CMS Hospital Compare measure groups
Mortality
3
measures reported
Safety
Not reported
Readmission
4
measures reported
1 worse than national
Patient experience
Not reported
Timely & effective
3
measures reported
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Yalobusha General Hospital is an acute-care hospital in Water Valley, Mississippi, run as a county / municipal public hospital. Medicare certifies it under CMS Certification Number 250061, the number CMS uses for this hospital in its Care Compare files.
CMS Hospital Compare gives this facility an overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. Compared with the national rate: mortality, none of 3 measures better or worse; readmission, 0 better and 1 worse of 4 measures. The overall rating combines five groups of measures (mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care). CMS does not break it down by patient race.
In the CMS file, Yalobusha General Hospital does not report emergency services and does not meet the criteria for CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital with an emergency department.
Statewide context: Mississippi has the highest Black maternal mortality ratio in the country per CDC PMSS estimates. The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is the only academic medical center in the state and the primary referral site for complex obstetric cases. Mississippi has not adopted Medicaid expansion.
For Black patients
If you are a Black patient being seen at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley, Mississippi, a few concrete steps:
- Bring someone with you. A partner, a relative, a friend or a doula can take notes, ask questions and speak up when you cannot. Under federal hospital rules (42 CFR 482.13(h)) you have the right to receive the visitors you choose, and the hospital must tell you about that right. It may restrict visits only for clinically necessary or reasonable reasons set out in its written policy, and never on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.
- For ongoing primary care, our Mississippi provider directory lists Black clinicians who chose to be listed. 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, our Mississippi Medicaid guide explains eligibility, documents and how to apply.
- If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, file a grievance. Every Medicare-certified hospital must run a grievance process (42 CFR 482.13(a)(2)): it must tell you whom to contact, accept a written or verbal grievance, set time frames for reviewing it, and give you a written decision. Concerns about the quality of your care or a premature discharge can be referred to Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization.
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Coverage + benefits in Mississippi
Hospitals that take part in hospital presumptive eligibility (42 CFR 435.1110) can start temporary Medicaid coverage on the spot from preliminary information while your full application is processed. Ask the financial counselor whether Yalobusha General Hospital does, and ask about its financial assistance (charity care) policy. 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 Yalobusha General Hospital?
Yalobusha General Hospital has a CMS overall hospital rating of 4 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 Yalobusha General Hospital?
Yalobusha General Hospital is a county / municipal public hospital.
Where is Yalobusha General Hospital located?
Yalobusha General Hospital is at 630 South Main Street, Water Valley, MS, 38965. Phone: (662) 473-1411.
References & primary sources
- CMS Hospital Compare, Hospital General Information (the source for the overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, emergency services and the Birthing-Friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
- This hospital on Medicare Care Compare: Care Compare search by CCN.
- 42 CFR Part 482, Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (the source for the visitation and grievance rights above): ecfr.gov, Title 42 Part 482.
CMS Hospital General Information file dated