DBelow average · score 37/100 · #105 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764 · Acute care hospital · Proprietary
CMS overall rating 2 of 5bottom quarter among Pennsylvania acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 4 worse, of 8
Safety: 2 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7
Why Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is graded D
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Pennsylvania 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.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital at a Glance
D
37/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
11<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, 4 worse of 8 measures (net -4).
0<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: 2 better, 0 worse of 7 measures (net +2).
83<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: 1 better, 1 worse of 11 measures (net +0).
55<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 9 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: Pennsylvania, acute care hospitals · CMS record 390137 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764
Phone(570) 829-8111
CountyLUZERNE
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipProprietary
Emergency servicesYes
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