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Home / Hospitals / Missouri / Salem / Salem Memorial District Hospital
BGood · score 59/100 · #28 of 85 in Missouri

Salem Memorial District Hospital

Po Box 774, Salem, MO 65560 · Critical access hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority

CMS overall rating 4 of 5top quarter among Missouri critical access hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
Readmission: 1 measure better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 6

Why Salem Memorial District Hospital is graded B

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Missouri 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.

Salem Memorial District Hospital at a Glance

B 59/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 4 of 5.
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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, 0 worse of 3 measures (net +0).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 1 worse of 6 measures (net +0).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 0 patient-experience and 5 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Missouri, critical access hospitals · CMS record 261318 · How we grade.

Hospital details

AddressPo Box 774, Salem, MO 65560
Phone(573) 729-6626
CountyDENT
TypeCritical Access Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency servicesYes

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  • Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
ASee Grade
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  • Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
BSee Grade

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