Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

Hospital in Ellsworth, ME, Medicare certification number 200050. CMS publishes 53 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 200050The 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 - Other
Control type: Other
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Nov 25, 2008
Beds: 64
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 50 Union Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-5311

NPI records for this facility 1

Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Ellsworth, ME
- NPI 1740249739
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 3.56 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.92 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.96 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 4.16 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.6 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.92 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 17

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.01
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 135 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.9
- State average 0.98 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.5
- State average 9.48 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 30 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.6
- State average 12.55 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.2
- State average 12.54 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 83 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.3
- State average 16.27 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 88 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.9
- State average 13.14 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 44 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.1
- State average 4.14 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 671 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
- 864 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.29 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 849 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.27
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 121 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.65
- State average 1.61 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.29
- State average 2.59 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 113 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.57
- State average 8.5 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 31 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.97
- State average 5.11 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 25 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.72
- State average 1.76 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 42 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.46
- State average 0.64 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 755 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 1

Medicare Care Compare

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.23
- State average 0.31
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

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

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 4.8
- State average 4.32 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 4.5
- State average 5.92 (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) 0.87
- State average 0.95
- 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 90
- State average 93.33 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 31 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 36
- State average 62
- National average 65
- 112 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 219
- State average 167
- National average 168
- 489 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 408
- State average 473
- National average 287
- 30 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 206
- State average 160
- National average 162
- 437 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 524
- State average 279
- National average 257
- 22 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 94.09 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 32 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 91
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 332 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 99
- State average 96
- National average 78
- 672 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 5
- State average 3
- National average 2
- 13,070 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 334 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 16 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 45
- State average 76
- National average 81
- 112 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 34 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 1
Emergency department volume — low
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
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 9

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.6
- State average 21.18 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 98 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 4.3
- State average 0.98 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 86 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 77.8
- State average 0.77 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 91 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.4
- State average 17.19 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 141 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.8
- State average 5.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 88 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected8.8
- State average 10.13 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 88 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.8
- State average 19.76 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 71 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.8
- State average 12.97 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 762 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 195 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

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 readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

Sources for this page

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