Huntington Hospital Earns CMS 5-Star Rating

HUNTINGTON, NY — Huntington Hospital earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Northwell Health announced.

The hospital was top-rated by CMS for the third straight year. The Level III trauma center, Magnet-designated hospital is known for nationally recognized orthopedic excellence. Huntington Hospital got high marks for safety of care and patient experience.

Huntington joins six other Northwell Health hospitals that have received four-star or better ratings from CMS.

"Northwell Health analyzes the results of each hospital’s CMS report each year, internalizes them, course corrects where needed and strives to reach higher," said Michael Dowling, Northwell’s president and CEO. "I’m proud to say this was our best showing yet as a health system. Three CMS five-star hospitals on Long Island alone proves our commitment to quality care and excellent outcomes, from the environmental service workers and cooks to our nurses and clinicians."

North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson each also scored five stars from CMS, the highest rating possible using data that evaluates outcomes, patien experience and process. Just 15 percent of the 4,654 star-rated hospitals nationwide earned five-star status, which used Care Compare data between 2018 and 2022.

Glen Cove Hospital earned a four-star rating.

"Quality remains job No. 1 for all Northwell Health team members, so it’s gratifying to see seven hospitals perform so strongly across the board," said Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president and chief quality officer at Northwell Health. "We take patient care outcomes and safety, efficient processes, and patient experience seriously. The latest CMS star ratings bear that out, but it’s a never-ending journey toward excellence."

The health system's initiatives to improve quality at its hospitals include a focus on infection prevention, efforts to improve recognition and treatment of sepsis, growing the flu vaccination rate among employees as well as transforming dining services and environmental enhancements.