Kaleida Health

Hospital in Buffalo, NY, Medicare certification number 330005. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 330005The 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: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Sep 23, 2022
Beds: 986
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
(716) 859-8620

NPI records for this facility 6

Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Williamsville, NY
- NPI 1053441907
Medicare enrollment
Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- North Tonawanda, NY
- NPI 1104956358
Medicare enrollment
Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Buffalo, NY
- NPI 1245365196
Medicare enrollment
Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Buffalo, NY
- NPI 1366473183
Medicare enrollment
Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Buffalo, NY
- NPI 1639209596
Medicare enrollment
Kaleida Health
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Buffalo, NY
- NPI 1831229780
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.04 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.27 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.9 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.1 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.8 (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 expected0.98
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 2,643 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Worse1.44
- State average 1.1 (computed here)
- National average 1
- Worse than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Worse238.38
- State average 183.97 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 148 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.4
- State average 1.91 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 158 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7
- State average 8.32 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 243 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected9.4
- State average 11.31 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 261 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.3
- State average 10.43 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 572 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected10.8
- State average 14.6 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 544 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.6
- State average 11.03 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,558 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected4.6
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 10,360 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 11,843 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.35
- State average 0.29 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 12,468 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.54
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 3,105 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.75
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,368 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.69
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 2,956 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.58
- State average 9.32 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,398 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.94
- State average 5.46 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,368 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.7
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 566 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse2.26
- State average 0.91 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 9,503 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.6
- State average 3.95 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 65 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.51
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.55
- State average 0.55
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.53
- State average 0.33
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0.51
- State average 0.68
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Better0
- State average 0.94
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery Better0.54
- State average 0.75
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 3.5
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 9.8
- State average 23.75 (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 0.99
- 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 91
- State average 92.87 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 1,188 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 49
- State average 60
- National average 65
- 863 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 231
- State average 200
- National average 168
- 467 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 230
- State average 194
- National average 162
- 455 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 94
- State average 96.71 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 1,335 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 240 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 69
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 9,668 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 94
- State average 94.43 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 5,839 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 175,508 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 11,811 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 69
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 245 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 89
- State average 86
- National average 87
- 142 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 66
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 864 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 89
- State average 88
- National average 93
- 378 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. 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
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
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 expected12.7
- State average 14.47 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 817 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.4
- State average 21.89 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,855 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -1.9
- State average 10.66 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 295 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 22.1
- State average 26.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 669 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 32.3
- State average 27.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 568 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.5
- State average 17.78 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,488 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected6.4
- State average 5.03 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 133 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.1
- State average 11.22 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 133 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.1
- State average 5.59 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10.4
- State average 10.69 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 437 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients Better16.8
- State average 20.27 (computed here)
- National average 20
- Better than the national rate
- 831 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.5
- State average 12.82 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 807 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
- 1,121 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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