Exeter Hospital Receives Top Quality and Safety Rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Exeter Hospital Earns Five-Out-Of-Five-Star Designation from CMS

Exeter, NH (August 16, 2024) – Exeter Hospital has received five-out-of-five stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its annual quality and safety assessment. Less than 10 percent of the over 4,600 hospitals that were assessed received five stars as their Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating.

Exeter Hospital has consistently ranked above average overall with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its annual assessments.

The Overall Hospital Quality Star rating summarizes a variety of measures across five areas of quality into a single star rating for each hospital. The five measure groups include safety of care, readmission, patient experience, mortality, and timely and effective care.

“Exeter Hospital stands committed to delivering exceptional care and ensuring the well-being of all our patients and their families,” said Deb Cresta, President of Exeter Hospital. “We are proud to receive this top recognition from CMS for quality and safety, which underscores the dedication of every member of our team in caring for our community.”

This data, found under the CMS Hospital Compare tool, is available for consumers to help them compare performance measure information and make informed decisions about where to go for health care.

About Exeter Hospital

For more than 125 years, Exeter Hospital has been integral to the health and wellness of communities in the Seacoast Region. The hospital opened in 1897 as a small cottage hospital on Pine Street in Exeter with accommodations for 10 patients. Since then, Exeter Hospital has grown into a 100-bed community-based acute care hospital that also provides extensive outpatient services.

Exeter Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

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