Hospital Pavia Arecibo
An acute care hospital in Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612
Carretera 129 Km.1 Avenida San Luis, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612. (787) 650-7272.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- Not rated CMS’s overall rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 230 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jun 30, 2026: a complaint inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 30, 2026: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Quality Improvement Activities
The inspectors’ words, 368 words
“QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES CFR(s): 482.21(b)(2)(ii), (c)(1), (c)(3) (b) Program Data (2) [The hospital must use the data collected to - .....] (ii) Identify opportunities for improvement and changes that will lead to improvement. (c) Program Activities (1) The hospital must set priorities for its performance improvement activities that-- (i) Focus on high-risk, high-volume, or problem-prone areas; (ii) Consider the incidence, prevalence, and severity of problems in those areas; and (iii) Affect health outcomes, patient safety, and quality of care. (3) The hospital must take actions aimed at performance improvement and, after implementing those actions, the hospital must measure its success, and track performance to ensure that improvements are sustained. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 47632 Based on interview s and document review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that a potential patient safety event involving wet surgical instrument trays received from another facility was documented through the hospital’s incident reporting process and investigated through the Quality Assessment and Performance Improment (QAPI)/Risk Management Program. Findings include: On June 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM, during an interview, the Steril Procesing Department Supervisor (employee #7) stated that on or about March 25 or March 26, 2026, during the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift, the Operating Room technician received multiples surgical instrument trays from Hospital Pavia Santurce/Metro Pavia Guaynabo that were found to be wet upon receipt. The Steril Procesing Department Supervisor stated that the trays were subsequently reprocessed, rewrapped, and re esterilized. She further stated that the event was verbally reported to the shift supervisor, hospital administration, the Director of Nursing, and the Physicians, who decided to reschedule the rescheduled the surgical procedures. On June 30, 2026, at 1:10 PM, during an interview, the Director of Institutional Programs 9employee #8) stated that no incident report related to this event could be located in the Risk Managment reporting System. During the course of the investigation, the Nursing Departement Manager (employee #4) stated that an incident reporte had been completed. However, despite requests, the facility was unable to provide documentation demostrating that an incident report had been completed or that the event had been reviewed and analyzed through the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement/Risk management Program.”
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Infection Control Program
The inspectors’ words, 240 words
“INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM CFR(s): 482.42(a)(1) The hospital infection prevention and control program, as documented in its policies and procedures, employs methods for preventing and controlling the transmission of infections within the hospital and between the hospital and other institutions and settings; This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 47632 Based on intervew and document review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure tha infection control and control program identified, documented, investigated, and implemented appropiate follow up actions after receiving wet surgical instrument trays from another facility, placing patients at risk for exposure to improperly reprocessed surgical instruments. Findings include: On June 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM, during an interview, the Steril Procesing Department Supervisor (employee #7) stated that on or about March 25 or March 26, 2026, during the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift, the Operating Room technician received multiples surgical instrument trays from Hospital Pavia Santurce/Metro Pavia Guaynabo that were found to be wet upon receipt. The Steril Procesing Department Supervisor stated that the trays were subsequently reprocessed, rewrapped, and re esterilized. She further stated that the event was verbally reported to the shift supervisor, hospital administration, the Director of Nursing, and the Physicians, who decided to reschedule the rescheduled the surgical procedured. The Steril Procesing Department Supervisor was unable to provide evidence that the event had been documented, investigated through the Infection Prevention and Control Program, or reported through the hospital incident reporting process.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS gives no overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.”
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 1 worse of 1; safety of care, 0 better and 1 worse of 2; readmission, 0 better and 0 worse of 1.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Results are not available for this reporting period.”
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), no different than national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), no different than national benchmark.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): stroke 23%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 15.1%, heart failure 21.1%, pneumonia 18.1%, COPD 21.6%, hip or knee replacement 6.1%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- 4% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Jul 21, 1966.
- Ownership: proprietary.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Proprietary.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- CMS’s HAC Reduction Program file has no result for it: the program covers general acute care hospitals Medicare pays under its inpatient prospective payment system.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Artau Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since May 21, 2015; Hospital Dr. Susoni. Inc. owns 100% directly since May 21, 2015.
- Artau Holdings LLC and Hospital Dr. Susoni. Inc. run it.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Paola Gomez Rivera (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); Jose Miguel Talavera Reyes (managing employee (on the payroll), 50%); Carmen Feliciano Vargas (owns 5% or more through other companies, 38.25%); Carmen Feliciano Vargas (corporate officer, 38.25%); Eduardo J Artau Gomez (owns 5% or more through other companies, 38.25%); Eduardo J Artau Gomez (corporate officer, 38.25%); Karen Z Artau Feliciano (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.83%); Karen Z Artau Feliciano (corporate officer, 7.83%); Eduardo Artau Feliciano (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.83%); Eduardo Artau Feliciano (corporate officer, 7.83%); Francisco Artau Feliciano (owns 5% or more through other companies, 7.83%); Francisco Artau Feliciano (corporate officer, 7.83%).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 1 change of ownership, the latest on Jan 22, 1992.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artau Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 21, 2015 |
| Artau Holdings LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | May 21, 2015 |
| Hospital Dr. Susoni. Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 21, 2015 |
| Hospital Dr. Susoni. Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | May 21, 2015 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 2 hospitals CMS lists in Arecibo, none has an overall star rating from CMS.
- CMS gives this hospital no overall star rating to compare.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Overall star rating |
|---|---|
| Hospital Metropolitano Dr Susoni | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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