Fonteum Care Compare · Acute Care Hospitals · CCN 520095
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Sauk Prairie Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals) in Prairie Du Sac, WI, identified by CMS Certification Number 520095. CMS assigns it an overall rating of 5 out of 5. Fonteum publishes 136 provenance-tracked CMS quality measures for this hospital, each signed to its primary federal dataset as of Q2 2026.
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Data last updated: 2026-05-07 · Source: Multiple CMS Care Compare datasets · View on Medicare.gov
How do patients rate Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 52 patient experience (hcahps) measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
Communication about medicines — sometimes or never (%)11%
Doctors explained things clearly — sometimes or never (%)2%
Doctors listened carefully — sometimes or never (%)2%
Doctors treated patients with courtesy and respect — always (%)91%
Doctors treated patients with courtesy and respect — sometimes or never (%)1%
Doctors treated patients with courtesy and respect — usually (%)8%
Nurses explained things clearly — sometimes or never (%)3%
Nurses listened carefully — sometimes or never (%)3%
Nurses treated patients with courtesy and respect — always (%)94%
Nurses treated patients with courtesy and respect — sometimes or never (%)1%
Nurses treated patients with courtesy and respect — usually (%)5%
Recovery symptoms information at discharge — no (%)9%
Recovery symptoms information at discharge — yes (%)91%
Recovery-at-home information at discharge — no (%)9%
Recovery-at-home information at discharge — yes (%)91%
Room and bathroom cleanliness — sometimes or never (%)6%
Staff described medication side effects — always (%)67%
Staff described medication side effects — sometimes or never (%)17%
Staff described medication side effects — usually (%)16%
Staff explained new medicines — sometimes or never (%)5%
Would recommend the hospital — definitely yes (%)90%
What are the mortality rates at Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 4 mortality measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
| Measure | Value | Compared to national | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 10% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 15.5% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 13.3% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 3.9% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
How often are patients readmitted to Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 8 readmissions measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
| Measure | Value | Compared to national | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.5% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | -10.5 | → Average Days per 100 Discharges | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | -37 | → Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 14.1% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 15.3% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 3.7% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 14% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 1% | → No Different than expected | CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
What are the complication and safety rates at Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 12 complications and patient safety measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
| Measure | Value | Compared to national | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 1.04% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 1.01% | → No Different Than the National Value | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.21% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.31% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 3.32% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.65% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.3% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 10.95% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 5.07% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.76% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.57% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | 2.6% | → No Different Than the National Rate | CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · 2026-05-07 |
What are the infection rates at Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 18 healthcare-associated infections measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days435
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases0
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases0.312
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases0
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases0.053
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days67
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases3
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days3,005
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases0.974
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures72
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases0
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases0.579
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures30
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases0.74
How timely and effective is care at Sauk Prairie Hospital?
CMS publishes 14 timely and effective care measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital, each chained to its source row and reporting period Q2 2026.
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock78%
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better158
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better236
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better154
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better159
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients97%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination95%
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing10%
How does Fonteum cover hospital quality data?
Fonteum indexes quality data from 23 federal source families, including all six CMS Care Compare facility programs. Each CCN is keyed to its primary CMS dataset — every field traced to a source row and reporting period.
CMS Care Compare · 6 facility types · data.cms.gov · US Government Work
How does Fonteum connect this hospital to its sources?
Sauk Prairie Hospital (CCN 520095) is identified across 6 CMS Care Compare datasets published on data.cms.gov. Every field on this page is chained to its source dataset and row.
How is this hospital’s data sourced and attested?
Each field on this page is sourced from 6 CMS Care Compare datasets published on data.cms.gov — US Government Works. Fonteum re-publishes each value with a provenance record identifying the federal source, release date, and redistribution basis.
- Source acquisition — download the CMS Care Compare files (6 datasets) from data.cms.gov.
- Entity resolution — key every row to the hospital’s CMS Certification Number (CCN 520095).
- Field projection — extract the fields shown on this page.
- Quality checks — drop rows CMS suppresses or marks not available.
- Chain attestation — sign each field into the Fonteum provenance graph.
Source: CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28·Snapshot: 2026-05-07·Method: hospital-detail/v1·ID: CCN 520095
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Which CMS datasets back this page?
- CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 · archived copyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — Sauk Prairie HospitalCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey 2026-04-28Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- CMS Healthcare Associated Infections 2026-04-28Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- CMS Hospital General Information 2026-04-28Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- CMS Timely and Effective Care 2026-04-28Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- CMS Unplanned Hospital Visits 2026-04-28Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
Frequently asked questions
- What is the CMS overall star rating for Sauk Prairie Hospital?
- Sauk Prairie Hospital holds a CMS overall star rating of 5 out of 5 as of Q2 2026. CMS calculates this rating quarterly from quality measures spanning mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care, all drawn from the CMS Care Compare program.
- Who owns Sauk Prairie Hospital?
- Sauk Prairie Hospital is classified by CMS as "Voluntary non-profit - Private". Ownership type is reported by the hospital to CMS and published in the Hospital General Information dataset; it describes the controlling entity, not the quality of care, which Fonteum reports separately and traces to each source row.
- How many CMS quality measures does Fonteum track for Sauk Prairie Hospital?
- Fonteum publishes 136 CMS quality measures for Sauk Prairie Hospital across 6 groups — patient experience (hcahps), mortality, readmissions, complications and patient safety, healthcare-associated infections, timely and effective care. Every measure is a separate provenance claim signed to the CMS dataset, reporting period, and source row it was asserted from, and is hover-traceable on this page.
- Where does Sauk Prairie Hospital's quality data come from?
- Sauk Prairie Hospital's data is drawn directly from 6 primary CMS Care Compare datasets published on data.cms.gov, including patient survey, mortality, readmission, complication, infection, and timely-care files. Fonteum re-publishes each value with a chained 14-field provenance record rather than an aggregated score.
- What does CMS Certification Number 520095 identify?
- The CMS Certification Number (CCN) 520095 is the federal identifier Medicare assigns to Sauk Prairie Hospital. It is unique, dated, and federally issued, and it links this hospital across every CMS dataset — cost reports, Care Compare quality files, and the Provider of Services file — which is how Fonteum joins Sauk Prairie Hospital's records.
- Does Sauk Prairie Hospital provide emergency services?
- Yes. CMS records that Sauk Prairie Hospital provides emergency services, per the Hospital General Information dataset as of Q2 2026. Emergency-service status indicates the hospital operates an emergency department; it is reported by the hospital to CMS and chained to its source row on this page.
Related facilities and datasets
Sauk Prairie Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital identified by CMS Certification Number 520095. Data sourced from the CMS Complications and Deaths 2026-04-28 (data.cms.gov), a US Government Work. Methodology · Report an error · Medicare.gov