Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Hospital in Buffalo, NY, Medicare certification number 330279. CMS publishes 59 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 330279The 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: Aug 2, 2024
Beds: 387
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 565 Abbott Road
Buffalo, NY 14220
(716) 826-7000

NPI records for this facility 1

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Buffalo, NY
- NPI 1164464921
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 Better4 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 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 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.08
- State average 1.05 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,086 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.05
- 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 expected189.31
- State average 183.97 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 71 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.2
- State average 1.91 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 80 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.9
- State average 8.32 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 110 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected13.5
- State average 11.31 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 215 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected14.9
- State average 10.43 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 318 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected15.5
- State average 14.6 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 256 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.3
- State average 11.03 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 651 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.9
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 5,428 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 5,641 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.29 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 5,894 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.23
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,215 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.59
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 565 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected3.37
- State average 2.43 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,140 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.5
- State average 9.32 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 573 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.89
- State average 5.46 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 534 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected2.57
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 255 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.56
- State average 0.91 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,795 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.22
- 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) Better0.11
- State average 0.55
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.44
- State average 0.33
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.74
- State average 0.68
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.4
- State average 0.75
- 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 1.7
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 16.4
- 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) 0.95
- 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 93
- State average 92.87 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 380 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 42
- State average 60
- National average 65
- 189 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 306
- State average 200
- National average 168
- 390 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 194
- National average 162
- 379 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 56
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 4,392 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.16 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 5,373 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 3
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 76,177 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 4,595 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 60
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 85
- State average 86
- National average 87
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 52
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 189 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 90
- State average 88
- National average 93
- 52 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 58
- State average 46.05 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 38 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 87
- State average 85.23 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 9,891 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

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
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — very high
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 1
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 — 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

Unplanned visits 9

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14
- State average 14.47 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 760 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.1
- State average 21.89 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,216 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -13.9
- State average 10.66 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 225 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 3.7
- State average 26.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 341 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 40.4
- State average 27.98 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 256 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.1
- State average 17.78 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 674 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected9.2
- State average 10.69 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 262 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.1
- State average 20.27 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 424 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 0.93 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 313 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

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 unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 1

Sources for this page

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