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VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville in Gainesville, FL. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

3/5★
CMS overall rating
#1,945 of 2,866
Peer rank by rating
Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Facility type
Not indexed
Price transparency MRF

1601 S W ARCHER ROAD, Gainesville, FL 32608

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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.

C-
50/100
CMS Star Rating
C-
3 / 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
F
0 better / 3 worse

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, VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville ranks #1,945 of 2,866 rated hospitals by overall star rating (3/5).

#1,945
of 2,866 rated hospitals
3/5
overall star rating
FL
state

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

CMS hospital plate

Facility 10057F · FL 3/5★

STAR-3 · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · MRF-PENDING · OWN-MIX · TYPE-ACUTE · ER-ON · QUAL-STRAIN

  • STAR-3 3/5 stars
  • MID-PACK #1945/2866
  • 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-STRAIN 3 below · 2 above

Nearest rated peer outside FL: 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 VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville

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

Adventhealth Fish Me… · FL ·…5/5★Acadia General Hospi… · LA ·…3/5★Adena Fayette Medica… · OH ·…3/5★Adena Regional Medic… · OH ·…3/5★Adventhealth Central… · TX ·…3/5★VA North Florida/Sou… · FL ·…3/5★Adventhealth Port Ch… · FL ·…1/5★
CMS overall stars · neighbourhood around VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville · 2026-05-15

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

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%). This entry sits in this band. 4–5: 765 CMS-rated hospitals (27%). Above this entry. 5–6: 288 CMS-rated hospitals (10%). Above this entry. 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

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville carries more below-average CMS measure cells

Hospital Compare shows 3 below-average cells versus 2 above-average across mortality, safety, and readmission - a STRAIN posture on the published measure stack.

2
Above avg cells
10
Same-as-avg cells
3
Below avg cells
Mortality
2 above avg, 3 same as avg
Patient Safety
4 same as avg
Readmission
3 same as avg, 3 below 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

(352) 376-1611

1601 S W ARCHER ROAD, Gainesville, FL 32608

What to do with this hospital profile

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville posts a STRAIN CMS measure sheet (3 below-avg cells). Compare FL peers and Medicare procedure costs next.

  • Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for FL. FL profile
  • Browse hospitals reporting Medicare data in FL. 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 VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville, all outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).

Similar CMS star rating

Nearest rated hospitals outside FL (3/5 here).

Similar Acute Care - Veterans Administration peers

Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside FL.

Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape

Nearest hospitals outside FL by CMS above/same/below cell totals (2/10/3 here · QUAL-STRAIN). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville rank among CMS-rated hospitals?

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville'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 VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville?

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville is an acute care - veterans administration, veterans health administration ownership, located in Gainesville, FL.

Does VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville publish machine-readable price data?

VA North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Gainesville 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.