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CMS Hospital Compare

CMS — Hospital quality (Care Compare). 5,384 hospitals. Snapshot May 2026.

Dataset spec

dataset_idcms-hospital-compare
snapshot_dateMay 2026
sha256Computed per snapshot — see /trust/integrity
doi10.5072/fonteum.dataset.cms-hospital-compare (reserved)
update_cadenceSee methodology
licenseUS Government Works (public domain, 17 U.S.C. §105)

Studies citing CMS Hospital Compare (4)

  • Hospital charity care, by the numbers: who actually gives the most free care
    2026-06-11 · 12 min
  • Rural hospital closures, by the numbers: which hospitals are most at risk
    2026-06-11 · 13 min
  • For-profit, nonprofit, or government: who owns America's hospitals, and which model makes money
    2026-06-11 · 12 min
  • Hospitals running out of cash: the days-cash signal, and why most of it is a reporting artifact
    2026-06-04 · 14 min
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The substrate, by the numbers

9.2Mgraph entitiesProviders, organizations, owners, and facilities
13.4Mlinked identifiersNPIs, CCNs, LEIs and more, resolved to entities
4.7Mgraph edgesSource-attested relationships between entities
44federal source familiesDistinct CMS, OIG, HRSA, FDA and peer datasets
35dataset pagesCitable, downloadable /data catalog pages
52reproducible studiesEach shipping the SQL behind its figures