FPoor · score 18/100 · #57 of 58 in Mississippi
North Sunflower Medical Center Cah
840 North Oak Avenue, Ruleville, MS 38771 · Critical access hospital · Government - Local
CMS overall rating 1 of 5bottom quarter among Mississippi critical access hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 3
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
Why North Sunflower Medical Center Cah is graded F
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Mississippi hospitals of the same type (critical access hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
North Sunflower Medical Center Cah at a Glance
F
18/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 1 of 5.
13<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 1 worse of 3 measures (net -1).
8<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 2 measures (net +0).
50<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 0 better, 2 worse of 4 measures (net -2).
2<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 5 patient-experience and 3 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Mississippi, critical access hospitals · CMS record 251318 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address840 North Oak Avenue, Ruleville, MS 38771
Phone(662) 756-2711
CountySUNFLOWER
TypeCritical Access Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - Local
Emergency servicesYes
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