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West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL

CMS cut 1 of the 12 hospitals in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 8.3%, against 24.9% nationally.

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

1

Of 12 with a payment decision

2Share cut

8.3%

−16.5 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Rank

45th of 59

Share cut, highest first, among metro areas with at least 10 hospitals with a decision

4Median score

−0.0380

Nation: −0.0453

5Scored on all 6

11

Of 12 scored (92%; nation 66%)

6Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

7Estimated dollars

$1.1M estimate
0.4% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $882K–$1.2M

8Per traditional Medicare stay

$24

The nation: $47

8% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 1 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 1 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL’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. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL: 1 cut of 12 with a payment decision.
Bethesda Hospital East, Boynton Beach: 0.0629 · not cutHCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis: −0.1163 · not cutLakeside Medical Center, Belle Glade: −0.7390 · not cutBoca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton: −0.0705 · not cutPalm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens: 0.0976 · not cutJupiter Medical Center, Jupiter: −0.9810 · not cutDelray Medical Center, Delray Beach: 0.6129 · cutWest Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton: −0.0054 · not cutHCA Florida Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee: −0.4344 · not cutWellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington: −0.1679 · not cutGood Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach: 0.0765 · not cutSt Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach: 0.0775 · not cut Bethesda Hospital East, Boynton Beach: 0.0629 · not cutHCA Florida JFK Hospital, Atlantis: −0.1163 · not cutLakeside Medical Center, Belle Glade: −0.7390 · not cutBoca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton: −0.0705 · not cutPalm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens: 0.0976 · not cutJupiter Medical Center, Jupiter: −0.9810 · not cutDelray Medical Center, Delray Beach: 0.6129 · cutWest Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton: −0.0054 · not cutHCA Florida Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee: −0.4344 · not cutWellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington: −0.1679 · not cutGood Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach: 0.0765 · not cutSt Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach: 0.0775 · 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
Bethesda Hospital EastBoynton Beach0.0629No
Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton−0.0705No
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach0.6129Yes
Good Samaritan Medical CenterWest Palm Beach0.0765No
HCA Florida JFK HospitalAtlantis−0.1163No
HCA Florida Palms West HospitalLoxahatchee−0.4344No
Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter−0.9810No
Lakeside Medical CenterBelle Glade−0.7390No
Palm Beach Gardens Medical CenterPalm Beach Gardens0.0976No
St Mary's Medical CenterWest Palm Beach0.0775No
Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington−0.1679No
West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton−0.0054No

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. 8.3% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is −0.0380, and nationally −0.0453.
0%10%20%30%40% −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: 8% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 8% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 8% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 42% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 8% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% 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%10%20%30%40% −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: 8% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 8% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 8% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 42% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 8% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% 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
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.61204
−0.6−0.41290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.03407
0.00.25343
0.20.40333
0.40.60237
0.60.81173
0.81.00116
1.01.2091
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 PSI 90 (75% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CDI (8%).

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

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 901275%
CLABSI1155%
CAUTI1136%
SSI1164%
CDI128%
MRSA1136%

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL, year by year

Every hospital in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL’s share cut was above the nation’s in 4 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 10 of its 12 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 8.3% · 21.9%16.7% · 23.4%16.7% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%50.0% · 25.0%41.7% · 24.9%33.3% · 25.0%0.0% · 24.9%0.0% · 24.8%8.3% · 24.9% Ever cut: 10 Never cut: 2 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 8.3% · 21.9%16.7% · 23.4%16.7% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%50.0% · 25.0%41.7% · 24.9%33.3% · 25.0%0.0% · 24.9%0.0% · 24.8%8.3% · 24.9% Ever cut: 10 Never cut: 2

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
FY20151218.3%21.9%
FY201612216.7%23.4%
FY201712216.7%24.0%
FY201812325.0%23.6%
FY201912325.0%25.0%
FY202012650.0%25.0%
FY202112541.7%24.9%
FY202212433.3%25.0%
FY202300
FY20241200.0%24.9%
FY20251200.0%24.8%
FY20261218.3%24.9%

Every hospital in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL

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

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Back to the national picture

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. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/48424/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.