Valleywise Health Medical Center
2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 · (602) 344-5011
CMS rating
3/5
Overall hospital rating
Ownership
Public / government
Government - Local
CMS Hospital Compare measure groups
Mortality
3
measures reported
Safety
6
measures reported
3 better than national
Readmission
3
measures reported
Patient experience
8
HCAHPS dimensions
Timely & effective
9
measures reported
Valleywise Health Medical Center in context
VALLEYWISE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER is an acute-care hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, running as a county / municipal public hospital. The facility is Medicare-certified under CMS Certification Number 030022, which is the join key across Hospital Compare, MACRA, and most state discharge scorecards.
CMS Hospital Compare assigns this facility an overall rating of 3 of 5 stars — at the national median. On measure groups versus the national rate, the facility is: 3 mortality measures reported with none flagged; 3 better of 6 safety; 3 readmission measures reported with none flagged. CMS's composite rating weights mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care across all reporting measures; it is not stratified by patient race.
Operationally: VALLEYWISE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER operates the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, which requires attesting to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) obstetric safety bundles.
Statewide context: Arizona operates one of the nation's only all-managed-care state Medicaid systems through AHCCCS, every Medicaid enrollee is assigned to a plan and hospital reimbursement flows through the plan contract rather than fee-for-service.
For Black patients
If you are a Black patient being seen at VALLEYWISE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER in Phoenix, Arizona, a few concrete steps:
- Bring an advocate. National data from CDC's Black maternal mortality review show the single biggest reduction in missed-diagnosis rates comes from a second set of ears in the room — a partner, a doula, a family member. Ask in advance that they be credentialed as a visitor; the hospital cannot turn away a designated support person.
- If you need ongoing primary care, our Arizona provider directory filters to physicians who accept Medicaid and speak Spanish / Haitian Creole / ASL where relevant. Filter to your insurance first.
- If the hospital doesn't take your coverage, the closest Federally Qualified Health Center is listed under our FQHCs in this area. FQHCs serve every patient on a sliding-fee scale regardless of insurance status.
- For help paying for care, the state Medicaid navigator at /medicaid/arizona/ explains eligibility, documents, and how to apply (same-day presumptive eligibility for pregnancy).
- If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, every Medicare-certified hospital is required by CMS Conditions of Participation (42 CFR 482.13) to have a grievance procedure; file in writing and request the CMS regional office contact if the hospital ombuds does not respond within seven days.
Alternatives & nearby care
Sliding-scale clinics
FQHCs near Phoenix
Federally Qualified Health Centers, take Medicaid and uninsured on sliding scale.
Providers
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Black maternal health context for Valleywise Health Medical Center
Black women in the U.S. die from pregnancy-related causes at 3 to 4 times the rate of white women per the CDC Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System. Valleywise Health Medical Center has attested to the CMS Maternal Care Structural Measure, a self-reported implementation of perinatal best practices including racial bias training, emergency obstetric protocols, and lactation support. If you're choosing a delivery hospital, the questions to ask are: hemorrhage protocol, eclampsia/HELLP response time, doula-friendly policy, postpartum follow-up.
Coverage + benefits in Arizona
Most U.S. hospitals accept Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Hospital financial counselors can enroll uninsured patients in Medicaid the same day under presumptive eligibility rules. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What is the CMS rating of Valleywise Health Medical Center?
Valleywise Health Medical Center has a CMS overall hospital rating of 3 out of 5 stars. CMS Hospital Compare combines mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience, and timely-effective-care measures into this single rating.
What kind of hospital is Valleywise Health Medical Center?
Valleywise health medical center is a government - local facility.
Does Valleywise Health Medical Center have an emergency room or labor and delivery?
Valleywise Health Medical Center offers CMS Maternal Care Structural Measure attestation for perinatal best practices.
Where is Valleywise Health Medical Center located?
Valleywise Health Medical Center is at 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85008. Phone: (602) 344-5011.
References & primary sources
- CMS Hospital Compare, Hospital General Information (the primary source for overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, ER, birthing-friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
- CMS Care Compare facility profile, this hospital's public page: Care Compare.gov search by CCN.
- 42 CFR Part 482, Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (source for grievance-procedure rights + EMTALA): ecfr.gov / Title 42 Part 482.
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM), the obstetric safety bundles underlying the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: saferbirth.org.
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