North Chicago VA Medical Center

Hospital in North Chicago, IL, Medicare certification number 14034F. CMS publishes 26 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 14034FThe number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Ownership: Veterans Health Administration
Participating since: Aug 24, 2005
Last certification: Aug 24, 2005
Beds: 100
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 3001 Greenbay Road
North Chicago, IL 60064
(847) 688-1900

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

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Cleanliness - star rating Better4 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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 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 Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.24 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.46 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.12 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 12

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Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.32
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 225 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.15
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.7
- State average 8.22 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 151 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected7.4
- State average 10.49 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 136 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better9.9
- State average 15.41 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 192 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4
- State average 4.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 554 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 3,156 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 3,267 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.35
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 107 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.27
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 106 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.72
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected1.19
- State average 0.57 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 2,222 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (8)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1
Death rate for stroke patients — 5
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 1
Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 1
Postoperative sepsis rate — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) — 13
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 13
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) — 5
MRSA Bacteremia — 5
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 5
SSI - Colon Surgery — 5

Unplanned visits 5

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Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected23.6
- State average 21.51 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 100 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 44.7
- State average 8.22 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 159 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 14.5
- State average 13.94 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 232 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.2
- State average 17.5 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 158 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.9
- State average 20.07 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 105 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (9)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 5
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 5
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery — 5

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