Geisinger Lewistown and Geisinger Wyoming Valley hospitals earned the highest score for quality from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joining an elite group of hospitals across the country with 5-Star ratings for 2021.

CMS rated more than 4,500 hospitals from 1 to 5 stars as part of its annual overall quality scores, with fewer than 14% of all hospitals, and only 22 facilities in Pennsylvania, receiving 5 stars. This rating puts both hospitals among the top 25% in Geisinger’s 44-county service area.

“Geisinger has been the trusted name for health care in our communities for more than 100 years,” said Donna Hahn, RN, vice president of quality and safety for Geisinger. “By earning 5-Star status, we are showing our patients that trust is well-earned. When they visit a Geisinger hospital, they can feel confident that they are in the safest, most capable hands in the entire country.”

Hospital ratings are publicly available online through CMS’s Hospital Compare tool, which makes it easy to review the quality of care hospitals provide to their patients. The latest quality scores are based on 2019 data that includes more than 50 metrics related to five key categories: patient experience, readmission, mortality, safety of care and timely and effective care.