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Valley County Health System

2707 L Street, Ord, NE 68862 · (308) 728-4200

Rural (critical access) hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency room

Valley County Health System is a government-owned rural critical-access hospital in Ord, Nebraska (Valley County), with 16 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $1.47 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Nebraska hospital ($3.68).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$1.47listed for every $1 its care costs Nebraska typical $3.68
1 h 34 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
16beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

81%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
81%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    1 h 34 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    0%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

    ER volume: low.

    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    20.7%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    16.8%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $68what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $3.8Mnet income, all sources
    3.7%margin on patient care alone
    $131,207cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)
    $140,491unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    119full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    37 miles awayHoward County Medical CenterSt Paul, NENot rated$1.36 listed per $1 of cost38 miles awayJennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow, NE★★★★★$1.36 listed per $1 of cost49 miles awayBoone County Health CenterAlbion, NE★★★★★$1.42 listed per $1 of cost55 miles awayCallaway District HospitalCallaway, NENot rated$1.35 listed per $1 of cost56 miles awayChi Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE★★★★★$3.63 listed per $1 of cost

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