Bethesda Hospital East

Hospital in Boynton Beach, FL, Medicare certification number 100002. CMS publishes 58 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 100002The 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: Nov 23, 2021
Beds: 481
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 2815 S Seacrest Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
(561) 737-7733

NPI records for this facility 1

Bethesda Hospital, Inc.
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Boynton Beach, FL
- NPI 1417952748
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.35 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.13 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.56 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.75 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.95 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.9
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,736 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.05
- State average 0.97 (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 Better118.02
- State average 157.4 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Better than the national rate
- 112 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.4
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 71 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected11.4
- State average 8.44 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 236 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.8
- State average 11.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 270 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.7
- State average 10.18 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 547 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.7
- State average 14.53 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 951 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9
- State average 12.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 234 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.2
- State average 3.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 5,089 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 9,163 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 9,301 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.91
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 2,361 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.69
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 592 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.29
- State average 2.22 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,270 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected10.55
- State average 10.09 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 619 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.75
- State average 5.31 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 553 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.81
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 538 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.5
- State average 0.49 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 7,239 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected6.7
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.21
- State average 0.27
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.05
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.35
- State average 0.21
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.66
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected2.94
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.53
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 4.8
- State average 4.69 (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) 1.02
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 10

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 76
- State average 73
- National average 65
- 131 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 190
- State average 159
- National average 168
- 382 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 188
- State average 156
- National average 162
- 374 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 85
- State average 86
- National average 93
- 26 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 78
- State average 58
- National average 78
- 3,840 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 77,143 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 80
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 46 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 92
- National average 87
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 87
- State average 85
- National average 81
- 132 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 89 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (20)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — very high
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
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.4
- State average 14.67 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 408 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.6
- State average 21.72 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 944 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 18.6
- State average 6.58 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 282 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -5
- State average 5.09 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 641 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -2.1
- State average 10 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,031 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.2
- State average 17.53 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,329 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.5
- State average 6.04 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10.9
- State average 11.26 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 122 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.6
- State average 20.09 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 393 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.4
- State average 12.99 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 413 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 788 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

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

Sources for this page

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