Alexandria VA Medical Center

Hospital in Alexandria, LA, Medicare certification number 19043F. CMS publishes 7 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 19043FThe 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: Mar 1, 1991
Last certification: Mar 1, 1991
Beds: 470

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (9)

Cleanliness - star rating — 15
Communication about medicines - star rating — 15
Discharge information - star rating — 15
Doctor communication - star rating — 15
Nurse communication - star rating — 15
Overall hospital rating - star rating — 15
Quietness - star rating — 15
Recommend hospital - star rating — 15
Summary star rating — 15

Complications and deaths 6

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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.98
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.75 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.6
- State average 4.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 77 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 371 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 370 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.58
- State average 0.63 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 274 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate — 1
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for COPD patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 5
Death rate for pneumonia patients — 1
Death rate for stroke patients — 5
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate — 1
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 1
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate — 1
Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 1
Postoperative sepsis rate — 1
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 5

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) — 12
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) — 5
MRSA Bacteremia — 5
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 5
SSI - Colon Surgery — 5

Unplanned visits 1

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Hospital return days for heart failure patients -47.6
- State average 8.45 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Fewer days than average per 100 discharges
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (13)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 5
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 5
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
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 — 5
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients — 1
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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