MO · Critical Access Hospitals
Salem Memorial District Hospital
Salem Memorial District Hospital in Salem, MO. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.
- 4/5★
- CMS overall rating
- #841 of 2,866
- Peer rank by rating
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Facility type
- Not indexed
- Price transparency MRF
PO BOX 774, Salem, MO 65560
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.
- CMS Star Rating B+
- 4 / 5
- Mortality Outcomes B+
- 0 better / 0 worse
- Patient Safety C-
- 0 better / 0 worse
- Readmission Rates B+
- 0 better / 0 worse
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (3 measures reported)
CMS patient-safety measures vs. the national rate (1 measures reported)
CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (6 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, Salem Memorial District Hospital ranks #841 of 2,866 rated hospitals by overall star rating (4/5).
- #841
- of 2,866 rated hospitals
- 4/5
- overall star rating
- MO
- state
Placement is among hospitals with a published overall_rating > 0, ordered by rating descending.
CMS hospital plate
Facility 261318 · MO 4/5★
STAR-4 · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · MRF-PENDING · GOV-OWN · TYPE-CAH · ER-ON · QUAL-PAR
- STAR-4 4/5 stars
- MID-PACK #841/2866
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0★ peer
- MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
- GOV-OWN Government - Hospital Dist…
- TYPE-CAH Critical Access Hospitals
- ER-ON ER reported
- QUAL-PAR 10 same-as-avg
Nearest rated peer outside MO: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (±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 Salem Memorial District Hospital
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest rated peers outside MO, not a full Hospital Compare board reprint.
Where this rating sits nationally
CMS overall star rating across 2,866 rated US hospitals
4 Top 37% higher than 63% of 2,866 CMS-rated hospitals
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
Salem Memorial District Hospital tracks near national average on CMS measure cells
Most published measure cells sit at national average (10 same-as-avg · 0 above · 0 below). This is a PAR sheet, not a star-rating substitute.
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
(573) 729-6626
PO BOX 774, Salem, MO 65560
What to do with this hospital profile
Salem Memorial District Hospital tracks near national average on CMS measure cells. Compare MO facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.
- Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for MO. MO profile
- Browse hospitals reporting Medicare data in MO. 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles
Care Compare-derived peer sets for Salem Memorial District Hospital, all outside MO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).
Similar CMS star rating
Nearest rated hospitals outside MO (4/5 here).
Similar Critical Access Hospitals peers
Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside MO.
Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape
Nearest hospitals outside MO by CMS above/same/below cell totals (0/10/0 here · QUAL-PAR). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Salem Memorial District Hospital rank among CMS-rated hospitals?
Salem Memorial District Hospital beats 63% of the 2,866 US hospitals with a published CMS overall star rating, at 4/5 stars.
What type of hospital is Salem Memorial District Hospital?
Salem Memorial District Hospital is a critical access hospitals, government - hospital district or authority ownership, located in Salem, MO.
Does Salem Memorial District Hospital publish machine-readable price data?
Salem Memorial District Hospital 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.