CMS certification 520196
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
1000 Oakleaf Way, Altoona, WI 54720
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Oakleaf Surgical Hospital. 91% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. On all 7 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: 163 completed surveys, 51% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Oakleaf Surgical Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf Surgical HospitalThis hospital | Not rated | 91% | — | No different |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalSame county · Eau Claire | 5/5 | 79% | 2 h 58 min | 5 better 1 worse |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireSame county · Eau Claire | 3/5 | 67% | 3 h 12 min | 1 better 3 worse |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleySame ZIP area · Bloomer | 4/5 | 79% | 2 h 22 min | 1 better |
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar INCSame ZIP area · Menomonie | 3/5 | 74% | 2 h 13 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeSame ZIP area · Osseo | Not rated | 84% | 2 h 16 min | 1 better |
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 158 cases | Too few cases | 3.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.93 likely 0.43 – 1.43 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 34 cases | Too few cases | 5% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 97 cases | No different | 0.6 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.91 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 212 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 179 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.48 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 199 cases | No different | 2.28 per 1,000 likely 0.56 per 1,000 – 4 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 190 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.37 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 188 cases | No different | 8.06 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 17.5 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 206 cases | No different | 3.18 per 1,000 likely 0.66 per 1,000 – 5.71 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 167 cases | No different | 4.96 per 1,000 likely 0.73 per 1,000 – 9.19 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 37 cases | No different | 2.09 per 1,000 likely 0.56 per 1,000 – 3.61 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 44 cases | No different | 1.05 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.13 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
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 hip or knee replacement 28 cases | Too few cases | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 590 cases | No different | 13.3 per 1,000 likely 10.1 per 1,000 – 17.8 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 392 cases | No different | 0.8 likely 0.6 – 1.2 | — |
11 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
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 Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Is Oakleaf Surgical Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Oakleaf Surgical Hospital. On all 7 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 Oakleaf Surgical Hospital?
91% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 163 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Oakleaf Surgical Hospital have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Oakleaf Surgical Hospital.