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HospitalAdventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr×

Hospital record · FY2026CCN 210060

1Hospital

Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr

2Location

Fort Washington, MD (Maryland’s hospitals on the map and in the table) 20744

Prince George's County

3Type

Not a teaching hospital · 37 beds · Nonprofit · Urban

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

−0.0196

As CMS reports it

6Payment reduction

N/A

7Estimated cut

$0

Maryland: exempt

Not subject

$0

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

For fiscal year 2026, CMS reports a Total HAC Score of −0.0196 for Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr 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.

lowest −1.4728 highest 2.3133 1% cut Middle hospital: −0.0453 Middle hospital−0.0453 CMS’s line: 0.3799 and up CMS’s line0.3799 and up This hospital: −0.0196 This hospital −0.0196 lowest −1.4728 highest 2.3133 1% cut Middle hospital: −0.0453 Middle hospital−0.0453 CMS’s line: 0.3799 and up CMS’s line0.3799 and up This hospital: −0.0196 This hospital −0.0196

Higher than 51% 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 3 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 0.1608, to −0.1804. Try it in the what-if

Figure 1. Of its 3 measures with a value, this hospital is above the national median on 2; CLABSI added the most to its score.
  • This hospital
  • National median
  • Scores the same as CMS’s floor or cap
  1. 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 75% 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 value0.8931

    Z-score−0.6655

    Part of score−0.2218

  2. 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 68% of the other 2,181 hospitals

    CMS value0.767

    Z-score0.3728

    Part of score+0.1243

  3. 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

    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

  4. 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

  5. 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 63% 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 value0.438

    Z-score0.2338

    Part of score+0.0779

  6. 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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MeasureCMS valueNational medianZ-scorePart of the scoreAmong hospitals
PSI 900.89310.9623−0.6655−0.2218Better than 75% of the other 2,808 hospitals
CLABSI0.7670.5590.3728+0.1243Worse than 68% of the other 2,181 hospitals
CAUTIno value published0.489no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
SSIno value published0.795no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
CDI0.4380.3460.2338+0.0779Worse than 63% of the other 2,766 hospitals
MRSAno value published0.641no value publishedno value publishedNot 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 3; a bar right of zero raised the score and one left of zero lowered it.

(−0.6655PSI 90+0.3728CLABSI+0.2338CDI)÷3measures=−0.0196Total HAC Score

Added from the rounded z‑scores CMS published, the parts make −0.0196; CMS reports −0.0196. The small difference is rounding.

Figure 2. The parts add up to −0.0196, below CMS’s line.
1% cut PSI 90: z‑score −0.6655 divided by 3 = −0.2218PSI 90−0.2218 CLABSI: z‑score 0.3728 divided by 3 = +0.1243CLABSI+0.1243 CDI: z‑score 0.2338 divided by 3 = +0.0779CDI+0.0779 Total HAC Score: −0.0196Score−0.0196 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −0.20.00.20.4 1% cut PSI 90: z‑score −0.6655 divided by 3 = −0.2218PSI 90−0.2218 CLABSI: z‑score 0.3728 divided by 3 = +0.1243CLABSI+0.1243 CDI: z‑score 0.2338 divided by 3 = +0.0779CDI+0.0779 Total HAC Score: −0.0196Score−0.0196 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −0.20.00.20.4

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

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MeasureZ-scorePart of the scoreRunning total
PSI 90−0.6655−0.2218−0.2218
CLABSI0.3728+0.1243−0.0975
CDI0.2338+0.0779−0.0196
Total HAC Score−0.0196
CMS’s line0.37920.3799

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 reportsHypothetical
Total HAC Score−0.0196same
Payment reduction decisionN/A (not subject to the reduction)same

CMS reports a Total HAC Score of −0.0196 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 ÷ 3 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.

CMS 0.8931 · median 0.9623 · floor 0.7760 · cap 1.3482 · each 0.1 = 0.2327

CMS 0.767 · median 0.559 · cap 1.572 · each 0.1 = 0.0773

CMS 0.438 · median 0.346 · cap 0.944 · each 0.1 = 0.1291

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Figure 3. CLABSI added the most to this hospital’s Total HAC Score of −0.0196 among its measured results: +0.1243.
  • PSI 90 −0.2218
  • CLABSI +0.1243
  • CDI +0.0779

A measure adds its z‑score divided by 3, 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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MeasureZ-scorePart of the scoreHypothetical
PSI 90−0.6655−0.2218same
CLABSI0.3728+0.1243same
CDI0.2338+0.0779same

Interactive what-if at https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/210060/

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. 1 of its 1 infection measures ended lower than they started.
C. diff 0.33 → 0.00 1as predicted 0 ’18’21’24 Nation’s middle C. diff, 2017: 0.331C. diff, 2018: 1.150C. diff, 2019: 0.000C. diff, 2021: 0.236C. diff, 2022: 0.680C. diff, 2023: 0.778C. diff, 2024: 0.000 C. diff 0.33 → 0.00 1as predicted 0 ’18’20’22’24 Nation’s middle C. diff, 2017: 0.331C. diff, 2018: 1.150C. diff, 2019: 0.000C. diff, 2021: 0.236C. diff, 2022: 0.680C. diff, 2023: 0.778C. diff, 2024: 0.000

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 yearC. diff
20170.331
20181.150
20190.000
20210.236
20220.680
20230.778
20240.000

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.

In Washington, DC-MD area, its score is higher than 40% of the other 10 scored there.

Figure 5. Its score is above the middle in 5 of the 7 groups it belongs to; the share cut runs from 17% (Washington, DC-MD area) to 28% (Fewer than 100 beds).
All hospitals: CMS cut 718 of 2,886 (25%); middle score −0.0453All hospitals 2,886 hospitals25% cut South region: CMS cut 263 of 1,174 (22%); middle score −0.1056South region 1,174 hospitals22% cut Washington, DC-MD area: CMS cut 1 of 6 (17%); middle score 0.0306Washington, DC-MD area 6 hospitals17% cut Not teaching: CMS cut 389 of 1,563 (25%); middle score −0.1053Not teaching 1,563 hospitals25% cut Fewer than 100 beds: CMS cut 225 of 805 (28%); middle score −0.1154Fewer than 100 beds 805 hospitals28% cut Nonprofit: CMS cut 478 of 1,830 (26%); middle score −0.0134Nonprofit 1,830 hospitals26% cut Urban: CMS cut 510 of 2,241 (23%); middle score −0.0574Urban 2,241 hospitals23% cut CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −1012 This hospital: −0.0196 This hospital −0.0196 All hospitals: CMS cut 718 of 2,886 (25%); middle score −0.0453All hospitals2,886 hospitals25% cut South region: CMS cut 263 of 1,174 (22%); middle score −0.1056South region1,174 hospitals22% cut Washington, DC-MD area: CMS cut 1 of 6 (17%); middle score 0.0306Washington, DC-MD area6 hospitals17% cut Not teaching: CMS cut 389 of 1,563 (25%); middle score −0.1053Not teaching1,563 hospitals25% cut Fewer than 100 beds: CMS cut 225 of 805 (28%); middle score −0.1154Fewer than 100 beds805 hospitals28% cut Nonprofit: CMS cut 478 of 1,830 (26%); middle score −0.0134Nonprofit1,830 hospitals26% cut Urban: CMS cut 510 of 2,241 (23%); middle score −0.0574Urban2,241 hospitals23% cut CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0 This hospital: −0.0196 This hospital −0.0196

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

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GroupWith a decisionHospitals cutShare cutMiddle scoreHospital higher than
All hospitals2,88671825%−0.045351%
South region1,17426322%−0.105655%
Washington, DC-MD area6117%0.030640%
Not teaching1,56338925%−0.105355%
Fewer than 100 beds80522528%−0.115454%
Nonprofit1,83047826%−0.013449%
Urban2,24151023%−0.057453%
This hospital−0.0196
CMS’s line0.37920.3799

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 1 of the 8 nearest hospitals; the closest is 6 miles away.
5 mi10 mi8. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington: score 0.0306, not cut, 13 miles87. Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington: score 0.1258, not cut, 13 miles76. Howard University Hospital Corp, Washington: score 0.5994, cut, 13 miles65. George Washington Univ Hospital, Washington: score 0.3419, not cut, 12 miles54. Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria: score −0.4654, not cut, 9 miles43. United Medical Center, Washington: score −0.1729, not cut, 7 miles32. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton: score −0.5071, not subject, 6 miles21. Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria: score 0.1504, not cut, 6 miles1This hospital: Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr

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

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HospitalMilesScoreDecision
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA60.1504not cut
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton, MD6−0.5071not subject
United Medical Center, Washington, DC7−0.1729not cut
Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA9−0.4654not cut
George Washington Univ Hospital, Washington, DC120.3419not cut
Howard University Hospital Corp, Washington, DC130.5994cut
Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA130.1258not cut
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC130.0306not cut

#HospitalMilesScoreDecisionEst. cut ($, modeled)Measures
1Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA60.1504No cut$0Above the national median on 4 of 6 measures
2MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD6−0.5071N/A$0Above the national median on 2 of 6 measures
3United Medical CenterWashington, DC7−0.1729No cut$0Above the national median on 2 of 5 measures
4Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA9−0.4654No cut$0Above the national median on 1 of 6 measures
5George Washington Univ HospitalWashington, DC120.3419No cut$0Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures
6Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC130.59941% cut$390KAbove the national median on 4 of 6 measures
7Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA130.1258No cut$0Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures
8MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC130.0306No cut$0Above 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.

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Paid & Penalized. Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr, Fort Washington, MD: Hospital-Acquired Conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/210060/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.