Harlem Hospital Center
Hospital in New York, NY, Medicare certification number 330240. CMS publishes 49 quality measures for it.
Medicare certification
Provider of Services- CCN
- 330240
- 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, 1970
- Last certification
- Sep 12, 2025
- Beds
- 268
- Overall star rating
- Address
- 506 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10037
(212) 939-1000
NPI records for this facility 1
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- General Acute Care Hospital
- New York, NY
- NPI 1033124961
Medicare enrollment
Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9
Medicare Care Compare-
Cleanliness - star rating Worse3
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Communication about medicines - star rating Worse1
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Discharge information - star rating Worse1
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Doctor communication - star rating Worse2
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Nurse communication - star rating Worse1
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Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse1
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Quietness - star rating Worse2
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Recommend hospital - star rating Worse1
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Summary star rating Worse1
Complications and deaths 12
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.02
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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.01
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Death rate for COPD patients As expected8
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Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10
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Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.7
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Death rate for stroke patients Better7.9
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Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.2
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.26
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In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
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Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.28
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Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.25
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Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.6
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (8)
Infections 5
Medicare Care Compare-
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.56
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.42
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Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.24
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MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.8
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SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Outpatient imaging 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.3
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Spending per patient 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.96
Timely and effective care 15
Medicare Care Compare-
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 94
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Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 25
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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 147
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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 144
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Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 301
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Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 98
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Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 91
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Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 36
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Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 99
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Left before being seen 3
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Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 4
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Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 72
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Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 83
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Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 44
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Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 77
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)
Unplanned visits 6
Medicare Care Compare-
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate Worse25.8
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Hospital return days for heart failure patients 150.5
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Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 100.7
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Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.1
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Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.8
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Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.7
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (8)
Sources for this page
- Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
- Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them.
- NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification.