Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private
Chester County Hospital
- 701 East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380
- (610) 431-5000
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Chester County Hospital carries a 5-star CMS overall rating — above the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 18 and worse on 0.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
lower is better · 36 measures reported
Rates of infections patients can acquire while receiving care, such as central-line and catheter-associated infections, MRSA, and C. difficile.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national |
|---|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.048 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.951 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 6856 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 6.950 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 2 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.288 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.091 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.976 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 6902 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 8.362 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 3 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.359 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.496 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.999 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 147 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 3.695 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 5 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 1.353 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.346 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | 3.703 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 274 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 2.205 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 3 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | 1.361 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.084 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.648 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 92675 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 4.009 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 2 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.499 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.192 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.576 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 82886 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 37.593 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 13 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.346 | Better than national |
Complications & Deaths
lower is better · 20 measures reported
Rates of serious complications (like hip/knee replacement problems or accidental cuts during surgery) and 30-day mortality rates for common conditions.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | 3.1 | Same as national | 182 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 3.6 | Better than national | 2947 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 10.6 | Same as national | 272 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 2.4 | Same as national | 73 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 7.9 | Same as national | 320 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 10.1 | Same as national | 860 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 13.4 | Same as national | 587 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 11.6 | Same as national | 290 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.43 | Same as national | 9231 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 172.52 | Same as national | 34 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.12 | Same as national | 11168 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.26 | Same as national | 11295 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 1.62 | Same as national | 1783 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.27 | Same as national | 877 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 9.50 | Same as national | 899 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 2.80 | Same as national | 1836 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 4.19 | Same as national | 686 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.59 | Same as national | 444 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 0.97 | Same as national | 1837 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 0.83 | Same as national | — |
Unplanned Hospital Visits & Readmissions
lower is better · 14 measures reported
How often patients return to the hospital unexpectedly within 30 days of discharge — a marker of care quality and discharge planning.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | 8.1 | Not available | 274 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | -23.1 | Not available | 1012 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | -2 | Not available | 608 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 14.5 | Same as national | 4755 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 12.9 | Same as national | 1015 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 9.6 | Same as national | 419 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 4.1 | Same as national | 419 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 0.9 | Same as national | 1040 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14 | Same as national | 274 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 11.4 | Same as national | 72 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 18.3 | Same as national | 356 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 18.8 | Same as national | 1012 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 4.7 | Same as national | 186 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14.6 | Same as national | 608 |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
higher is better · 9 measures reported
What patients say about their hospital stay — communication with nurses and doctors, responsiveness, cleanliness, pain management, and whether they would recommend the hospital.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse communication - star rating | 5 | 554 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Quietness - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 4 | 554 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 5 | 554 |
| Summary star rating | 4 | 554 |
Timely & Effective Care
higher is better (unless a wait time) · 30 measures reported
How consistently hospitals follow recommended care processes — for example, giving heart-attack patients aspirin on arrival, or the average time spent in the emergency department.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department volume | very high | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | 0 | 9668 |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 99 | 4886 |
| Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 250 | 1032 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better | 247 | 960 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 411 | 61 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 275 | 12 |
| Left before being seen | 2 | 65090 |
| Head CT results | 57 | 28 |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 96 | 113 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 16 | 3754 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 59 | 374 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 76 | 102 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 90 | 59 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 74 | 375 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 88 | 212 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | 98 | 257 |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | — | — |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | 96 | 248 |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
Maternal Health
lower is better · 4 measures reported
Measures of maternal outcomes and safe delivery practices, including severe complications during childbirth.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Cesarean Birth | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) | — | — |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure | Yes | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Chester County Hospital rated?
- Chester County Hospital has a 5 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Chester County Hospital have emergency services?
- Yes. Chester County Hospital operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Chester County Hospital located?
- Chester County Hospital is located at 701 East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380.
- What type of hospital is Chester County Hospital?
- Chester County Hospital is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Voluntary non-profit - Private).
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Data as of 2026-06-14. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. This is public data provided for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See our methodology and editorial policy.