Hospital record · FY2026CCN 210017

1Hospital

Garrett Regional Medical Center

2Location

Oakland, MD (Maryland’s hospitals on the map and in the table) 21550

Garrett County

3Type

Not a teaching hospital · 33 beds · Nonprofit · Rural · Sole community hospital

4Care Compare stars

4 of 5 stars

Overall rating, CMS Care Compare data of July 22, 2026
Open on Care Compare (opens in a new tab)

5Total HAC Score

0.9772

As CMS reports it

6Payment reduction

N/A

7Estimated cut

Maryland: exempt

Not subject

Maryland’s hospitals are exempt from this program’s cut.

For fiscal year 2026, CMS reports a Total HAC Score of 0.9772 for Garrett Regional Medical Center and a payment reduction decision of N/A.

Maryland’s hospitals are scored but not subject to the reduction. The score compares hospitals with each other; it is not a grade of the quality of care.

CMS cut scores of 0.3799 and above.

Each year CMS cuts the hospitals with the highest quarter of scores, those above the 75th percentile, so the line moves with other hospitals’ scores.

Higher than 93% of the other 2,928 scores CMS published (higher is worse).

CMS’s note on the payment reduction: Maryland hospitals are waived from receiving payment adjustments under the Program.

Where the score came from

CMS scored this hospital on 4 of the 6 measures. On every measure a lower value is better. Each row puts the hospital among every hospital with a value: the gray columns are those hospitals, the tall tick is the national median, and the hatched ends score the same as CMS’s floor or cap.

Bringing CLABSI down to the national median (0.559) would lower the score the most: by 0.5875, to 0.3897. Try it in the what-if

Figure 1. Of its 4 measures with a value, this hospital is above the national median on 3; CLABSI added the most to its score.

This hospital
National median
Scores the same as CMS’s floor or cap

PSI 90 (what it counts)
Safety problems such as serious bedsores, falls that break a bone and blood clots after surgery, found by CMS in traditional Medicare claims. A value of 1 matches the national composite value.
Patient safety and adverse events composite
Better than 70% of the other 2,808 hospitals
estimate

This site recomputes this measure’s z‑score from CMS’s published value. The recompute can differ from CMS’s z‑score by up to 0.0021. How this site estimates

CMS value0.9068

Z-score−0.5701

Part of score−0.1425
CLABSI (what it counts)
Bloodstream infections tied to a central line, a tube often placed in a large vein in the neck, chest or groin. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.
added the most
Central line–associated bloodstream infections
Worse than 97% of the other 2,181 hospitals

CMS value1.867

Z-score2.2402

Part of score+0.5601
CAUTI (what it counts)
Urinary tract infections that start from a urinary catheter, a tube that drains the bladder. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Worse than 57% of the other 2,354 hospitals

CMS value0.566

Z-score0.0457

Part of score+0.0114
SSI (what it counts)
Deep infections at the site of colon surgery or an abdominal hysterectomy, within a month of the operation, pooled into one measure. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.
Surgical site infections after colon surgery or abdominal hysterectomy
Not scored on this measure
CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

CMS valueno value published

Z-scoreno value published

Part of scoreno value published
CDI (what it counts)
C. diff infections, which cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon, found by a lab test and starting in the hospital. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections
Worse than 97% of the other 2,766 hospitals
estimate

This site recomputes this measure’s z‑score from CMS’s published value. The recompute can differ from CMS’s z‑score by up to 0.0071. How this site estimates

CMS value1.180

Z-score2.1931

Part of score+0.5483
MRSA (what it counts)
Bloodstream infections with MRSA, a germ that resists several antibiotics, found by a lab test and starting in the hospital. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.
MRSA bloodstream infections
Not scored on this measure
CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

CMS valueno value published

Z-scoreno value published

Part of scoreno value published

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Measure	CMS value	National median	Z-score	Part of the score	Among hospitals
PSI 90	0.9068	0.9623	−0.5701	−0.1425	Better than 70% of the other 2,808 hospitals
CLABSI	1.867	0.559	2.2402	+0.5601	Worse than 97% of the other 2,181 hospitals
CAUTI	0.566	0.489	0.0457	+0.0114	Worse than 57% of the other 2,354 hospitals
SSI	no value published	0.795	no value published	no value published	Not scored on this measure
CDI	1.180	0.346	2.1931	+0.5483	Worse than 97% of the other 2,766 hospitals
MRSA	no value published	0.641	no value published	no value published	Not scored on this measure

How the parts add up

CMS adds the z‑scores and divides by the number of measures scored, so each measure counts the same. Each bar below is one z‑score divided by 4; a bar right of zero raised the score and one left of zero lowered it.

(−0.5701PSI 90+2.2402CLABSI+0.0457CAUTI+2.1931CDI)÷4measures=0.9772Total HAC Score

Figure 2. The parts add up to 0.9772, above CMS’s line.

This site recomputes · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Measure	Z-score	Part of the score	Running total
PSI 90	−0.5701	−0.1425	−0.1425
CLABSI	2.2402	+0.5601	0.4176
CAUTI	0.0457	+0.0114	0.4290
CDI	2.1931	+0.5483	0.9773
Total HAC Score			0.9772
CMS’s line		0.3792	0.3799

What if a measure were different?

Change a measure’s value to see how this site recomputes the Total HAC Score and the payment reduction decision, starting from CMS’s values.

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	CMS reports	Hypothetical
Total HAC Score	0.9772	same
Payment reduction decision	N/A (not subject to the reduction)	same

CMS reports a Total HAC Score of 0.9772 and a payment reduction decision of N/A (not subject to the reduction).

A what-if shows the formula’s arithmetic, not what a hospital could realistically change or how. CMS’s real result also depends on other hospitals.

Each measure weighs 1 ÷ 4 of the score.

Measure values

SIR 1.0 = as many infections as predicted · Lower is better

On each track the tick is the national median; shaded values score the same as the floor or cap, as this site fits them to CMS’s values.

Patient safety and adverse events composite PSI 90

PSI 90 value

CMS 0.9068 · median 0.9623 · floor 0.7760 · cap 1.3482 · each 0.1 = 0.1745

Central line–associated bloodstream infections CLABSI

CLABSI value

CMS 1.867 · median 0.559 · cap 1.572 · each 0.1 = 0.0580

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections CAUTI

CAUTI value

CMS 0.566 · median 0.489 · cap 1.537 · each 0.1 = 0.0603

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections CDI

CDI value

CMS 1.180 · median 0.346 · cap 0.944 · each 0.1 = 0.0968

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Optional: your NHSN predicted infections for CLABSI, January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024

Optional: your NHSN predicted infections for CAUTI, January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024

Optional: your NHSN predicted infections for CDI, January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024

Figure 3. CLABSI added the most to this hospital’s Total HAC Score of 0.9772 among its measured results: +0.5601.

PSI 90 −0.1425
CLABSI +0.5601
CAUTI +0.0114
CDI +0.5483

A measure adds its z‑score divided by 4, the number of measures scored. Bars right of the center line raise the score. Hatched: assigned by CMS.

This site recomputes · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Measure	Z-score	Part of the score	Hypothetical
PSI 90	−0.5701	−0.1425	same
CLABSI	2.2402	+0.5601	same
CAUTI	0.0457	+0.0114	same
CDI	2.1931	+0.5483	same

Interactive what-if at https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/210017/

Among hospitals with a Yes or No payment decision, CMS cut those with a published Total HAC Score of 0.3799 or higher and none at 0.3792 or lower. Maryland’s hospitals are scored but not subject to the reduction.

Held fixed: every other hospital’s results, CMS’s line, and each measure’s mean, spread, floor and cap as this site fits them to CMS’s published values.

Its infections, year by year

This hospital’s infection rate against prediction for each calendar year Care Compare published one, on each measure with at least two years of results (black), over the nation’s middle hospital (gray). Below the dashed line at one, fewer infections than predicted. Each year is measured against the same fixed baseline, not against other hospitals, so unlike the score they can all improve at once.

Figure 4. 0 of its 1 infection measures ended lower than they started.

Source: CMS Care Compare, healthcare-associated infections by hospital, calendar years 2017 to 2024 (Provider Data Catalog archives; the oldest year through the Internet Archive’s copy).

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Calendar year	C. diff
2017	1.077
2018	1.020
2019	0.235
2021	0.466
2022	0.504
2023	0.827
2024	1.738

Among hospitals like it

Each row is a group this hospital belongs to, drawn from every hospital in it with a payment decision. Red columns are hospitals past CMS’s line, the ones CMS cut; the short tick is the group’s middle score.

Figure 5. Its score is above the middle in all 6 groups it belongs to; the share cut runs from 22% (South region) to 32% (Rural).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Group	With a decision	Hospitals cut	Share cut	Middle score	Hospital higher than
All hospitals	2,886	718	25%	−0.0453	93%
South region	1,174	263	22%	−0.1056	92%
Not teaching	1,563	389	25%	−0.1053	91%
Fewer than 100 beds	805	225	28%	−0.1154	85%
Nonprofit	1,830	478	26%	−0.0134	94%
Rural	619	196	32%	0.0229	87%
This hospital				0.9772
CMS’s line				0.3792	0.3799

The nearest hospitals

The 8 closest hospitals with a Total HAC Score, in a straight line. The squares are each hospital’s measures in order: filled, above the national median; open, at or below it; hatched, assigned by CMS; blank, not scored.

Figure 6. CMS cut 2 of the 8 nearest hospitals; the closest is 34 miles away.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Hospital	Miles	Score	Decision
Mon Health Medical Center, Morgantown, WV	34	−0.6549	not cut
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc, Morgantown, WV	34	0.6866	cut
Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, PA	38	0.9655	cut
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland, MD	39	−0.2439	not subject
Davis Medical Center, Elkins, WV	41	0.1777	not cut
Penn Highlands Connellsville, Connellsville, PA	43	−1.4622	not cut
UPMC Somerset, Somerset, PA	44	0.1919	not cut
United Hospital Center, Inc, Bridgeport, WV	45	−0.2463	not cut

#	Hospital	Miles	Score	Decision	Est. cut ($, modeled)	Measures
1	Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown, WV	34	−0.6549	No cut	$0	Above the national median on 1 of 6 measures
2	West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV	34	0.6866	1% cut	$1.7M	Above the national median on 6 of 6 measures
3	Uniontown HospitalUniontown, PA	38	0.9655	1% cut	$168K	Above the national median on 4 of 6 measures
4	Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD	39	−0.2439	N/A	$0	Above the national median on 2 of 6 measures
5	Davis Medical CenterElkins, WV	41	0.1777	No cut	$0	Above the national median on 3 of 5 measures
6	Penn Highlands ConnellsvilleConnellsville, PA	43	−1.4622	No cut	$0	Above the national median on 0 of 1 measures
7	UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA	44	0.1919	No cut	$0	Above the national median on 2 of 4 measures
8	United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport, WV	45	−0.2463	No cut	$0	Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures

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CMS’s footnotes on this page

a: Maryland hospitals are waived from receiving payment adjustments under the Program.
13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

How the program works, and how to find another hospital

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Garrett Regional Medical Center, Oakland, MD: Hospital-Acquired Conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/210017/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.