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Overview

Address
1822 MULBERRY STREET, SCRANTON, PA 18510
Phone
(570) 703-8000
Hospital Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Non-Profit
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes
3 /5
CMS Overall Rating
p30
Acute Care — General medical and surgical hospital participating in Medicare IPPS. Subject to CMS quality reporting and payment adjustment programs (VBP, HRRP, HAC).

CMS Star Rating — Quality Domain Breakdown

CMS computes the overall star rating from five quality domains. Each domain compares this hospital's measures against national benchmarks.

Mortality 7 of 7 measures reported
7
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Safety of Care 7 of 8 measures reported
1
6
Better No different Worse
Healthcare-associated infections and patient safety indicators (PSI-90 composite).
Readmission 11 of 11 measures reported
10
1
Better No different Worse
30-day unplanned readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Patient Experience 8 of 8 measures reported
8 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
HCAHPS survey scores — patient-reported experience with communication, responsiveness, cleanliness, and discharge planning.
Timely & Effective Care 12 of 12 measures reported
12 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Readmissions — Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

The Excess Readmission Ratio (ERR) compares this hospital's 30-day readmission rate to expected, adjusting for patient mix. An ERR of 1.0 means readmissions are as expected; > 1.0 triggers a Medicare payment penalty (up to 3%).

This hospital has excess readmissions in at least one condition and is subject to HRRP payment reduction.
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) 163 discharges
1.0093 p56
Heart Failure 538 discharges
0.9605 p24
Pneumonia 571 discharges
1.0984 p91
COPD 208 discharges
0.9792 p33
Hip/Knee Replacement
1.1619 p85
CABG Surgery
1.0255 p59
Expected (1.0) National median

Value-Based Purchasing

The Hospital VBP Program adjusts Medicare payments based on clinical quality. The Total Performance Score (TPS) is a weighted composite of four domains, each worth 25%. This hospital's TPS is below the national median, suggesting a negative payment adjustment.

14.2 p3
Total Performance Score
National median: 29.5
Clinical Outcomes 25% weight
2.9 p29
Nat'l median: 5.0
Measures mortality rates for conditions like heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and COPD. Based on 30-day risk-standardized mortality.
Safety 25% weight
5.0 p12
Nat'l median: 10.0
Patient safety measures including healthcare-associated infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, MRSA, C. diff) and perioperative complications.
Person & Community Engagement 25% weight
3.8 p9
Nat'l median: 8.8
Based on HCAHPS patient experience survey results — communication with nurses and doctors, hospital cleanliness, pain management, discharge information.
Efficiency & Cost Reduction 25% weight
2.5 p43
Nat'l median: 2.5
Based on Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB). Measures episode-of-care costs from 3 days before admission through 30 days after discharge.

CMS Payment Programs

Three Medicare programs adjust hospital payments based on quality performance. Hospitals can be penalized under multiple programs simultaneously.

Readmissions (HRRP)
Penalized
Worst ERR: 1.1619
Value-Based Purchasing
14.2 TPS
Below national median
HAC Reduction
Payment Reduced
HAC Score: 0.4413

Complications & Deaths

30-day mortality rates, patient safety indicators, and complication rates. "Better" means statistically significantly better than the national rate.

Measure Score vs. National Denominator
COMP_HIP_KNEE 3.30 No Different Than the National Rate 78
Hybrid_HWM 3.70 No Different Than the National Rate 2,162
MORT_30_AMI 12.80 No Different Than the National Rate 154
MORT_30_CABG 2.60 No Different Than the National Rate 68
MORT_30_COPD 9.10 No Different Than the National Rate 204
MORT_30_HF 10.60 No Different Than the National Rate 467
MORT_30_PN 14.90 No Different Than the National Rate 545
MORT_30_STK 13.90 No Different Than the National Rate 257
PSI_03 0.44 No Different Than the National Rate 7,749
PSI_04 184.42 No Different Than the National Rate 130
PSI_06 0.35 No Different Than the National Rate 8,906
PSI_08 0.23 No Different Than the National Rate 9,143
PSI_09 1.95 No Different Than the National Rate 1,826
PSI_10 1.26 No Different Than the National Rate 675
PSI_11 8.95 No Different Than the National Rate 672
PSI_12 4.12 No Different Than the National Rate 1,927
PSI_13 6.34 No Different Than the National Rate 637
PSI_14 1.75 No Different Than the National Rate 439
PSI_15 1.21 No Different Than the National Rate 1,907
PSI_90 1.00 No Different Than the National Value

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — standardized patient survey measuring satisfaction with care.

Measure Score Star Rating
H_COMP_1_A_P: Nurses "always" communicated well 77%
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 5%
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 18%
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating 3
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 85%
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 3%
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 12%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 75%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 4%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 21%
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand 72%
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 6%
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 22%
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 74%
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 6%
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 20%
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating 2
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 83%
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 4%
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 13%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 72%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 7%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 21%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 69%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 8%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 23%
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 56%
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 23%
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 21%
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating 2
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications 71%
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 12%
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 17%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 41%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 34%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 25%
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 15%
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 85%
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating 3
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 18%
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 82%
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 12%
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 88%
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 62%
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 15%
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean 23%
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating 2
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 39%
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 22%
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 39%
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating 1
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 13%
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 28%
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 59%
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating 2
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) 7%
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 60%
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 33%
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating 3
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating 2

Healthcare Associated Infections

Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). A SIR < 1.0 means fewer infections than predicted based on national baseline data.

Measure Score (SIR) vs. National
HAI_1_CILOWER 0.236 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_CIUPPER 1.212 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_DOPC 9872.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 10.298 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 6.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_SIR 0.583 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CILOWER 0.175 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_CIUPPER 0.792 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_DOPC 14200.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 17.482 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 7.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_SIR 0.400 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_3_CILOWER 0.641 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CIUPPER 2.412 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_DOPC 258.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 6.848 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 9.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_SIR 1.314 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_4_CILOWER
HAI_4_CIUPPER
HAI_4_DOPC 31.000
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.291
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000
HAI_4_SIR
HAI_5_CILOWER 1.380 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_5_CIUPPER 4.329 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_5_DOPC 83261.000 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 4.713 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 12.000 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_5_SIR 2.546 Worse than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_CILOWER 0.198 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 0.517 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 81931.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 51.622 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 17.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 0.329 Better than the National Benchmark

Timely & Effective Care

Process-of-care measures including ED wait times, treatment timeliness, and preventive care.

Measure Score Condition
EDV high Emergency Department
GMCS Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Diagnosis_Documented Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Screening Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutrition_Assessment Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutritional_Care_Plan Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPER Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPO Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_ORAE Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
IMM_3 96.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a 201.0 Emergency Department
OP_18b 202.0 Emergency Department
OP_18c 137.0 Emergency Department
OP_18d Emergency Department
OP_22 1.0 Emergency Department
OP_23 100.0 Emergency Department
OP_29 81.0 Colonoscopy care
OP_31 Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 19.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 53.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR 73.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR 81.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR 79.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR 91.0 Sepsis Care
STK_02 100.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 95.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 99.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure

Unplanned Hospital Visits

Readmission and ED return rates within 30 days of discharge.

Measure Score vs. National
EDAC_30_AMI -10.40 Average Days per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_HF -10.20 Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_PN 24.70 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 16.10 Worse Than the National Rate
OP_32 12.00 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM 10.80 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ED 5.00 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_36 1.00 No Different than expected
READM_30_AMI 13.60 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_CABG 10.90 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_COPD 17.70 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HF 18.80 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HIP_KNEE 5.60 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_PN 17.70 No Different Than the National Rate

Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary

MSPB ratio: values > 1.0 mean this hospital's episode spending is higher than the national median hospital.

Value
0.99

Financial Health (Cost Report — FY 2024)

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced for this hospital, with national medians and percentiles where a benchmark is available.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
Cost Report Cost-to-Charge Ratio 0.10 metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Current Ratio 1.45 metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 6.56 metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,024 fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $202,078,562 metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $43,331,522 metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $516,771,439 metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) 4.8% metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $432,560,017 metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $417,242,635 metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $230,481,455 metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) 8.1% metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 1.9% metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 1822 MULBERRY STREET Address
General Information City/Town SCRANTON City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 7 Count of Facility MORT Measures
General Information Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures 8 Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures
General Information Count of Facility READM Measures 11 Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures 7 Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 12 Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 0 Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 7 Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse 0 Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 0 Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 10 Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 1 Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better 1 Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different 6 Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse 0 Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish LACKAWANNA County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 390001 Facility ID
General Information Facility Name GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating 3 Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation Y Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote MORT Group Footnote
General Information MORT Group Measure Count 7 MORT Group Measure Count
General Information Pt Exp Group Footnote Pt Exp Group Footnote
General Information Pt Exp Group Measure Count 8 Pt Exp Group Measure Count
General Information READM Group Footnote READM Group Footnote
General Information READM Group Measure Count 11 READM Group Measure Count
General Information Safety Group Footnote Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State PA State
General Information TE Group Footnote TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (570) 703-8000 Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 18510 ZIP Code
HAC Reduction Program fiscal_year 2,026 fiscal_year
HAC Reduction Program measures — cauti — sir 0.53 measures.cauti.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — cdi — sir 0.31 measures.cdi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — clabsi — sir 0.40 measures.clabsi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — mrsa — sir 2.13 measures.mrsa.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — ssi — sir 1.50 measures.ssi.sir
HAC Reduction Program payment_reduction Yes payment_reduction
HAC Reduction Program total_hac_score 0.44 total_hac_score
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary End Date 12/31/2024 End Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure ID MSPB-1 Measure ID
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Start Date 01/01/2024 Start Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Value 0.99 Value
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Excess readmission ratio 1.01 0.9995 p56 READM-30-AMI-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Expected readmission rate 12.5% READM-30-AMI-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Number of discharges 163 READM-30-AMI-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Number of readmissions 21 READM-30-AMI-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Predicted readmission rate 12.6% READM-30-AMI-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) CABG Surgery — Excess readmission ratio 1.03 1.0000 p59 READM-30-CABG-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) CABG Surgery — Expected readmission rate 10.8% READM-30-CABG-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) CABG Surgery — Predicted readmission rate 11.1% READM-30-CABG-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Excess readmission ratio 0.98 0.9969 p33 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Expected readmission rate 19.4% READM-30-COPD-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of discharges 208 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of readmissions 38 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Predicted readmission rate 19.0% READM-30-COPD-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Excess readmission ratio 0.96 0.9983 p24 READM-30-HF-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Expected readmission rate 19.5% READM-30-HF-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of discharges 538 READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of readmissions 98 READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Predicted readmission rate 18.8% READM-30-HF-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Excess readmission ratio 1.16 0.9916 p85 READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Expected readmission rate 5.2% READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Predicted readmission rate 6.1% READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Excess readmission ratio 1.10 0.9955 p91 READM-30-PN-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Expected readmission rate 16.2% READM-30-PN-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of discharges 571 READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of readmissions 108 READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Predicted readmission rate 17.8% READM-30-PN-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Value-Based Purchasing Clinical Outcomes 2.92 5.00 p29 clinical_outcomes_score
Value-Based Purchasing Efficiency & Cost Reduction 2.50 2.50 p43 efficiency_score
Value-Based Purchasing Person & Community Engagement 3.75 8.75 p9 person_community_score
Value-Based Purchasing Safety 5.00 10.00 p12 safety_score
Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score 14.17 29.50 p3 total_performance_score
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