Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Hospital in Chicago, IL, Medicare certification number 140281. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 140281The 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: Sep 1, 1972
Last certification: Aug 2, 2018
Beds: 894
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Address: 251 E Huron St
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 926-2000

NPI records for this facility 1

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Chicago, IL
- NPI 1497859649
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.19 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.56 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.31 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.14 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.46 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.12 (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 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 4,931 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Better0.74
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Better than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected146.95
- State average 172.62 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 403 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2
- State average 2.39 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 184 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.4
- State average 8.22 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 168 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.1
- State average 11.78 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 163 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients Better5.7
- State average 10.49 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- Better than the national rate
- 946 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better7.9
- State average 15.41 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 833 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients Better8.5
- State average 11.77 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- Better than the national rate
- 513 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.2
- State average 4.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 6,861 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.15
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 17,912 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.32
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 20,121 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.81
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 6,294 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected0.65
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 2,722 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.45
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 5,017 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate Better1.71
- State average 9.53 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- Better than the national rate
- 2,663 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate Better1.15
- State average 5.15 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- Better than the national rate
- 2,766 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected2.2
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,549 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.26
- State average 0.57 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 17,389 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.9
- State average 4.2 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 345 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.61
- State average 0.57
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.83
- State average 0.69
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.39
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.74
- State average 0.57
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0
- State average 0.98
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.9
- State average 0.9
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.2
- State average 6.49 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 9.2
- State average 7.81 (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) 0.94
- State average 1
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 14

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 77
- State average 75.87 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 95 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 50
- State average 63
- National average 65
- 68 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 354
- State average 171
- National average 168
- 400 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 350
- State average 162
- National average 162
- 359 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 422
- State average 288
- National average 257
- 39 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 97 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 399 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 101 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 95
- State average 87
- National average 78
- 18,847 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.11 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 11,120 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 10
- State average 3
- National average 2
- 100,759 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 17
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 11,157 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 53
- State average 72
- National average 73
- 19 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 68
- State average 79
- National average 81
- 68 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 31 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

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
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
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.5
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 200 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.6
- State average 21.51 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,270 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 31.2
- State average 11.54 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 189 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -6.1
- State average 8.22 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 1,115 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 18.6
- State average 13.94 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 862 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.7
- State average 17.5 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 949 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected4.4
- State average 5.18 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 349 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected9.6
- State average 11.17 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 349 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.6
- State average 5.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 358 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11
- State average 11.3 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 165 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected21.5
- State average 20.07 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 259 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected11.2
- State average 12.97 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 8,056 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
- 1,959 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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