PORT JEFFERSON — Mather Hospital received five stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the second consecutive year, the highest rating possible using data that evaluates outcomes, patient experience and process. Mather was one of only three Northwell hospitals and 381 hospitals nationwide to earn the top rating.
Northern Westchester and Glen Cove were the other five-star Northwell hospitals. Northwell achieved four-star ratings at Huntington Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore. CMS assigns star ratings to U.S. hospitals based on 46 hospital quality measures, which are divided into five quality categories: safety of care, mortality, patient experience, readmission rates, and timely and effective care
“I am exceptionally proud of the entire Mather team for this rating that reflects our culture of providing high-quality patient care and exceptional patient experience,” said Executive Director Kevin McGeachy. “By maintaining a five-star rating for a second time, Mather is distinguished in the minds of our patients and the community as the place to go for consistently providing the highest levels of care. We are committed to continuous improvement in safety and patient satisfaction and will continue to invest in resources and initiatives that enhance the care we provide to our community.”
Mather has been designated a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence three times by the American Nurses Credentialling Center. It was named one of America’s 250 best hospitals for 2023 and 2024 by Healthgrades and received the Healthgrades 2024 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the fourth consecutive year. Mather also received its 20th top A grade for patient safety in the spring 2024 ratings from the Leapfrog Group and was rated high performing by U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings in gastroenterology & GI surgery; geriatrics; neurology & neurosurgery; orthopedics; pulmonology & lung surgery; COPD; heart failure; hip fracture; kidney failure; leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma; and pneumonia.
To learn more about the CMS ratings and the hospital rating data base, go to https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
About Mather Hospital
Mather Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high-quality health care services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion, respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Our Graduate Medical Education program prepares physicians for future careers through Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, and Psychiatry residency programs and gastroenterology and hematology/oncology fellowships. For information about Mather Hospital, visit matherhospital.org or follow us @MatherHospital on Facebook.
About Northwell Health
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, about 900 outpatient facilities and more than 12,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 87,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,900 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We’re training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.