Northwest Hospital LLC

Doing business as Northwest Medical Center

Hospital in Tucson, AZ, Medicare certification number 030085. CMS publishes 68 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 030085The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Sep 23, 1983
Last certification: Oct 9, 2019
Beds: 300
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Feb 1, 1999 (1 total)
Address: 6200 North la Cholla Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85741
(520) 469-8100

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Northwest Hospital LLC

dba Northwest Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1487607784
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 1

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Northwest Medical Center/CHS Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 03T085

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.91 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.97 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.97 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.88 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 3.22 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.77 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 656

Page 1 of 27Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Robert M Aaronson, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1346247657
Cheryl Louise Abraham, FNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1205235983
Marcus James Adair, M.D.
- Surgery Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1780027979
Rachael Leigh Adger, NP
- Nurse Practitioner
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1306806443
Fadi Adra, M.D.,
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1366630683
Paul J Affleck, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Oro Valley, AZ
- NPI 1902986078
Yusuf Haroon Ahmad, M.D.
- Hematology & Oncology Physician
- Oro Valley, AZ
- NPI 1467421131
Jamil Ahmed, M.D.
- Nephrology Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1588685879
Ramin Ahsaei, M.D.
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1467420612
Hafsa Akram, M.D
- Family Medicine Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1851735971
Daniel Contreras Alcantar, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Phoenix, AZ
- NPI 1730542903
Mohamed Alfaris, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1417148891
Stephen S Algeo, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1487632212
Alexandra Aynsley Allen
- Physician Assistant
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1073396214
Larissa Maria Allen, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1659536480
Yazeed Alolayan
- Neurocritical Care Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1649651894
Joseph Alpert, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1265404446
Raymond Alvarado
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1912578337
Katheryne Tifuh Amba, NP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Saint Louis, MO
- NPI 1275863441
Ikechukwu Kingsley Amobi, M.D.
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Bakersfield, CA
- NPI 1295262558
Quentin N Anderson, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1366452799
Hayden Anthony Ansinelli, MD
- Radiation Oncology Physician
- Tucson, AZ
- NPI 1821592791
Rachel Antol, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Fort Worth, TX
- NPI 1063040194
Damian Apollo, MD, MBA
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Omaha, NE
- NPI 1144727827
Ana Isabel Arevalo, ACNP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Harlingen, TX
- NPI 1194494500

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.88
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,566 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.76
- State average 1.02 (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 expected188.06
- State average 172.34 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 76 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.7
- State average 2.34 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 137 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8
- State average 8.66 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 87 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.6
- State average 11.88 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 284 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13.9
- State average 10.37 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 413 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17
- State average 14.87 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 418 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected14.3
- State average 11.95 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 268 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.1
- State average 3.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 4,644 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,164 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.29
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 6,579 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.02
- State average 3.62 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,878 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.86
- State average 1.89 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 888 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.01
- State average 2.36 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,729 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected4.96
- State average 9.81 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 842 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.08
- State average 5.34 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 848 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.52
- State average 1.84 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 503 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.55
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,942 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.8
- State average 4.19 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 92 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.45
- State average 0.39
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.87
- State average 0.53
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.21
- State average 0.38
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.73
- State average 0.52
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.71
- State average 0.87
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5.2
- State average 3.6 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 4.1
- State average 7.67 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.01
- State average 0.94
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 18

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 88
- State average 93.08 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 156 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 56
- State average 59
- National average 65
- 192 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 232
- State average 183
- National average 168
- 398 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 490
- State average 350
- National average 287
- 11 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 224
- State average 176
- National average 162
- 371 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 579
- State average 273
- National average 257
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 96.62 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 161 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 98
- State average 91
- National average 93
- 112 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 60
- State average 70
- National average 69
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 42
- State average 81
- National average 78
- 3,515 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 3,256 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 37,996 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 11
- National average 15
- 3,317 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 63
- State average 65
- National average 73
- 49 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 75
- State average 82
- National average 87
- 24 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 192 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 85
- State average 90
- National average 93
- 120 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 0
- State average 10.33 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 26 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (12)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Emergency department volume — medium
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15
- State average 14.41 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 564 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21
- State average 20.91 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 816 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 6.9
- State average 8.42 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 310 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 14
- State average 0.64 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 457 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -29.5
- State average 3.74 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 435 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.9
- State average 17.18 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 775 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.3
- State average 5.53 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.6
- State average 10.33 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.9
- State average 5.8 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 111 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected13.8
- State average 11.47 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 211 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19
- State average 19.85 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 211 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.8
- State average 13.22 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 2,327 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 998 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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