80% | 3 h 16 min | 6 better 1 worse |
| Swedish IssaquahSame county · Issaquah | 4/5 | 81% | 2 h 21 min | 4 better |
| St Elizabeth HospitalSame county · Enumclaw | 5/5 | 73% | 3 h 13 min | 1 better |
| Virginia Mason Medical CenterSame county · Seattle | 5/5 | 76% | 3 h 26 min | 4 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.
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 3,498 cases | Too few cases | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 132 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 511 cases | Too few cases | 16.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 399 cases | Too few cases | 19.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 506 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 107 cases | Too few cases | 9.8% | 8.6% |
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 | Worse | 1.69 likely 1.38 – 1.99 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 30 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 92 cases | No different | 175.11 per 1,000 likely 128.65 per 1,000 – 221.56 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,445 cases | Worse | 3.51 per 1,000 likely 2.89 per 1,000 – 4.13 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 6,246 cases | No different | 0.15 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.34 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 6,227 cases | No different | 0.32 per 1,000 likely 0.13 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,452 cases | No different | 2.64 per 1,000 likely 1.17 per 1,000 – 4.12 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 540 cases | No different | 1.9 per 1,000 likely 0.27 per 1,000 – 3.53 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 571 cases | No different | 6.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 13.24 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,469 cases | No different | 3.2 per 1,000 likely 1.2 per 1,000 – 5.2 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 497 cases | No different | 3.55 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 7.13 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 312 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0.17 per 1,000 – 3.13 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,237 cases | No different | 0.8 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.75 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 | 1 likely 0.54 – 1.71 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.44 likely 0.16 – 0.98 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.87 likely 0.22 – 2.36 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.81 likely 0.3 – 1.79 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.51 likely 0.34 – 0.74 | 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 199 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 924 cases | Too few cases | 20.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 638 cases | Too few cases | 17.8% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 279 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 25 cases | Too few cases | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 102 cases | Too few cases | -28.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 555 cases | Too few cases | -5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 386 cases | Too few cases | 13.1 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 2,650 cases | No different | 12.6 per 1,000 likely 9.9 per 1,000 – 15.9 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 208 cases | Worse | 14.4 per 100 likely 10.8 per 100 – 19 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 208 cases | No different | 4.3 per 100 likely 2.9 per 100 – 6.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 760 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.9 – 1.3 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
408 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapist | 67 |
| Pharmacist | 64 |
| Hospitalist | 41 |
| Occupational Therapist | 37 |
| Anesthesiology | 26 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 14 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 13 |
| Internal Medicine | 11 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 11 |
| Emergency Medical Services | 10 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 10 |
| Physician Assistant | 9 |
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 $5,703
- 2020 $1.1M
- 2021 $559,077
- 2022 $167,938
- 2023 $140,458
- 2024 $108,640
- 2025 $156,939
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $20,700 | 2 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $990 | 3 |
| Education | $17 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $63,321 | 2 |
| Pfizer INC. | $50,038 | 4 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $20,700 | 2 |
| Hexal AG | $13,335 | 4 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $4,305 | 6 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | $2,672 | 1 |
| Abbvie INC. | $1,560 | 2 |
| Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. | $990 | 3 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| SERENA 4 A Randomised Multicentre Double Blind Phase 3 Study of AZD9833 (an Oral SERD) plus Palbociclib versus Anastrazole plus Palbociclib for the … AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $61,521 |
| A PHASE 3 RANDOMIZED OPENLABEL MULTICENTER TRIAL OF ARV471 PF07850327 VS FULVESTRANT IN PARTICIPANTS WITH ESTROGEN RECEPTORPOSITIVE HER2NEGATIVE ADVA… PFIZER INC. | $50,038 |
| CGME751A12301 Hexal AG | $13,335 |
| A Post-authorization Safety Study to Evaluate the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Severe and Fatal Infusionrelated Reactions in Participants Treate… Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $3,005 |
| YKP3089C025 SK Life Science, Inc. · NCT03961568 | $2,672 |
| A Phase III, Randomised, Open-label, Multicentre, Global Study of Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in Combination with Durvalumab and Carboplatin Ve… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,800 |
| A Phase 2, open-label, randomized trial evaluating the impact of enhanced versus standard dermatologic management on selected dermatologic adverse ev… Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $1,300 |
| A Study to Assess Disease Activity of Intravenously (IV) Infused Telisotuzumab Vedotin in Adult Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Non-Squamous No… ABBVIE INC. · NCT05513703 | $1,060 |
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 Valley Medical Center
Is Valley Medical Center a good hospital?
Valley Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 5. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Valley 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 904 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Valley Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 19 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 Valley Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $156,939 in payments to Valley 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.