The University Hospital

Hospital in Newark, NJ, Medicare certification number 310119. CMS publishes 58 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 310119The 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: Government - State
Control type: State
Participating since: Jan 20, 1979
Last certification: Jun 30, 2023
Beds: 519
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 150 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 972-5658

NPI records for this facility 1

University Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Newark, NJ
- NPI 1215998323
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.23 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.17 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.7 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.73 (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 expected0.96
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 494 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.95
- State average 1 (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 expected167.66
- State average 175.74 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.7
- State average 7.86 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 33 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected12.1
- State average 10.32 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 44 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected14.7
- State average 14.7 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.7
- State average 11.14 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 251 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.5
- State average 3.54 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,431 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.18
- State average 0.19 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 2,725 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.28
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 2,747 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.13
- State average 3.68 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 624 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.9
- State average 1.66 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 204 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.84
- State average 2.23 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 571 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected6.24
- State average 9.42 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 162 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.83
- State average 5.43 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 195 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.7
- State average 1.76 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 90 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.62
- State average 0.62 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 2,276 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.64
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected1.03
- State average 0.42
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.66
- State average 0.34
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.74
- State average 0.82
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0
- State average 0.6
- 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 17.3
- State average 3.4 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 3.6
- State average 18.05 (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) 1.11
- State average 1.08
- 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 93
- State average 78.47 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 60 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 93
- State average 92.91 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 284 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 38
- State average 73
- National average 65
- 113 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 316
- State average 191
- National average 168
- 372 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 307
- State average 186
- National average 162
- 346 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 794
- State average 292
- National average 257
- 26 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 99
- State average 95.83 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 369 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 81
- State average 91
- National average 93
- 142 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 95
- State average 94
- National average 78
- 4,565 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 8
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 106,979 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 11
- State average 17
- National average 15
- 3,414 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 33
- State average 81
- National average 73
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 75
- State average 86
- National average 81
- 113 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 60
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 60 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 7
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
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, 2, 3
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 10

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.7
- State average 14.36 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 66 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected22.2
- State average 21.62 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 203 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 104.6
- State average 20.75 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 102.4
- State average 25.36 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 65 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.5
- State average 17.81 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 195 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.2
- State average 5.05 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.7
- State average 12.23 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 49 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected18.9
- State average 20.21 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 151 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.5
- State average 12.86 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 87 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 0.93 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 68 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

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 — 1

Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification.

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