Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western Ny VA Healthcare System)

Hospital in Buffalo, NY, Medicare certification number 33012F. CMS publishes 37 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 33012FThe 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: 899
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Address: 3495 Bailey Ave
Buffalo, NY 14215
(555) 123-4567

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 Better3 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 As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 2.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 2.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 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 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.88
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 910 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.06
- 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 As expected169.06
- State average 183.97 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 46 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
- 348 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.3
- State average 11.31 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 94 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected7.4
- State average 10.43 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 464 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients Better10
- State average 14.6 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- Better than the national rate
- 368 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better3.1
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 1,599 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 6,758 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.22
- State average 0.29 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 7,200 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.82
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,320 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.34
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 771 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.81
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,347 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate Worse16.45
- State average 9.32 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- Worse than the national rate
- 752 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.19
- State average 5.46 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 766 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.61
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 218 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.58
- State average 0.91 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,846 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.2
- State average 3.95 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 101 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for stroke patients — 5

Infections 2

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.63
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.78
- State average 0.55
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

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

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.3
- State average 14.47 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 63 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.3
- State average 21.89 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 385 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 20.1
- State average 10.66 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 101 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 14.4
- State average 26.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 567 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 12.9
- State average 27.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 408 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17.2
- State average 17.78 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 269 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.7
- State average 5.59 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 96 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected18.8
- State average 20.27 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 289 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
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 for CABG — 5
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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