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Jackson, MS

CMS cut 3 of the 9 hospitals in Jackson, MS with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 33.3%, against 24.9% nationally.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Jackson, MS · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

3

Of 9 with a payment decision

2Share cut

33.3%

+8.5 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.1369

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

4

Of 9 scored (44%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$2.2M estimate
0.7% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $1.8–2.4M

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$113

The nation: $47

33% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 3 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 3 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Jackson, MS’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Jackson, MS: 3 cut of 9 with a payment decision.
University of Mississippi Med Center, Jackson: 0.6118 · cutMerit Health Madison, Canton: −0.8557 · not cutSt Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson: 0.2219 · not cutMerit Health Central, Jackson: −0.4157 · not cutCrossgates River Oaks Hospital, Brandon: 0.1138 · not cutMississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson: 1.0526 · cutMagee General Hospital, Magee: 1.1360 · cutWhitfield Medical Surgical Hospital, Whitfield: N/A · not subjectMerit Health Women's Hospital, Flowood: −0.9731 · not cutMerit Health River Oaks, Flowood: 0.1369 · not cut University of Mississippi Med Center, Jackson: 0.6118 · cutMerit Health Madison, Canton: −0.8557 · not cutSt Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson: 0.2219 · not cutMerit Health Central, Jackson: −0.4157 · not cutCrossgates River Oaks Hospital, Brandon: 0.1138 · not cutMississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson: 1.0526 · cutMagee General Hospital, Magee: 1.1360 · cutWhitfield Medical Surgical Hospital, Whitfield: N/A · not subjectMerit Health Women's Hospital, Flowood: −0.9731 · not cutMerit Health River Oaks, Flowood: 0.1369 · not cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

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

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon0.1138No
Magee General HospitalMagee1.1360Yes
Merit Health CentralJackson−0.4157No
Merit Health MadisonCanton−0.8557No
Merit Health River OaksFlowood0.1369No
Merit Health Women's HospitalFlowood−0.9731No
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson1.0526Yes
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson0.2219No
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson0.6118Yes
Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalWhitfieldN/ANo

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 33.3% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.1369, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 22% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 11% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 22% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 11% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 11% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 22% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%5%10%15%20% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 22% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 11% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 22% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 11% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 11% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 22% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

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

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.82126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.21357
−0.20.00407
0.00.22343
0.20.41333
0.40.60237
0.60.81173
0.81.00116
1.01.2291
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on MRSA (80% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CDI (33%).

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

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90850%
CLABSI667%
CAUTI771%
SSI560%
CDI933%
MRSA580%

Jackson, MS, year by year

Every hospital in Jackson, MS with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Jackson, MS’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Jackson, MS’s share cut was above the nation’s in 8 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 9 of its 10 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 20.0% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%30.0% · 24.0%30.0% · 23.6%20.0% · 25.0%20.0% · 25.0%40.0% · 24.9%30.0% · 25.0%37.5% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%33.3% · 24.9% Ever cut: 9 Never cut: 1 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 20.0% · 21.9%33.3% · 23.4%30.0% · 24.0%30.0% · 23.6%20.0% · 25.0%20.0% · 25.0%40.0% · 24.9%30.0% · 25.0%37.5% · 24.9%33.3% · 24.8%33.3% · 24.9% Ever cut: 9 Never cut: 1

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 yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY201510220.0%21.9%
FY20169333.3%23.4%
FY201710330.0%24.0%
FY201810330.0%23.6%
FY201910220.0%25.0%
FY202010220.0%25.0%
FY202110440.0%24.9%
FY202210330.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY20248337.5%24.9%
FY20259333.3%24.8%
FY20269333.3%24.9%

Every hospital in Jackson, MS

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

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. Jackson, MS: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/27140/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.