Nassau University Medical Center

Hospital in East Meadow, NY, Medicare certification number 330027. CMS publishes 57 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 330027The 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: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jun 7, 2024
Beds: 530
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Address: 2201 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 572-0123

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 3.04 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.27 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.9 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 3.1 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse1 of 5
- State average 2.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 376 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.23
- State average 1.1 (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 Worse249.07
- State average 183.97 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Worse than the national rate
- 29 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.7
- State average 8.32 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.1
- State average 11.31 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.4
- State average 10.43 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 78 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.5
- State average 14.6 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 207 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.03 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 104 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,616 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.18
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 4,336 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
- 4,170 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate Worse6.22
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- Worse than the national rate
- 476 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.67
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 43 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.08
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 531 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected14.56
- State average 9.32 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 43 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.13
- State average 5.46 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 38 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.74
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 62 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.44
- State average 0.91 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 3,537 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 4

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.18
- 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) As expected0.55
- State average 0.55
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.58
- State average 0.33
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected1.12
- State average 0.68
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 11.5
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 19
- 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) 1.09
- State average 0.99
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 16

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 90
- State average 92.87 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 81 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 19
- State average 60
- National average 65
- 130 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 221
- State average 200
- National average 168
- 367 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 467
- State average 331
- National average 287
- 89 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 164
- State average 194
- National average 162
- 230 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 303
- State average 294
- National average 257
- 73 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 88
- State average 96.71 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 77 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 95
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 84 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 70
- State average 67
- National average 69
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 30
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 3,966 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 3,260 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 63,483 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 12
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 1,591 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 32
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 28 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 65
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 130 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 47
- State average 88
- National average 93
- 75 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
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
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 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
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 7

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected23.3
- State average 21.89 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 106 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 101.4
- State average 26.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 81 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 115.9
- State average 27.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 170 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.4
- State average 17.78 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 221 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.9
- State average 20.27 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 105 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.1
- State average 12.82 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 57 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 0.93 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 50 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (7)

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 — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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