CO · Acute Care Hospitals
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital in Aurora, CO. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.
- 3/5★
- CMS overall rating
- #1,859 of 2,866
- Peer rank by rating
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Facility type
- Not indexed
- Price transparency MRF
1501 S POTOMAC ST, Aurora, CO 80012
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 C-
- 3 / 5
- Mortality Outcomes B+
- 0 better / 0 worse
- Patient Safety C-
- 1 better / 1 worse
- Readmission Rates A
- 2 better / 1 worse
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (7 measures reported)
CMS patient-safety measures vs. the national rate (7 measures reported)
CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (9 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, The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital ranks #1,859 of 2,866 rated hospitals by overall star rating (3/5).
- #1,859
- of 2,866 rated hospitals
- 3/5
- overall star rating
- CO
- state
Placement is among hospitals with a published overall_rating > 0, ordered by rating descending.
CMS hospital plate
Facility 060100 · CO 3/5★
STAR-3 · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · MRF-PENDING · FP-OWN · TYPE-ACUTE · ER-ON · QUAL-LEAD
- STAR-3 3/5 stars
- MID-PACK #1859/2866
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0★ peer
- MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
- FP-OWN Proprietary
- TYPE-ACUTE Acute Care Hospitals
- ER-ON ER reported
- QUAL-LEAD 3 above · 2 below
Nearest rated peer outside CO: Acadia General Hospital, LA (±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 The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest rated peers outside CO, not a full Hospital Compare board reprint.
Where this rating sits nationally
CMS overall star rating across 2,866 rated US hospitals
3 Top 69% higher than 31% 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
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital sits in the above-average CMS measure third
Across mortality, patient-safety, and readmission cells, The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital posts 3 above-average counts against 2 below-average - a LEAD sheet in the Hospital Compare measure stack.
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
(303) 873-5511
1501 S POTOMAC ST, Aurora, CO 80012
What to do with this hospital profile
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital posts a LEAD CMS measure sheet (3 above-avg cells). Compare CO facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.
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- 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 The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital, all outside CO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).
Similar CMS star rating
Nearest rated hospitals outside CO (3/5 here).
Similar Acute Care Hospitals peers
Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside CO.
Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape
Nearest hospitals outside CO by CMS above/same/below cell totals (3/18/2 here · QUAL-LEAD). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital rank among CMS-rated hospitals?
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital's 3/5-star CMS overall rating sits at the 31st percentile of the 2,866 US hospitals with a published rating.
What type of hospital is The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital?
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital is an acute care hospitals, proprietary ownership, located in Aurora, CO.
Does The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital publish machine-readable price data?
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South 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.