Periodic patient surveys conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aim to measure user satisfaction with recent inpatient stays at hospitals that service Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. The CMS survey seeks feedback from patients about their recent inpatient stays, then combines that information into an all-encompassing patient satisfaction rating on a 1 to 5-star scale, with 5-stars being the top score on the scale.  Based on current CMS patient surveys, only three Oregon hospitals earned a five-star rating from patients.  Listed alphabetically, here are the only hospitals in Oregon that rated as five-stars for patient experience per CMS surveys (as of July 1, 2026):

Oregon Hospitals Rated Five-Star in CMS Patient Surveys

1. Grande Ronde Hospital
   Location:  La Grande
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2. Peace Harbor Medical Center
   Location:  Florence
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3. St Charles Medical Center Prineville
   Location:  Prineville
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EMT Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

Data recently made available by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that more than 178,000 Americans were working as EMTs (emergency medical technicians) as of May 2024. The five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for a bit more than 6,600 of those EMT jobs. In general, the Rocky Mountain region is a mixed one for EMT pay.  While EMTs in Colorado realize annual mean wage levels above the national average, elsewhere in the region that is not the case.  A closer examination of May 2024 BLS data shows the following about EMT pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

EMT Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	3,420	$45,130	18th
ID	700	$39,700	39th
MT	680	$36,250	45th
UT	1,360	$39,120	42nd
WY	450	$43,140	25th
U.S.	178,010	$43,914	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on June 30, 2026