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MI · Acute Care - Veterans Administration

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

5/5★
CMS overall rating
#56 of 2,866
Peer rank by rating
Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Facility type
Not indexed
Price transparency MRF

4646 JOHN R., Detroit, MI 48201

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Hospital Quality Scorecard

One composite verdict from 4 of 4 CMS Hospital Compare datasets, each benchmarked against every hospital nationally. Missing datasets are excluded, not counted against the score.

A
85/100
CMS Star Rating
A+
5 / 5

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating

Mortality Outcomes
A+
2 better / 0 worse

CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (5 measures reported)

Patient Safety
C-
0 better / 0 worse

CMS patient-safety measures vs. the national rate (4 measures reported)

Readmission Rates
A+
1 better / 0 worse

CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (5 measures reported)

Source: CMS Hospital Compare (star rating + mortality/safety/readmission outcome measures). Benchmarks are national p10-p90 percentiles across every hospital with a reported value for each measure, computed 2026-05-15. Not a clinical recommendation.

CMS Hospital Compare placement

According to CMS Hospital Compare, Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center ranks #56 of 2,866 rated hospitals by overall star rating (5/5).

#56
of 2,866 rated hospitals
5/5
overall star rating
MI
state

Placement is among hospitals with a published overall_rating > 0, ordered by rating descending.

CMS hospital plate

Facility 23037F · MI 5/5★

STAR-5 · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · MRF-PENDING · OWN-MIX · TYPE-ACUTE · ER-ON · QUAL-LEAD

  • STAR-5 5/5 stars
  • TOP-DECILE #56/2866
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0★ peer
  • MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
  • OWN-MIX Veterans Health Administra…
  • TYPE-ACUTE Acute Care - Veterans Admi…
  • ER-ON ER reported
  • QUAL-LEAD 3 above · 0 below

Nearest rated peer outside MI: Adventhealth Fish Memorial, FL (±0★)

Instrument codes from this facility’s CMS Hospital Compare sheet: star band, peer rank, photo-finish gap, MRF disclosure, ownership, type, ER line, and quality-measure posture. Not a placement score.

Star-rating neighbourhood around Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest rated peers outside MI, not a full Hospital Compare board reprint.

Adventhealth Fish Me… · FL ·…5/5★Adventhealth Murray · GA · n…5/5★Adventhealth Zephyrh… · FL ·…5/5★Adventist Health Cas… · HI ·…5/5★Detroit (John D. Din… · MI ·…5/5★Adventhealth Port Ch… · FL ·…1/5★
CMS overall stars · neighbourhood around Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center · 2026-05-15

Where this rating sits nationally

CMS overall star rating across 2,866 rated US hospitals

5 Top 10% higher than 90% of 2,866 CMS-rated hospitals

1–2: 229 CMS-rated hospitals (8%). Below this entry. 2–3: 649 CMS-rated hospitals (23%). Below this entry. 3–4: 935 CMS-rated hospitals (33%). Below this entry. 4–5: 765 CMS-rated hospitals (27%). Below this entry. 5–6: 288 CMS-rated hospitals (10%). This entry sits in this band. This hospital 1 6 overall star rating (1-5), bucketed by value

Each bar is a 1-wide band; taller bars hold more CMS-rated hospitals. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Hospital Compare, overall_rating · 2026-05-15

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center sits in the above-average CMS measure third

Across mortality, patient-safety, and readmission cells, Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center posts 3 above-average counts against 0 below-average - a LEAD sheet in the Hospital Compare measure stack.

3
Above avg cells
11
Same-as-avg cells
0
Below avg cells
Mortality
2 above avg, 3 same as avg
Patient Safety
4 same as avg
Readmission
1 above avg, 4 same as avg

Cell counts are CMS Hospital Compare measure-group tallies (above / same / below national average), not a composite grade or clinical verdict.

Price transparency data not indexed yet

Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (effective Jan 2021), hospitals must publish machine-readable files with standard charges including cash/self-pay rates. PlainProcedure has not indexed an MRF for this facility yet; see hospital price transparency or the transparency notes.

Contact

(313) 576-1000

4646 JOHN R., Detroit, MI 48201

What to do with this hospital profile

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center posts a LEAD CMS measure sheet (3 above-avg cells). Compare MI facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.

  • Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for MI. MI profile
  • Browse hospitals reporting Medicare data in MI. Hospitals list
  • How federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule disclosures map to PlainProcedure when no MRF is indexed yet. Transparency guide
  • How CMS star ratings, quality measure bands, and peer ranks are sourced and compared. Methodology

CMS quality stars and Medicare averages describe reporting cohorts, not clinical advice or a price quote for your visit.

Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles

Care Compare-derived peer sets for Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center, all outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).

Similar CMS star rating

Nearest rated hospitals outside MI (5/5 here).

Similar Acute Care - Veterans Administration peers

Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside MI.

Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape

Nearest hospitals outside MI by CMS above/same/below cell totals (3/11/0 here · QUAL-LEAD). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center rank among CMS-rated hospitals?

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center beats 90% of the 2,866 US hospitals with a published CMS overall star rating, at 5/5 stars.

What type of hospital is Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center?

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center is an acute care - veterans administration, veterans health administration ownership, located in Detroit, MI.

Does Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center publish machine-readable price data?

Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center does not currently have indexed machine-readable price-transparency data on this site; estimated commercial and cash prices above are derived from procedure-level CMS/RAND benchmarks, not this facility's own file.