Black Health
CommonSpirit Health Acute Care

Chi Health Nebraska Heart

7500 South 91st St, Lincoln, NE 68526 · (402) 328-3000

CMS rating

3/5

Overall hospital rating

Ownership

Non-profit

Voluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Provider #

280128

Source: CMS Hospital Compare

(402) 328-3000

CMS Hospital Compare measure groups

Mortality

3

measures reported

Safety

2

measures reported

Readmission

5

measures reported

Patient experience

8

HCAHPS dimensions

Timely & effective

4

measures reported

Chi Health Nebraska Heart in context

CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART is an acute-care hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, running as a non-profit hospital and operates as part of CommonSpirit Health. The facility is Medicare-certified under CMS Certification Number 280128, 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; 2 safety measures reported with none flagged; 5 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: CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART does not report an emergency department or the CMS Birthing-Friendly maternal-safety designation in this release of Hospital Compare. Emergency admissions are routed to the nearest EMTALA-covered facility; maternal cases likely refer to the closest birthing-friendly hospital.

Statewide context: Nebraska Medicine in Omaha anchors the University of Nebraska Medical Center and carries most statewide tertiary admissions, including the federally designated biocontainment unit.

For Black patients

If you are a Black patient being seen at CHI HEALTH NEBRASKA HEART in Lincoln, Nebraska, 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska/ 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 Lincoln

Federally Qualified Health Centers — take Medicaid and uninsured on sliding scale.

Providers

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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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