Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, Medicare certification number 050779. CMS publishes 49 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050779The 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jun 30, 2015
Last certification: Mar 10, 2023
Beds: 131
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1680 East 120TH Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(424) 835-6808

NPI records for this facility 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (MLK-la) Healthcare Corporation
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Los Angeles, CA
- NPI 1114367497
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.51 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.45 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 13

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.28
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 283 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.92
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.1
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 27 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.9
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 110 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.7
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 90 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected12.7
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 60 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.8
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 748 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 1,966 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.3
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 2,004 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.69
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 181 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.51
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 178 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.73
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.3
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 1,712 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (7)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 1
Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 1
Postoperative sepsis rate — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 5

Infections 4

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.5
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.14
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0
- State average 0.7
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 0.3
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 7

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.95
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 77
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 1,237 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 149
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 1,534 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 409
- State average 398
- National average 287
- 46 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 150
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 1,408 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 41
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 81 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
- State average 93.4 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 171 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 33
- State average 74
- National average 69
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 95
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 2,172 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 2
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 3,513 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
- State average 94.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 934 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 126,576 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 10
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 1,468 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 82
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 347 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 223 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 86
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 1,237 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 98
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 732 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Emergency department volume — very high
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 5
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
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 5

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.7
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 285 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -3.8
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 149 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 27.8
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 113 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.5
- State average 17.7 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 189 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.8
- State average 19.94 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 73 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (9)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 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 — 1

Sources for this page

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