Acute Care Hospitals · Proprietary
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
- 575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764
- (570) 829-8111
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital carries a 2-star CMS overall rating — below 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 | — | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.768 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 3685 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 3.899 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 0 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.000 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | — | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.399 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 5465 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 7.510 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 0 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.000 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.196 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.096 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 149 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 3.895 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 3 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 0.770 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 18 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 0.163 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 0 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | — | Not available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.114 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.247 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 35431 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 2.941 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 2 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.680 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.182 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.823 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 34423 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 16.832 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 7 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.416 | 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 | 3.5 | Same as national | 73 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 5.1 | Worse than national | 1551 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 14.1 | Same as national | 197 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 4.7 | Same as national | 53 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 12.6 | Worse than national | 234 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 15.1 | Worse than national | 547 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 17 | Same as national | 357 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 17.5 | Worse than national | 230 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.66 | Same as national | 5206 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 194.29 | Same as national | 56 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.20 | Same as national | 5895 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.40 | Same as national | 6179 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.75 | Same as national | 1177 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.42 | Same as national | 437 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 9.68 | Same as national | 449 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 5.07 | Same as national | 1203 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 5.44 | Same as national | 410 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.61 | Same as national | 256 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 1.23 | Same as national | 1062 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 1.11 | 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 | 35.2 | Not available | 165 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | 0.8 | Not available | 582 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | -17.9 | Not available | 331 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 15 | Same as national | 2527 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 11.2 | Same as national | 1155 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 9.6 | Same as national | 38 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 5.2 | Same as national | 38 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 0.9 | Same as national | 473 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14.8 | Same as national | 165 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 9.5 | Same as national | 48 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 18 | Same as national | 250 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.3 | Same as national | 582 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 4.3 | Same as national | 68 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 15.8 | Same as national | 331 |
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 | 3 | 718 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 3 | 718 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 2 | 718 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 3 | 718 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 2 | 718 |
| Quietness - star rating | 3 | 718 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 2 | 718 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 2 | 718 |
| Summary star rating | 3 | 718 |
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 | medium | — |
| 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 | 2 | 1879 |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | — | — |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 49 | 1711 |
| 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 | 219 | 420 |
| 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 | 208 | 386 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 648 | 30 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | — | — |
| Left before being seen | 2 | 28967 |
| Head CT results | — | — |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 96 | 72 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 19 | 1486 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 66 | 166 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 75 | 61 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 83 | 35 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 82 | 166 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 93 | 91 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | — | — |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | — | — |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | — | — |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | 88 | 5004 |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | 95 | 509 |
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 | Not Applicable (our hospital does not provide inpatient labor/delivery care) | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Wilkes-Barre General Hospital rated?
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital has a 2 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Wilkes-Barre General Hospital have emergency services?
- Yes. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Wilkes-Barre General Hospital located?
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is located at 575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764.
- What type of hospital is Wilkes-Barre General Hospital?
- Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Proprietary).
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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.