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Lincoln Memorial Hospital earns
five-star CMS rating for patient experience
[September 03, 2026]
LINCOLN – Lincoln Memorial
Hospital (LMH) has earned a five-star patient survey rating for
Overall Satisfaction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), the highest possible rating in the overall hospital
rating measure.
CMS, a federal agency, rates hospitals on a scale of one to five
stars in a wide range of areas. LMH’s five-star patient
recommendation rating reflects feedback from CMS patient surveys,
which indicated that patients were highly likely to recommend LMH to
others.
"Only a select few hospitals in Illinois earn this distinction,
which reflects the great care and exceptional patient experience our
colleagues at LMH provide every day," said Tamar Kutz, president and
CEO of LMH.
The recognition reflects patients' experiences during hospital stays
as captured through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems, or HCAHPS, survey. The survey results were
made public on Aug. 13 and reflect patient responses collected
between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025.
Only 250 hospitals nationwide – and only seven in Illinois -- earned
a five-star patient survey rating in CMS' latest release of patient
experience data.
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Lincoln Memorial Hospital
PHOTO: Bobbi Wiseman/Memorial Health
Among other
hospitals statewide to receive five CMS stars for patient
recommendation is Taylorville Memorial Hospital, which, like LMH,
is part of Springfield-based Memorial Health.
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