# CMS Hospital Compare Scraper (`crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper`) Actor

Scrape CMS Hospital Compare data via the free data.cms.gov public API. Search hospitals by state or name, get ratings, quality measures, and contact info for all US hospitals. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Gang](https://apify.com/crawlergang) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 11 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CMS Hospital Compare Scraper

Scrape US hospital data from the **CMS Hospital Compare** program via the free [data.cms.gov](https://data.cms.gov) public API. No API key, login, or proxy required.

### What data does it collect?

Every US hospital registered with CMS, including:

- Hospital name, address, city, state, ZIP code, county
- Phone number
- Hospital type (Acute Care, Critical Access, Children's, Psychiatric, Veterans)
- Ownership type (Non-profit, Proprietary, Government, etc.)
- Overall star rating (1–5 stars, when available)
- Emergency services availability
- EHR/interoperability compliance

### Modes

| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| `searchHospitals` | Search hospitals by name or city keyword, optionally filtered by state |
| `hospitalRatings` | Fetch hospitals filtered by minimum star rating |
| `hospitalMeasures` | Fetch hospital quality measure data |
| `searchByState` | Fetch all hospitals in a specific US state |

### Input

```json
{
  "mode": "searchHospitals",
  "state": "CA",
  "searchQuery": "General Hospital",
  "hospitalType": "Acute Care Hospitals",
  "ownershipType": "",
  "minRating": 3,
  "emergencyServicesOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Input fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string (required) | One of `searchHospitals`, `hospitalRatings`, `hospitalMeasures`, `searchByState` |
| `state` | string | 2-letter US state code (e.g. `CA`, `TX`, `NY`). Required for `searchByState` |
| `searchQuery` | string | Hospital name or city keyword |
| `hospitalType` | string | Filter by type: `Acute Care Hospitals`, `Critical Access Hospitals`, etc. |
| `ownershipType` | string | Filter by ownership type |
| `minRating` | integer (1-5) | Only return hospitals at or above this star rating |
| `emergencyServicesOnly` | boolean | Only return hospitals with emergency services |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max records to return (default: 20, max: 5000) |

### Output

```json
{
  "providerNumber": "050001",
  "hospitalName": "UCLA Medical Center",
  "address": "757 Westwood Plaza",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "zipCode": "90095",
  "countyName": "Los Angeles",
  "phoneNumber": "3108256301",
  "hospitalType": "Acute Care Hospitals",
  "ownershipType": "Voluntary non-profit - Private",
  "emergencyServices": true,
  "rating": 5,
  "dataSource": "CMS Hospital Compare (data.cms.gov)",
  "recordType": "hospital",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}
```

### FAQs

**Is this free to use?**
Yes. The CMS data.cms.gov API is completely free and public with no rate limits or registration.

**How current is the data?**
CMS updates hospital data periodically (typically quarterly). The data reflects the latest published CMS Hospital Compare dataset.

**How many hospitals are in the dataset?**
CMS covers approximately 5,000+ US hospitals across all 50 states and territories.

**Does it require login or cookies?**
No. This actor uses only the public CMS data API.

**What does the star rating mean?**
CMS assigns 1–5 overall star ratings based on 57 quality measures across five care areas: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely/effective care.

**Can I get all hospitals in a state?**
Yes — use `mode=searchByState` with the 2-letter state code.

### Data Source

Data is sourced from the [CMS Provider Data Catalog](https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/) — the same source powering [medicare.gov/care-compare](https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/). This is a publicly accessible US government dataset.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch from CMS Hospital Compare data.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter by US state abbreviation (e.g. CA, TX, NY, FL). Required for mode=searchByState.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across hospital name and city (mode=searchHospitals).

## `hospitalType` (type: `string`):

Filter by hospital type.

## `ownershipType` (type: `string`):

Filter by hospital ownership.

## `minRating` (type: `integer`):

Only return hospitals with this star rating or higher (1-5). Only applies when a rating is available.

## `emergencyServicesOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return hospitals that offer emergency services.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of hospital records to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "searchHospitals",
  "state": "CA",
  "searchQuery": "General Hospital",
  "hospitalType": "",
  "ownershipType": "",
  "emergencyServicesOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `hospitals` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped hospital records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "searchHospitals",
    "state": "CA",
    "searchQuery": "General Hospital",
    "emergencyServicesOnly": false,
    "maxItems": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "searchHospitals",
    "state": "CA",
    "searchQuery": "General Hospital",
    "emergencyServicesOnly": False,
    "maxItems": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "searchHospitals",
  "state": "CA",
  "searchQuery": "General Hospital",
  "emergencyServicesOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 20
}' |
apify call crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlergang/cms-hospital-compare-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/beoybdb1cV5oyI2PG/builds/rVscCVMDWG2CowpMg/openapi.json