San Francisco VA Medical Center

CCN

05130FThe 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

Jun 1, 2010

Last certification

Jun 1, 2010

Beds

120

Overall star rating

4 of 5Care Compare

Address

4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 202-2664

• 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 Better4 of 5
  • State average 2.45 (computed here)
  • National average 2.71 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
  • State average 3.08 (computed here)
  • National average 3.31 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Doctor communication - star rating Better4 of 5
  • State average 2.69 (computed here)
  • National average 3.12 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
  • State average 2.86 (computed here)
  • National average 3.43 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
  • State average 3.05 (computed here)
  • National average 3.29 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
  • State average 2.2 (computed here)
  • National average 3.27 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
  • State average 3.43 (computed here)
  • National average 3.64 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Summary star rating Better4 of 5
  • State average 2.86 (computed here)
  • National average 3.27 (computed here)
  • Period from 10/01/2024

• Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.25
  • State average 1.06 (computed here)
  • National average 1.06
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,001 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.88
  • State average 0.96 (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 expected197.57
  • State average 170.51 (computed here)
  • National average 173.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 58 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.7
  • State average 8.24 (computed here)
  • National average 8.6
  • No different than the national rate
  • 90 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.3
  • State average 11.57 (computed here)
  • National average 11.9
  • No different than the national rate
  • 88 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for heart failure patients Better7.9
  • State average 10.29 (computed here)
  • National average 11.1
  • Better than the national rate
  • 329 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Death rate for pneumonia patients Better10.5
  • State average 14.49 (computed here)
  • National average 15.2
  • Better than the national rate
  • 211 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
  • State average 3.81 (computed here)
  • National average 3.9
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,525 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2024
• Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.22
  • State average 0.21 (computed here)
  • National average 0.21
  • No different than the national rate
  • 5,732 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.25
  • State average 0.26 (computed here)
  • National average 0.27
  • No different than the national rate
  • 6,174 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.42
  • State average 3.52 (computed here)
  • National average 3.52
  • No different than the national rate
  • 2,276 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.56
  • State average 1.67 (computed here)
  • National average 1.67
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,433 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.7
  • State average 2.31 (computed here)
  • National average 2.34
  • No different than the national rate
  • 2,275 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.32
  • State average 9.56 (computed here)
  • National average 9.42
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,400 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.27
  • State average 5.5 (computed here)
  • National average 5.27
  • No different than the national rate
  • 1,370 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected2.41
  • State average 1.8 (computed here)
  • National average 1.77
  • No different than the national rate
  • 364 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.36
  • State average 0.48 (computed here)
  • National average 0.63
  • No different than the national rate
  • 4,049 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.7
  • State average 4.07 (computed here)
  • National average 4.1
  • No different than the national rate
  • 144 patients
  • Period from 04/01/2023

• Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.89
  • State average 0.54
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024
• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.67
  • State average 0.6
  • National average 1
  • No different than national benchmark
  • Period from 10/01/2024

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.5
  • State average 14.43 (computed here)
  • National average 14.4
  • No different than the national rate
  • 68 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.4
  • State average 21.41 (computed here)
  • National average 21.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 254 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Hospital return days for heart attack patients -10
  • State average 11.09 (computed here)
  • National average 6.71 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 114 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Hospital return days for heart failure patients 22.3
  • State average 7.9 (computed here)
  • National average 4.02 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 404 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 32
  • State average 16.67 (computed here)
  • National average 5.65 (computed here)
  • Average days per 100 discharges
  • 266 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2022
• Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.1
  • State average 17.7 (computed here)
  • National average 17.3
  • No different than the national rate
  • 203 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.3
  • State average 5.61 (computed here)
  • National average 5.8
  • No different than the national rate
  • 130 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023
• Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21.4
  • State average 19.94 (computed here)
  • National average 20
  • No different than the national rate
  • 73 patients
  • Period from 07/01/2023

• Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
• Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute terminated
• Mt Zion Hosp & Med Ctr of the UCSF terminated
• Pacific Heights Surgery Center of San Francisco, L terminated
• Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hos&Traum Psych
• UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
• UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
• UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics
• UCSF Medical Center
• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr

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