St Lucie Medical Center

Hospital in Port Saint Lucie, FL, Medicare certification number 100260. CMS publishes 61 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 100260The 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: Sep 28, 1983
Last certification: Jan 28, 1992
Beds: 282
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1800 SE Tiffany Ave
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
(772) 335-4000

NPI records for this facility 1

HCA Health Services of Florida, Inc.
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Port St Lucie, FL
- NPI 1538115696
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 Worse2 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 Worse2 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 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.89
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 853 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.86
- 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 expected148.47
- State average 157.4 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 54 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.6
- State average 8.44 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 166 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.1
- State average 11.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 106 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.9
- State average 10.18 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 380 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected14.2
- State average 14.53 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 473 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected16.8
- State average 12.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 141 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.7
- State average 3.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,509 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.2 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,994 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
- 6,989 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.49
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,574 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.57
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 799 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.67
- State average 2.22 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,531 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected10.61
- State average 10.09 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 851 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.64
- State average 5.31 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 792 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.66
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 239 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.49 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 5,122 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 308 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.27
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0
- State average 0.21
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.48
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.28
- 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 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 0.9
- State average 4.69 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 10.9
- State average 13.95 (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
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 14

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 97
- State average 92.03 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 125 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 90
- State average 73
- National average 65
- 146 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 112
- State average 159
- National average 168
- 440 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 281
- State average 255
- National average 287
- 17 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 108
- State average 156
- National average 162
- 414 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 43
- State average 58
- National average 78
- 1,691 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
- State average 97.2 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 832 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 0
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 68,259 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 23
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 3,893 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 93
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 41 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 92
- National average 87
- 38 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 85
- National average 81
- 146 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 115 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 98
- State average 90.41 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 8,415 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
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
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 1
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) — 1

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15
- State average 14.67 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 164 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected24.1
- State average 21.72 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 738 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 31.1
- State average 6.58 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 101 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 36.4
- State average 5.09 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 444 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 4.1
- State average 10 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 527 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.8
- State average 17.53 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 826 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.1
- 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 expected8.7
- State average 6.04 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 235 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21.6
- State average 20.09 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 327 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery Worse1.3
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- Worse than expected
- 453 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 readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 1

Sources for this page

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