Birmingham VA Medical Center

Hospital in Birmingham, AL, Medicare certification number 01014F. CMS publishes 37 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 01014FThe number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Ownership: Veterans Health Administration
Participating since: Mar 1, 1991
Last certification: Mar 1, 1991
Beds: 479
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 700 S 19TH St
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 933-8101

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.76 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.06 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.31 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.39 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.08
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,107 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.77
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected157.82
- State average 184.12 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 45 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.6
- State average 8.87 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.2
- State average 12.46 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients Better6.7
- State average 11.65 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- Better than the national rate
- 499 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.5
- State average 16.81 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 273 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
- State average 4.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,606 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,779 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 7,017 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.06
- State average 3.83 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,387 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.39
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 727 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.39
- State average 2.26 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,409 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected5.74
- State average 10.91 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 827 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.33
- State average 5.91 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 795 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.94
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 229 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.16
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 3,906 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.4
- State average 4.47 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 48 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for stroke patients — 5

Infections 2

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.56
- State average 0.5
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.42
- State average 0.72
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) — 5
MRSA Bacteremia — 5
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 5
SSI - Colon Surgery — 5

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.3
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 40 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21
- State average 21.29 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 453 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 32.5
- State average 2.62 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 61 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -26.8
- State average 11.68 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 646 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 38.5
- State average 12.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 286 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.1
- State average 17.3 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 185 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.6
- State average 5.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 38 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.3
- State average 19.89 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 194 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 5
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery — 5

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