The Hospital Compare dataset is part of a data repository maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), focusing on the quality of care at over 4,500 Medicare-certified hospitals (including acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), children’s hospitals, and hospital outpatient departments) across the country. The dataset was created in collaboration with organizations representing consumers, doctors, hospitals, employers, accrediting organizations, and other federal agencies, as part of an overall effort to improve patient safety and care. The Hospital Compare dataset on PolicyMap includes data on:
This dataset is available on PolicyMap as point data based on hospital location, and can be viewed upon clicking each respective point. The CMS Hospital Compare data was joined by PolicyMap to hospital locations using data from HRSA. HRSA hospital location data can be found here .