CAverage · score 44/100 · #61 of 95 in North Carolina
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
Caller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719 · Acute care hospital · Government - Federal
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
Readmission: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 1
Why Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority is graded C
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against North Carolina hospitals of the same type (acute care 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.
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority at a Glance
C
44/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care.
–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 1 measures (net +0).
54<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 1 measures (net +0).
20<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, 0 worse of 1 measures (net +0).
58<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 0 patient-experience and 2 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: North Carolina, acute care hospitals · CMS record 340156 · How we grade.
Hospital details
AddressCaller Box C268, Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone(828) 497-9163
CountySWAIN
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - Federal
Emergency servicesYes
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