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Valley County Health System

Valley County Health System in Ord, NE. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

Not rated
CMS overall rating
1 of 93
CMS hospitals in NE
Critical Access Hospitals
Facility type
Not indexed
Price transparency MRF

2707 L STREET, Ord, NE 68862

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Hospital Quality Scorecard

One composite verdict from 2 of 4 CMS Hospital Compare datasets, each benchmarked against every hospital nationally. Missing datasets are excluded, not counted against the score.

A
88/100
CMS Star Rating
N/A
N/A

Not rated by CMS

Mortality Outcomes
B+
0 better / 0 worse

CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (1 measures reported)

Patient Safety
N/A
N/A

No CMS patient-safety measures reported for this facility

Readmission Rates
A+
1 better / 0 worse

CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (3 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 plate

Facility 281353 · NE unrated

STAR-UNRATED · RANK-UNK · SOLO-SHEET · MRF-PENDING · GOV-OWN · TYPE-CAH · ER-ON · QUAL-PAR

  • STAR-UNRATED No CMS star
  • RANK-UNK Rank unknown
  • SOLO-SHEET No peer gap
  • MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
  • GOV-OWN Government - Local
  • TYPE-CAH Critical Access Hospitals
  • ER-ON ER reported
  • QUAL-PAR 3 same-as-avg

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.

CMS reporting cohort

CMS has not published an overall star rating for Valley County Health System. Within NE, it is 1 of 93 CMS-reporting hospitals -- 26 of them are government - local facilities like this one, and 62 are critical access hospitals.

93
CMS-reporting hospitals in NE
26
Government - Local facilities in NE
62
Critical Access Hospitals facilities in NE

No overall CMS star rating means the facility is typically new to reporting, specialty-focused, or below the case-volume reporting threshold. Cohort counts are drawn from the same CMS Care Compare hospital dataset.

Valley County Health System tracks near national average on CMS measure cells

Most published measure cells sit at national average (3 same-as-avg · 1 above · 0 below). This is a PAR sheet, not a star-rating substitute.

1
Above avg cells
3
Same-as-avg cells
0
Below avg cells
Mortality
1 same as avg
Patient Safety
No data
Readmission
1 above avg, 2 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

(308) 728-4200

2707 L STREET, Ord, NE 68862

What to do with this hospital profile

Valley County Health System tracks near national average on CMS measure cells. Compare NE facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.

  • Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for NE. NE profile
  • Browse all 93 CMS-reporting hospitals in NE. 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 Valley County Health System, all outside NE so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).

Similar Critical Access Hospitals peers

Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside NE.

Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape

Nearest hospitals outside NE by CMS above/same/below cell totals (1/3/0 here · QUAL-PAR). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Valley County Health System have a published CMS overall star rating?

CMS has not published an overall star rating for Valley County Health System. It is 1 of 93 CMS-reporting hospitals in NE, including 62 other critical access hospitals facilities.

What type of hospital is Valley County Health System?

Valley County Health System is a critical access hospitals, government - local ownership, located in Ord, NE.

Does Valley County Health System publish machine-readable price data?

Valley County Health System 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.