BGood · score 68/100 · #10 of 98 in Wisconsin
River Falls Area Hospital
1629 E Division St, River Falls, WI 54022 · Critical access hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS overall rating 5 of 5top quarter among Wisconsin critical access hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
Why River Falls Area Hospital is graded B
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Wisconsin 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.
River Falls Area Hospital at a Glance
B
68/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 5 of 5.
88<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, 0 worse of 3 measures (net +0).
51<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: 1 better, 0 worse of 4 measures (net +1).
85<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 7 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: Wisconsin, critical access hospitals · CMS record 521349 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address1629 E Division St, River Falls, WI 54022
Phone(715) 307-6000
CountyPIERCE
TypeCritical Access Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes
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