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HospitalSentara Albemarle Medical Center Estimated FY2026 net: +$3K×

Hospital record · FY2026CCN 340109

1Hospital

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center

2Location

Elizabeth City, NC (North Carolina’s hospitals on the map and in the table) 27909

Pasquotank County

3Type

Not a teaching hospital · 182 beds · Government · Rural · Rural referral center · Sole community hospital

4Care Compare stars

3 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

0.3005

As CMS reports it

6Payment reduction

No cut
CMS’s value: No

7Estimated cut

$0
A cut would have been $281K, likely $201⁠–⁠315K estimate

No cut

$0

from this program

For fiscal year 2026, CMS reports a Total HAC Score of 0.3005 for Sentara Albemarle Medical Center and a payment reduction decision of No.

A cut would have taken about $281K estimate 1% of about $28.1M, this site’s estimate of what traditional Medicare pays it for inpatient stays in a year. Its score was 0.0794 under 0.3799, the lowest score CMS cut.

Likely range $201–315K

Its score was at or below CMS’s line, so this program did not cut its Medicare payments for the year. 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: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005 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: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005

Higher than 70% of the other 2,928 scores CMS published (higher is worse).

Its record, fiscal years 2015 to 2026 Cut in 1 of 11 years

  1. 15Cut
  2. 16No
  3. 17No
  4. 18No
  5. 19No
  6. 20No
  7. 21No
  8. 22No
  9. 23—
  10. 24No
  11. 25No
  12. 26No

Where the score came from

CMS scored this hospital on all 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 0.3182, to −0.0177. Try it in the what-if

Figure 1. Of its 6 measures with a value, this hospital is above the national median on 4; 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

    Worse than 81% 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 value1.1026

    Z-score0.7966

    Part of score+0.1328

  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 92% of the other 2,181 hospitals

    CMS value1.382

    Z-score1.7995

    Part of score+0.2999

  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

    Worse than 79% of the other 2,354 hospitals

    CMS value0.840

    Z-score0.7062

    Part of score+0.1177

  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

    Better than 78% of the other 2,269 hospitals

    CMS value0.349

    Z-score−0.8586

    Part of score−0.1431

  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

    Better than 86% 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 value0.093

    Z-score−1.1021

    Part of score−0.1837

  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

    Worse than 71% of the other 2,067 hospitals

    CMS value0.918

    Z-score0.4613

    Part of score+0.0769

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 901.10260.96230.7966+0.1328Worse than 81% of the other 2,808 hospitals
CLABSI1.3820.5591.7995+0.2999Worse than 92% of the other 2,181 hospitals
CAUTI0.8400.4890.7062+0.1177Worse than 79% of the other 2,354 hospitals
SSI0.3490.795−0.8586−0.1431Better than 78% of the other 2,269 hospitals
CDI0.0930.346−1.1021−0.1837Better than 86% of the other 2,766 hospitals
MRSA0.9180.6410.4613+0.0769Worse than 71% of the other 2,067 hospitals

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 6; a bar right of zero raised the score and one left of zero lowered it.

(0.7966PSI 90+1.7995CLABSI+0.7062CAUTI−0.8586SSI−1.1021CDI+0.4613MRSA)÷6measures=0.3005Total HAC Score

This hospital’s score is 0.0794 below 0.3799, the lowest score CMS marked Yes. (This site recomputes.)

Figure 2. The parts add up to 0.3005, below CMS’s line.
1% cut PSI 90: z‑score 0.7966 divided by 6 = +0.1328PSI 90+0.1328 CLABSI: z‑score 1.7995 divided by 6 = +0.2999CLABSI+0.2999 CAUTI: z‑score 0.7062 divided by 6 = +0.1177CAUTI+0.1177 SSI: z‑score −0.8586 divided by 6 = −0.1431SSI−0.1431 CDI: z‑score −1.1021 divided by 6 = −0.1837CDI−0.1837 MRSA: z‑score 0.4613 divided by 6 = +0.0769MRSA+0.0769 Total HAC Score: 0.3005Score0.3005 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line 0.00.10.20.30.40.50.6 1% cut PSI 90: z‑score 0.7966 divided by 6 = +0.1328PSI 90+0.1328 CLABSI: z‑score 1.7995 divided by 6 = +0.2999CLABSI+0.2999 CAUTI: z‑score 0.7062 divided by 6 = +0.1177CAUTI+0.1177 SSI: z‑score −0.8586 divided by 6 = −0.1431SSI−0.1431 CDI: z‑score −1.1021 divided by 6 = −0.1837CDI−0.1837 MRSA: z‑score 0.4613 divided by 6 = +0.0769MRSA+0.0769 Total HAC Score: 0.3005Score0.3005 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line 0.00.10.20.30.40.50.6

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 900.7966+0.13280.1328
CLABSI1.7995+0.29990.4327
CAUTI0.7062+0.11770.5504
SSI−0.8586−0.14310.4073
CDI−1.1021−0.18370.2236
MRSA0.4613+0.07690.3005
Total HAC Score0.3005
CMS’s line0.37920.3799

The money is a cliff

This program’s cut doesn’t grow with the score. Over CMS’s line, CMS cuts 1% of what traditional Medicare pays a hospital for inpatient stays that year; at or under the line, this program cuts nothing.

The chart draws what the cut would be for this hospital at any Total HAC Score, from this site’s estimate of its payments, with its own score marked.

Figure 3. The cut is a cliff, not a slope: this hospital’s score, 0.0794 under the lowest score CMS cut, costs it nothing; 0.0794 higher, the cut would have been about $281K by this site’s estimate, the same as at CMS’s highest score, 2.3133.
CMS’s line $0 at any score up to 0.3792 $281K at any score from 0.3799 $0at any score up to 0.3792 $281K at any score from 0.3799 −1012 CMS’s highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s highest score 2.3133 This hospital: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005 CMS’s line $0 at any score up to 0.3792 $281K at any score from 0.3799 $0at any score up to 0.3792 $281Kat any score from 0.3799 −1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0 CMS’s highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s highest score 2.3133 This hospital: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005

Under the axis, every Total HAC Score CMS published: 306 of the 2,929 scored within 0.1 of CMS’s line, on one side or the other.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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ScoreTotal HAC ScoreEstimated HAC cut (whole dollars)
Any score up to 0.37920.3792$0
Any score from 0.37990.3799−$280,602
This hospital0.3005$0
CMS’s highest score2.3133−$280,602

The money, line by line

This site estimates what traditional Medicare pays the hospital for a year of inpatient stays, from CMS’s FY2026 payment files, then applies Medicare’s three hospital quality programs: the readmissions and value-based adjustments to the base payment, and the HAC cut last, as the law sets.

The readmissions and value-based programs adjust only the base payment: the DRG rates times the hospital’s cases, and a Medicare-dependent hospital’s add-on. The HAC cut comes last and takes 1% of everything left, teaching, low-income-patient, outlier, capital and uncompensated care payments included.

($28,057,186payment−$50,382readmissions+$53,421value-based)×1%the cut=$280,602at stake

$280,602at stake÷1,914traditional Medicare stays=$147per traditional Medicare stay

Figure 4. No HAC cut this year; 1% of the hospital’s whole inpatient payment would have been about $281K by this site’s estimate. The readmissions and value-based adjustments, on the base alone, came to −$50K and +$53K.

Estimated Medicare inpatient payments · FY2026 estimate

What traditional Medicare pays it for inpatient stays
DRG payments at the federal rates the base $19,377,725
Many low-income patients (disproportionate share) $421,853
Outliers: unusually costly stays $573,968
Sole community hospital rate difference $6,168,348
Capital: buildings and equipment $1,515,292
Total, before the three programs $28,057,186
The three programs: two on the base, the HAC cut last
Readmissions (HRRP) base × (0.9974 − 1) −$50,382
Value-based purchasing (HVBP) base × (1.0028 − 1) +$53,421
After these two $28,060,225
HAC Reduction Program no cut; 1% would have been $280,602 $0
Net of the three programs likely $2⁠–⁠3K +$3,039

Not paid to this hospital: a Medicare-dependent hospital add-on, teaching payments, a low-volume adjustment, and uncompensated care payments.

Whole dollars, so every line adds up; the estimate is not that precise. Each likely range spans the middle 80% of the misses this site’s estimate made for similar hospitals (or for a wider group, where there were too few) when it was checked against their FY2024 cost reports: one year’s check, not a promise of how often a hospital’s actual figure lands inside.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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LineAmount (whole dollars)
DRG payments at the federal rates (the base)$19,377,725
Many low-income patients (disproportionate share)$421,853
Outliers: unusually costly stays$573,968
Sole community hospital rate difference$6,168,348
Capital: buildings and equipment$1,515,292
Total, before the three programs$28,057,186
Readmissions (HRRP) (base × (0.9974 − 1))−$50,382
Value-based purchasing (HVBP) (base × (1.0028 − 1))+$53,421
After these two$28,060,225
HAC Reduction Program (no cut; 1% would have been $280,602)$0
Net of the three programs (likely $2–3K)+$3,039

What if a measure were different?

Change a measure’s value to see how this site recomputes the Total HAC Score, the payment reduction decision and, by its estimate, the money, starting from CMS’s values. The money doesn’t slide with the score: it drops off a cliff at CMS’s line.

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CMS reportsHypothetical
Total HAC Score0.3005same
Payment reduction decisionNosame
Payment cut0%same
Estimated HAC cut estimate$0same

CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799

The faint ticks are CMS’s line in earlier years under the same formula, from about 0.300 (FY2022) to about 0.375 (FY2024). The line moves every year, so a hospital can cross it without changing anything.

CMS reports a Total HAC Score of 0.3005 and a payment reduction decision of No.

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.

How much cushion?

Staying at or under CMS’s line keeps about $281K out of this program’s cut, this site estimates: a score a hair over would cost all of it.

From CMS’s values, one measure at a time, with every other measure held at CMS’s value.

MeasureHighest value that keeps No
PSI 90up to 1.1701
CLABSIany value: every CLABSI value past the cap (1.572) scores the same
CAUTIup to 1.035
SSIup to 0.624
CDIup to 0.214
MRSAup to 1.143

Each measure weighs 1 ÷ 6 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 1.1026 · median 0.9623 · floor 0.7760 · cap 1.3482 · each 0.1 = 0.1164

CMS 1.382 · median 0.559 · cap 1.572 · each 0.1 = 0.0387

CMS 0.840 · median 0.489 · cap 1.537 · each 0.1 = 0.0402

CMS 0.349 · median 0.795 · cap 2.118 · each 0.1 = 0.0286

CMS 0.093 · median 0.346 · cap 0.944 · each 0.1 = 0.0645

CMS 0.918 · median 0.641 · cap 1.762 · each 0.1 = 0.0348

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Figure 5. CLABSI added the most to this hospital’s Total HAC Score of 0.3005 among its measured results: +0.2999.
  • PSI 90 +0.1328
  • CLABSI +0.2999
  • CAUTI +0.1177
  • SSI −0.1431
  • CDI −0.1837
  • MRSA +0.0769

A measure adds its z‑score divided by 6, 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 900.7966+0.1328same
CLABSI1.7995+0.2999same
CAUTI0.7062+0.1177same
SSI−0.8586−0.1431same
CDI−1.1021−0.1837same
MRSA0.4613+0.0769same

Interactive what-if at https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/340109/

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.

Year by year

Where this hospital’s score fell among every hospital’s, each year CMS published one. A score near the top is among the highest; the shaded band is where CMS cut. Places compare across years even where CMS changed how it builds the score.

Figure 6. CMS cut this hospital in 1 of the 11 years it made a decision.
highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 8.6750, higher than 94% of scores; cutFY2016: score 4.5000, higher than 30% of scores; not cutFY2017: score 5.2300, higher than 46% of scores; not cutFY2018: score −0.4362, higher than 23% of scores; not cutFY2019: score −1.0539, higher than 7% of scores; not cutFY2020: score −0.6013, higher than 15% of scores; not cutFY2021: score −0.4065, higher than 24% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.5901, higher than 16% of scores; not cutFY2024: score −0.2738, higher than 33% of scores; not cutFY2025: score −0.0143, higher than 50% of scores; not cutFY2026: score 0.3005, higher than 70% of scores; not cut 161820222426 highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 8.6750, higher than 94% of scores; cutFY2016: score 4.5000, higher than 30% of scores; not cutFY2017: score 5.2300, higher than 46% of scores; not cutFY2018: score −0.4362, higher than 23% of scores; not cutFY2019: score −1.0539, higher than 7% of scores; not cutFY2020: score −0.6013, higher than 15% of scores; not cutFY2021: score −0.4065, higher than 24% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.5901, higher than 16% of scores; not cutFY2024: score −0.2738, higher than 33% of scores; not cutFY2025: score −0.0143, higher than 50% of scores; not cutFY2026: score 0.3005, higher than 70% of scores; not cut 151617181920212223242526

● Red: a year CMS cut it ○ Hollow: a year it didn’t

This site recomputes · Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearTotal HAC ScoreHigher than this share of scoresPayment reduction
FY20158.675094.1%cut
FY20164.500030.4%not cut
FY20175.230046.5%not cut
FY2018−0.436223.5%not cut
FY2019−1.05397.9%not cut
FY2020−0.601315.8%not cut
FY2021−0.406524.3%not cut
FY2022−0.590116.1%not cut
FY2023no decision
FY2024−0.273833.4%not cut
FY2025−0.014350.9%not cut
FY20260.300570.4%not cut

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 7. 2 of its 5 infection measures ended lower than they started.
CLABSI 0.00 → 1.53 1as predicted 0 ’18’21’24 Nation’s middle CLABSI, 2017: 0.000CLABSI, 2021: 2.137CLABSI, 2022: 0.510CLABSI, 2023: 1.203CLABSI, 2024: 1.535 CAUTI 0.00 → 1.07 1 0 ’18’21’24 CAUTI, 2017: 0.000CAUTI, 2018: 0.000CAUTI, 2019: 0.000CAUTI, 2021: 1.276CAUTI, 2022: 0.000CAUTI, 2023: 0.585CAUTI, 2024: 1.074 SSI, colon 0.00 → 0.00 1 0 ’18’21’24 SSI, colon, 2021: 0.000SSI, colon, 2022: 1.071SSI, colon, 2023: 0.787SSI, colon, 2024: 0.000 MRSA 3.58 → 1.96 1 0 ’18’21’24 MRSA, 2021: 3.578MRSA, 2022: 1.653MRSA, 2023: 0.000MRSA, 2024: 1.962 C. diff 0.39 → 0.09 1 0 ’18’21’24 C. diff, 2017: 0.388C. diff, 2018: 0.906C. diff, 2019: 0.833C. diff, 2021: 0.351C. diff, 2022: 0.174C. diff, 2023: 0.094C. diff, 2024: 0.092 CLABSI 0.00 → 1.53 1as predicted 0 ’18’20’22’24 Nation’s middle CLABSI, 2017: 0.000CLABSI, 2021: 2.137CLABSI, 2022: 0.510CLABSI, 2023: 1.203CLABSI, 2024: 1.535 CAUTI 0.00 → 1.07 1 0 ’18’20’22’24 CAUTI, 2017: 0.000CAUTI, 2018: 0.000CAUTI, 2019: 0.000CAUTI, 2021: 1.276CAUTI, 2022: 0.000CAUTI, 2023: 0.585CAUTI, 2024: 1.074 SSI, colon 0.00 → 0.00 1 0 ’18’20’22’24 SSI, colon, 2021: 0.000SSI, colon, 2022: 1.071SSI, colon, 2023: 0.787SSI, colon, 2024: 0.000 MRSA 3.58 → 1.96 1 0 ’18’20’22’24 MRSA, 2021: 3.578MRSA, 2022: 1.653MRSA, 2023: 0.000MRSA, 2024: 1.962 C. diff 0.39 → 0.09 1 0 ’18’20’22’24 C. diff, 2017: 0.388C. diff, 2018: 0.906C. diff, 2019: 0.833C. diff, 2021: 0.351C. diff, 2022: 0.174C. diff, 2023: 0.094C. diff, 2024: 0.092

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 yearCLABSICAUTISSI, colonMRSAC. diff
20170.0000.0000.388
20180.0000.906
20190.0000.833
20212.1371.2760.0003.5780.351
20220.5100.0001.0711.6530.174
20231.2030.5850.7870.0000.094
20241.5351.0740.0001.9620.092

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 North Carolina, its score is higher than 65% of the other 78 scored there.

Figure 8. Its score is above the middle in all 7 groups it belongs to; the share cut runs from 22% (South region) to 35% (Government).
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 North Carolina: CMS cut 20 of 79 (25%); middle score 0.0502North Carolina 79 hospitals25% cut Not teaching: CMS cut 389 of 1,563 (25%); middle score −0.1053Not teaching 1,563 hospitals25% cut 100 to 299 beds: CMS cut 275 of 1,193 (23%); middle score −0.0732100 to 299 beds 1,193 hospitals23% cut Government: CMS cut 140 of 401 (35%); middle score 0.1602Government 401 hospitals35% cut Rural: CMS cut 196 of 619 (32%); middle score 0.0229Rural 619 hospitals32% cut CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −1012 This hospital: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005 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 North Carolina: CMS cut 20 of 79 (25%); middle score 0.0502North Carolina79 hospitals25% cut Not teaching: CMS cut 389 of 1,563 (25%); middle score −0.1053Not teaching1,563 hospitals25% cut 100 to 299 beds: CMS cut 275 of 1,193 (23%); middle score −0.0732100 to 299 beds1,193 hospitals23% cut Government: CMS cut 140 of 401 (35%); middle score 0.1602Government401 hospitals35% cut Rural: CMS cut 196 of 619 (32%); middle score 0.0229Rural619 hospitals32% 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: 0.3005 This hospital 0.3005

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%−0.045370%
South region1,17426322%−0.105673%
North Carolina792025%0.050265%
Not teaching1,56338925%−0.105371%
100 to 299 beds1,19327523%−0.073271%
Government40114035%0.160258%
Rural61919632%0.022964%
This hospital0.3005
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 9. CMS cut none of the 8 nearest hospitals; the closest is 32 miles away.
5 mi10 mi25 mi8. Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach: score −0.2957, not cut, 42 miles87. Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie: score 0.2676, not cut, 40 miles76. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk: score 0.1529, not cut, 40 miles65. Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk: score −0.5845, not cut, 40 miles54. Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth: score −0.5228, not cut, 38 miles43. Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk: score −0.5429, not cut, 38 miles32. Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach: score −0.3985, not cut, 34 miles21. Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake: score −0.0308, not cut, 32 miles1This hospital: Sentara Albemarle Medical Center

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

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HospitalMilesScoreDecision
Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake, VA32−0.0308not cut
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA34−0.3985not cut
Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA38−0.5429not cut
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA38−0.5228not cut
Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA40−0.5845not cut
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA400.1529not cut
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, NC400.2676not cut
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA42−0.2957not cut

#HospitalMilesScoreDecisionEst. cut ($, modeled)Measures
1Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA32−0.0308No cut$0Above the national median on 2 of 6 measures
2Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach, VA34−0.3985No cut$0Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures
3Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA38−0.5429No cut$0Above the national median on 1 of 6 measures
4Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth, VA38−0.5228No cut$0Above the national median on 1 of 6 measures
5Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA40−0.5845No cut$0Above the national median on 1 of 6 measures
6Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA400.1529No cut$0Above the national median on 2 of 6 measures
7Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC400.2676No cut$0Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures
8Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA42−0.2957No cut$0Above the national median on 3 of 6 measures

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Paid & Penalized. Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, NC: Hospital-Acquired Conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/340109/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.