Fonteum Care Compare · Nebraska
Nebraska hospitals: 93 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 93 Medicare-certified hospitals in Nebraska in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Editorial note: Nebraska is a state where source-cited public-data coverage is materially thinner than national averages — Fonteum prioritizes full provenance + state context here.
Nebraska hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Nebraska’s 93 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
84 (90.3%)
Birthing-friendly designation
31
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
3.35
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 62 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 25 |
| Childrens | 2 |
| Psychiatric | 2 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 38 |
| Government - Local | 26 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 8 |
| Government - Hospital District or Authority | 8 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 4 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 3 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 7 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 13 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 2 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 1 |
Hospitals in Nebraska, ranked by CMS overall rating
26 of 93 Nebraska hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.35 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Medical Center | Bellevue | 5 / 5 |
| Chi Health Lakeside | Omaha | 5 / 5 |
| Omaha Va Medical Center (va Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System) | Omaha | 5 / 5 |
| Chi Health Good Samaritan | Kearney | 4 / 5 |
| Chi Health St. Francis | Grand Island | 4 / 5 |
| Community Medical Center, Inc | Falls City | 4 / 5 |
| Faith Regional Health Services | Norfolk | 4 / 5 |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | Kearney | 4 / 5 |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | 4 / 5 |
| York General Health Care Services | York | 4 / 5 |
| Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc | Beatrice | 3 / 5 |
| Boone County Health Center | Albion | 3 / 5 |
| Bryan Medical Center | Lincoln | 3 / 5 |
| Chi Health Bergan Mercy | Omaha | 3 / 5 |
| Chi Health Immanuel | Omaha | 3 / 5 |
| Chi Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln | 3 / 5 |
| Chi Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln | 3 / 5 |
| Columbus Community Hospital, Inc | Columbus | 3 / 5 |
| Community Hospital | Mccook | 3 / 5 |
| Great Plains Health | North Platte | 3 / 5 |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | Hastings | 3 / 5 |
| Methodist Fremont Health | Fremont | 3 / 5 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | 3 / 5 |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | Grand Island | 2 / 5 |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital | West Point | 2 / 5 |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff | 1 / 5 |
| Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center | Osceola | — |
| Antelope Memorial Hospital | Neligh | — |
| Avera Creighton Hospital | Creighton | — |
| Avera St Anthony's Hospital | O' Neill | — |
| Box Butte General Hospital | Alliance | — |
| Boys Town National Research Hospital | Boys Town | — |
| Brodstone Healthcare | Superior | — |
| Brown County Hospital | Ainsworth | — |
| Butler County Health | David City | — |
| Callaway District Hospital | Callaway | — |
| Chadron Community Hospital And Health Services | Chadron | — |
| Chase County Community Hospital | Imperial | — |
| Cherry County Hospital | Valentine | — |
| Chi Health Midlands | Papillion | — |
| Chi Health Plainview Hospital | Plainview | — |
| Chi Health Schuyler | Schuyler | — |
| Chi Health St. Marys | Nebraska City | — |
| Children's Nebraska | Omaha | — |
| Cozad Community Hospital | Cozad | — |
| Crete Area Medical Center | Crete | — |
| Douglas County Community Mental Health Center | Omaha | — |
| Dundy County Hospital | Benkelman | — |
| Fillmore County Hospital | Geneva | — |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital | Franklin | — |
| Friend Community Healthcare System | Friend | — |
| Garden County Health Services | Oshkosh | — |
| Genoa Community Hospital | Genoa | — |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital District | Gordon | — |
| Gothenburg Health | Gothenburg | — |
| Harlan County Health System | Alma | — |
| Henderson Community Hospital | Henderson | — |
| Howard County Medical Center | St Paul | — |
| Jefferson Community Health & Life | Fairbury | — |
| Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center | Broken Bow | — |
| Johnson County Hospital | Tecumseh | — |
| Kearney County Health Services Hospital | Minden | — |
| Kimball Health Services | Kimball | — |
| Lexington Regional Health Center | Lexington | — |
| Lincoln Regional Center | Lincoln | — |
| Lincoln Surgical Hospital | Lincoln | — |
| Memorial Community Hospital & Health System | Blair | — |
| Memorial Health Care Systems | Seward | — |
| Memorial Hospital | Aurora | — |
| Merrick Medical Center | Central City | — |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Llc | Omaha | — |
| Morrill County Community Hospital | Bridgeport | — |
| Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital | Omaha | — |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital, Llc | Omaha | — |
| Nemaha County Hospital | Auburn | — |
| Niobrara Valley Hospital | Lynch | — |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala | — |
| Osmond General Hospital | Osmond | — |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital | Pawnee City | — |
| Pender Community Hospital | Pender | — |
| Perkins County Health Services | Grant | — |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center | Holdrege | — |
| Providence Medical Center | Wayne | — |
| Rock County Hospital | Bassett | — |
| Saunders Medical Center | Wahoo | — |
| Sidney Regional Medical Center | Sidney | — |
| Syracuse Area Health | Syracuse | — |
| Thayer County Health Services | Hebron | — |
| Tri Valley Health System | Cambridge | — |
| Twelve Clans Unity Hospital | Winnebago | — |
| Valley County Health System | Ord | — |
| Webster County Community Hospital | Red Cloud | — |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson | — |
Nebraska hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Nebraska?
- 93 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Nebraska as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 26 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.35 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Nebraska have?
- Nebraska's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 90.3% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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