USCareCheck

CMS certification 51003F

Clarksburg VA Medical Center

1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg, WV 26301

Acute Care - Veterans Administration Emergency services

Clarksburg VA Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. On all 11 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.

CMS overall rating 5/5 CMS summary of quality measures
Would definitely recommend 78% US average 71%
Patient survey rating 4/5 561 completed surveys
Compared with the nation 0 worse 0 better of 11 measures CMS could compare

What patients said

Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 561 completed surveys, 40% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.

Would definitely recommend the hospital
78%
WV 73% · US 71% · 5 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
81%
WV 74% · US 72% · 4 of 5 stars
Nurses always communicated well
87%
WV 84% · US 80% · 5 of 5 stars
Doctors always communicated well
84%
WV 82% · US 80% · 4 of 5 stars
Staff always explained new medicines
75%
WV 66% · US 62% · 4 of 5 stars
Given information about recovering at home
92%
WV 88% · US 86% · 5 of 5 stars
Room was always clean
80%
WV 77% · US 74% · 4 of 5 stars
Always quiet at night
62%
WV 58% · US 60% · 4 of 5 stars

This hospital West Virginia average US average

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 718 cases Too few cases 3.4% 3.9%
Heart attack 26 cases Too few cases 11.5% 11.9%
Heart failure 215 cases Too few cases 8.2% 11.1%
Pneumonia 325 cases Too few cases 11.5% 15.2%
COPD 62 cases Too few cases 6.5% 8.6%

2 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.

10 no different
Measure CMS comparison This hospital National
Serious complications, combined measure No different 0.88 likely 0.44 – 1.33 1
Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,531 cases No different 0.39 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.45 per 1,000 0.63 per 1,000
Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,407 cases No different 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.47 per 1,000 0.21 per 1,000
Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,495 cases No different 0.3 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 0.51 per 1,000 0.27 per 1,000
Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 204 cases No different 2.25 per 1,000 likely 0.55 per 1,000 – 3.95 per 1,000 2.34 per 1,000
Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 105 cases No different 1.64 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.35 per 1,000 1.67 per 1,000
Breathing failure after surgery 106 cases No different 7.93 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 17.3 per 1,000 9.42 per 1,000
Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 205 cases No different 3.33 per 1,000 likely 0.75 per 1,000 – 5.91 per 1,000 3.52 per 1,000
Sepsis after surgery 107 cases No different 5.01 per 1,000 likely 0.76 per 1,000 – 9.26 per 1,000 5.27 per 1,000
Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 128 cases No different 1.04 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.12 per 1,000 1.06 per 1,000

3 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.

1 no different
Measure CMS comparison This hospital National
Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) No different 0 1

5 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 179 cases Too few cases 23.2% 21.3%
Readmitted after pneumonia 286 cases Too few cases 17.5% 17.3%
Readmitted after COPD 59 cases Too few cases 20.3% 20%
Days back in hospital after heart failure 248 cases Too few cases 11 days per 100 —
Days back in hospital after pneumonia 382 cases Too few cases 12.3 days per 100 —

9 more measures had too few cases here to report.

Clinicians registered at this address

130 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
Clinical 21
Pharmacist 17
Social Worker 12
Registered Nurse 11
Family Medicine 5
Psychiatry 5
Family 4
Dental Assistant 3
Emergency 3
Geriatric Medicine 3
Internal Medicine 3
Occupational Therapist 3

First 12 alphabetically

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 Clarksburg VA Medical Center

Is Clarksburg VA Medical Center a good hospital?

Clarksburg VA Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. On all 11 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.

Would patients recommend Clarksburg VA Medical Center?

78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 561 completed HCAHPS surveys.

Does Clarksburg VA Medical Center have an emergency room?

Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Clarksburg VA Medical Center.