Lee Health System Inc

Doing business as Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health

Hospital in Fort Myers, FL, Medicare certification number 100220. CMS publishes 64 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 100220The 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Control type: Hospital district or authority
Participating since: Apr 25, 1974
Last certification: Jun 11, 2016
Beds: 699
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Nov 1, 2024 (3 total)
Address: 13681 Doctors Way
Fort Myers, FL 33912
(239) 343-1000

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

Lee Health System Inc

dba Gulf Coast Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1366281750
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.35 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.13 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 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 Better4 of 5
- State average 2.75 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 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 Better4 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 1,192

Page 1 of 48Medicare Care Compare

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

Aamer Abbass, MD
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1689081119
Meagan Stark Abel, CRNA
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Estero, FL
- NPI 1912355645
Jason Keith Abfier, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1124054861
Ajay L. Abichandani, M.D.
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1548523236
Gilbert Abou Lahoud, MD
- Surgery Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1588782585
Catherine A Abounader, APRN
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1508479395
Jessica M Abruzzino, D.O.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1982047510
Dolan K Abu Aouf, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1427382712
Fadi Abu Shahin, MD
- Gynecologic Oncology Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1265608806
Ammar Abu Sulb, MD
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1972089423
Solimar Acevedo Soto, MD
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1528676830
Gilberto Acosta, M.D.
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1669475356
Mercedes Caridad Acosta, ARNP
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1083016737
Stephanie Adamczak, MD
- Neurological Surgery Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1811300148
Oluwadamilola Adeyemo
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1437735065
Ashish Madhukar Adi, MD
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1477500338
Tarik Afnoukh, M.D
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Toledo, OH
- NPI 1538695705
Anuj Agarwal, MD
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1235172768
Nitin Aggarwal
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1780975805
Abdulhakim Aghil
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1043951320
Ilan Aharoni, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Tavares, FL
- NPI 1851423701
Tulin Saleh Ahmad
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- NPI 1003550310
Usman Ahmad, DO
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Tampa, FL
- NPI 1669035051
Tanzeen Ahmed, M.D.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1437140480
Yanell Aitken, D.O.
- Hospitalist Physician
- Fort Myers, FL
- NPI 1194182386

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.96
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 3,617 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.08
- 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 Better132.11
- State average 157.4 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Better than the national rate
- 335 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.5
- State average 8.44 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 303 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.7
- State average 11.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 436 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.6
- State average 10.18 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 1,091 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected13.4
- State average 14.53 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 875 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients Better8.9
- State average 12.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Better than the national rate
- 1,334 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.6
- State average 3.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 8,758 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 17,467 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.29
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 16,794 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.49
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 4,264 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.43
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,530 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.65
- State average 2.22 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 4,305 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.91
- State average 10.09 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,512 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate Worse8.81
- State average 5.31 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- Worse than the national rate
- 1,229 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.93
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,285 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.4
- State average 0.49 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 15,718 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.5
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 27 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 1

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.05
- 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 expected0.41
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.14
- State average 0.21
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0.47
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.68
- 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 0.5
- 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) 0.98
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 90
- State average 92.03 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 945 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 47
- State average 73
- National average 65
- 179 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 266
- State average 159
- National average 168
- 424 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 270
- State average 156
- National average 162
- 409 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 214
- State average 220
- National average 257
- 11 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 96.49 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 1,094 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 71
- State average 86
- National average 93
- 113 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 59
- State average 73
- National average 69
- 27 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 29
- State average 58
- National average 78
- 3,775 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
- State average 97.2 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 3,594 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 88,688 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 18
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 9,905 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 56
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 59 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 92
- National average 87
- 31 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 85
- National average 81
- 180 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 80
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 86 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
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
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
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 12

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.7
- State average 14.67 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 723 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22
- State average 21.72 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,826 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 3.4
- State average 6.58 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 434 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 5.3
- State average 5.09 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,242 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 29.2
- State average 10 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 892 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.7
- State average 17.53 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,174 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.7
- State average 5.07 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 27 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected10
- State average 10.88 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 27 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.1
- State average 6.04 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected22.3
- State average 20.09 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 480 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.6
- State average 12.99 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 587 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.2
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 687 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission for CABG — 1

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Sources for this page

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