Door County Medical Center Earns Five-Star Designation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has designated Door County Medical Center a Five-Star Hospital, which places it in the top 8 percent of all hospitals in the country.

The overall hospital rating summarizes a variety of measures on the CMS online tool Hospital Compare, reflecting common conditions that hospitals treat, such as heart attacks and pneumonia. The rating shows how well each hospital performed, on average, compared to other U.S. hospitals. The rating ranges from one to five stars: the more stars, the better a hospital performed on the quality measures.