San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center

Hospital in Alamosa, CO, Medicare certification number 060008. CMS publishes 50 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 060008The 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: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Apr 23, 2025
Beds: 59
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 106 Blanca Ave
Alamosa, CO 81101
(719) 587-1202

NPI records for this facility 1

Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Alamosa, CO
- NPI 1235181744
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.75 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 3.04 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.48 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.66 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4.04 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 14

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.04
- State average 1.08 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 74 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.96
- State average 0.98 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected19.4
- State average 14.58 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 48 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.5
- State average 3.78 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 364 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 637 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 598 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.71
- State average 3.35 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 194 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.67
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 98 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.62
- State average 2.35 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 192 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.01
- State average 9.8 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 92 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.15
- State average 5.1 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 94 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.75
- State average 1.76 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 42 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.52
- State average 0.58 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 500 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.3
- State average 4.15 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 97 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for COPD patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 5
Death rate for heart failure patients — 1
Death rate for stroke patients — 1

Infections 1

Medicare Care Compare

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.97
- State average 0.27
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) — 13
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 13
MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3
- State average 5.7 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 10.6
- State average 8.56 (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) 1.11
- State average 0.96
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 76
- State average 72
- National average 65
- 89 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 182
- State average 140
- National average 168
- 425 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 390
- State average 253
- National average 287
- 36 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 168
- State average 134
- National average 162
- 358 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 242
- State average 235
- National average 257
- 32 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 94
- State average 96
- National average 93
- 284 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 91
- State average 91
- National average 78
- 915 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 86
- State average 96.37 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 199 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 14,230 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 8
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 464 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 86
- State average 91
- National average 87
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 90
- State average 85
- National average 81
- 89 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 53 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 79
- State average 82.81 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 608 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 1
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 1
Emergency department volume — low
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
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 32.6
- State average -5.83 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 44 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.6
- State average 16.88 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 56 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.7
- State average 5.71 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 66 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10.4
- State average 10.32 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 66 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
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
- 99 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.3
- State average 19.26 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.3
- State average 13.14 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 370 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1.08 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 141 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 5
Hospital return days for heart failure patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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