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HospitalKensington Hospital×

Hospital record · FY2026CCN 390025

1Hospital

Kensington Hospital

2Location

Philadelphia, PA (Pennsylvania’s hospitals on the map and in the table) 19122

Philadelphia County

3Type

31 beds · Nonprofit

4Care Compare stars

Not Available

Overall rating, CMS Care Compare data of July 22, 2026
CMS footnote 16: There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.
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5Total HAC Score

0.3826

As CMS reports it

6Payment reduction

1% cut
CMS’s value: Yes

7Estimated cut

No dollar estimate
No usable impact-file row

Cut 1%

No dollar estimate

For fiscal year 2026, CMS reports a Total HAC Score of 0.3826 for Kensington Hospital and a payment reduction decision of Yes.

CMS’s FY2026 impact file, which this site’s estimate is built from, has no usable row for this hospital.

Its score was above CMS’s line, so CMS cut its Medicare inpatient payments by 1% 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: 0.3826 This hospital 0.3826 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: 0.3826 This hospital 0.3826

Higher than 75% of the other 2,928 scores CMS published (higher is worse).

Its record, fiscal years 2015 to 2026 Cut in 2 of 11 years

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

In FY2016, CMS reports a payment reduction decision for this hospital but no Total HAC Score.

Where the score came from

CMS scored this hospital on 2 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.

None of the measures CMS scored it on is above the national median, so no single measure at the median would lower its score.

Figure 1. This hospital has a published value for one measure, CLABSI, and it is at or below the national median.
  • 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

    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

  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.

    Central line–associated bloodstream infections

    Better than 86% of the other 2,181 hospitals

    CMS value0.000

    Z-score−1.4065

    Part of score−0.7033

  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

    CMS assigned this measure its worst possible score under the program’s rules; it is not a measured result. CMS’s footnote gives the reason.

    CMS footnote 18: This result is not based on performance data; the hospital did not submit data and did not submit an HAI exemption form.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-score2.1717

    Part of score+1.0859

  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

    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

  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 90no value published0.9623no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
CLABSI0.0000.559−1.4065−0.7033Better than 86% of the other 2,181 hospitals
CAUTIno value published0.489no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
SSIno value published0.7952.1717+1.0859
CDIno value published0.346no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
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 2; a bar right of zero raised the score and one left of zero lowered it.

(−1.4065CLABSI+2.1717SSI)÷2measures=0.3826Total HAC Score

This hospital’s score is 0.0034 above 0.3792, the highest score CMS marked No. (This site recomputes.)

Figure 2. The parts add up to 0.3826, above CMS’s line.
1% cut CLABSI: z‑score −1.4065 divided by 2 = −0.7033CLABSI−0.7033 SSI: z‑score 2.1717 divided by 2 = +1.0859SSI+1.0859 Total HAC Score: 0.3826Score0.3826 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −0.8−0.6−0.4−0.20.00.20.4 1% cut CLABSI: z‑score −1.4065 divided by 2 = −0.7033CLABSI−0.7033 SSI: z‑score 2.1717 divided by 2 = +1.0859SSI+1.0859 Total HAC Score: 0.3826Score0.3826 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −0.8−0.6−0.4−0.20.00.20.4

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
CLABSI−1.4065−0.7033−0.7033
SSI2.1717+1.08590.3826
Total HAC Score0.3826
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 Score0.3826same
Payment reduction decisionYessame
Payment cut1%same

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 0.3826 and a payment reduction decision of Yes.

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.

What would it take?

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

MeasureValue that would read NoNote
CLABSInot possible with this measure alone
SSICMS assigned this measure’s score, so there is no submitted value to solve for.

Each measure weighs 1 ÷ 2 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 0.000 · median 0.559 · cap 1.572 · each 0.1 = 0.1160

median 0.795 · cap 2.118 · each 0.1 = 0.0857

CMS assigned this measure’s score; CMS’s footnote in the table above gives the reason. Enter a value to see the score had it been submitted.

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Figure 3. Each bar is one measure’s part of this hospital’s Total HAC Score of 0.3826: its z‑score divided by 2, the number of measures scored.
  • CLABSI −0.7033
  • SSI (assigned by CMS) +1.0859

A measure adds its z‑score divided by 2, 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
CLABSI−1.4065−0.7033same
SSI, assigned2.1717+1.0859same

Interactive what-if at https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/390025/

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 4. CMS cut this hospital in 2 of the 11 years it made a decision.
highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 7.0000, higher than 73% of scores; not cutFY2017: score 1.9000, higher than 6% of scores; not cutFY2018: score −0.6610, higher than 14% of scores; not cutFY2019: score −0.6874, higher than 15% of scores; not cutFY2020: score −0.3753, higher than 25% of scores; not cutFY2021: score −0.6473, higher than 13% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.5871, higher than 16% of scores; not cutFY2024: score 0.3935, higher than 75% of scores; cutFY2025: score 0.3302, higher than 73% of scores; not cutFY2026: score 0.3826, higher than 75% of scores; cut 161820222426 highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 7.0000, higher than 73% of scores; not cutFY2017: score 1.9000, higher than 6% of scores; not cutFY2018: score −0.6610, higher than 14% of scores; not cutFY2019: score −0.6874, higher than 15% of scores; not cutFY2020: score −0.3753, higher than 25% of scores; not cutFY2021: score −0.6473, higher than 13% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.5871, higher than 16% of scores; not cutFY2024: score 0.3935, higher than 75% of scores; cutFY2025: score 0.3302, higher than 73% of scores; not cutFY2026: score 0.3826, higher than 75% of scores; 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
FY20157.000073.6%not cut
FY2016N/Anot cut, with no score published
FY20171.90006.5%not cut
FY2018−0.661014.8%not cut
FY2019−0.687415.2%not cut
FY2020−0.375325.9%not cut
FY2021−0.647313.8%not cut
FY2022−0.587116.2%not cut
FY2023no decision
FY20240.393575.7%cut
FY20250.330273.4%not cut
FY20260.382675.3%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 5. 1 of its 1 infection measures ended lower than they started.
CLABSI 0.67 → 0.00 1as predicted 0 ’18’21’24 Nation’s middle CLABSI, 2017: 0.665CLABSI, 2018: 0.000CLABSI, 2019: 0.000CLABSI, 2021: 0.000CLABSI, 2022: 0.000 CLABSI 0.67 → 0.00 1as predicted 0 ’18’20’22’24 Nation’s middle CLABSI, 2017: 0.665CLABSI, 2018: 0.000CLABSI, 2019: 0.000CLABSI, 2021: 0.000CLABSI, 2022: 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 yearCLABSI
20170.665
20180.000
20190.000
20210.000
20220.000
2023
2024

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 Pennsylvania, its score is higher than 73% of the other 129 scored there.

Figure 6. Its score is above the middle in all 5 groups it belongs to; the share cut runs from 25% (All hospitals) to 28% (Northeast region).
All hospitals: CMS cut 718 of 2,886 (25%); middle score −0.0453All hospitals 2,886 hospitals25% cut Northeast region: CMS cut 124 of 436 (28%); middle score 0.0478Northeast region 436 hospitals28% cut Pennsylvania: CMS cut 36 of 130 (28%); middle score 0.1104Pennsylvania 130 hospitals28% 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 CMS’s line: between 0.3792 and 0.3799 CMS’s line −1012 This hospital: 0.3826 This hospital 0.3826 All hospitals: CMS cut 718 of 2,886 (25%); middle score −0.0453All hospitals2,886 hospitals25% cut Northeast region: CMS cut 124 of 436 (28%); middle score 0.0478Northeast region436 hospitals28% cut Pennsylvania: CMS cut 36 of 130 (28%); middle score 0.1104Pennsylvania130 hospitals28% 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 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: 0.3826 This hospital 0.3826

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%−0.045375%
Northeast region43612428%0.047871%
Pennsylvania1303628%0.110473%
Fewer than 100 beds80522528%−0.115472%
Nonprofit1,83047826%−0.013474%
This hospital0.3826
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 7. CMS cut 3 of the 8 nearest hospitals; the closest is 2 miles away.
8. Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia: score 0.2841, not cut, 4 miles87. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia: score 0.0917, not cut, 4 miles76. Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: score 0.2073, not cut, 4 miles65. Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden: score −0.1613, not cut, 3 miles54. Cooper University Hospital, Camden: score 1.2454, cut, 3 miles43. Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia: score 0.3799, cut, 3 miles32. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia: score 0.6456, cut, 3 miles21. Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia: score 0.0063, not cut, 2 miles1This hospital: Kensington Hospital

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

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HospitalMilesScoreDecision
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA20.0063not cut
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA30.6456cut
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA30.3799cut
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ31.2454cut
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, NJ3−0.1613not cut
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA40.2073not cut
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA40.0917not cut
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, PA40.2841not cut

#HospitalMilesScoreDecisionEst. cut ($, modeled)Measures
1Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA20.0063No cut$0Above the national median on 4 of 6 measures
2Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA30.64561% cut$2.7MAbove the national median on 5 of 6 measures
3Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA30.37991% cut$669KAbove the national median on 5 of 6 measures
4Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ31.24541% cut$1.9MAbove the national median on 6 of 6 measures
5Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ3−0.1613No cut$0Above the national median on 2 of 6 measures
6Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA40.2073No cut$0Above the national median on 5 of 6 measures
7Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA40.0917No cut$0Above the national median on 5 of 6 measures
8Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA40.2841No cut$0Above the national median on 4 of 6 measures

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CMS’s footnotes on this page

13
Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
5
Results are not available for this reporting period.
18
This result is not based on performance data; the hospital did not submit data and did not submit an HAI exemption form.

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Paid & Penalized. Kensington Hospital, Philadelphia, PA: Hospital-Acquired Conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/390025/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.