HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

Hospital in Fort Pierce, FL, Medicare certification number 100246. CMS publishes 62 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 100246The 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: Proprietary
Control type: Private (for profit)
Participating since: Jan 2, 1978
Last certification: Sep 16, 2022
Beds: 497
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1700 S 23Rd St
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
(772) 468-4500

NPI records for this facility 1

Lawnwood Medical Center Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Fort Pierce, FL
- NPI 1568409647
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 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 Worse1 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 Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.95 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse2 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 expected0.88
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,135 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1
- 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 As expected165.32
- State average 157.4 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 94 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.7
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 146 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.3
- State average 8.44 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 95 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12.8
- State average 11.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 294 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.8
- State average 10.18 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 371 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.6
- State average 14.53 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 359 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected14.6
- State average 12.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 414 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4
- State average 3.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 4,774 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.18
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 7,951 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.24
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 7,658 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.72
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,962 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.78
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 455 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.64
- State average 2.22 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,921 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.88
- State average 10.09 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 514 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected8.67
- State average 5.31 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 524 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.97
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 188 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.13
- State average 0.49 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 6,256 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.4
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 53 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.12
- 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 expected0.5
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.01
- State average 0.21
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.34
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.75
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 1.6
- 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) 1.09
- 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 89
- State average 92.03 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 324 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 76
- State average 73
- National average 65
- 128 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 129
- State average 159
- National average 168
- 437 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 128
- State average 156
- National average 162
- 424 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 217
- State average 220
- National average 257
- 12 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 88
- State average 86
- National average 93
- 16 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 27
- State average 58
- National average 78
- 2,681 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 100
- State average 97.2 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 3,776 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 0
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 100,885 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 19
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 7,228 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 79
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 24 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 92
- National average 87
- 17 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 91
- State average 85
- National average 81
- 129 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 85 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 0
- State average 42.04 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 32 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
- State average 90.41 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 13,255 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

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
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

Unplanned visits 10

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
- 603 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.7
- State average 21.72 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 832 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 9.7
- State average 6.58 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 323 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 21.9
- State average 5.09 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 436 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 14
- State average 10 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 391 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.6
- State average 17.53 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 737 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.9
- State average 6.04 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10
- State average 11.26 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 206 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected22.5
- State average 20.09 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 254 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 138 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

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 unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 1

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