University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Inc

Doing business as University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center

Hospital in Beachwood, OH, Medicare certification number 360359. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 360359The 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: Mar 1, 2011
Last certification: Dec 6, 2022
Beds: 144
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Address: 3999 Richmond Road
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 593-5511

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Inc

dba UH Ahuja Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Beachwood, OH
- NPI 1609189604
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.7 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.71 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.61 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.14 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.84 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.45 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.31 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.79 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 991

Page 2 of 40Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

James R Anderson, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1922026079
John Samuel Anderson, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Las Vegas, NV
- NPI 1376607150
Keith Anker Andrews, DO
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Tacoma, WA
- NPI 1104385350
Kianoush Ansari Gilani, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1083857288
Elena Camelia Antonescu, D.O.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Chapel Hill, NC
- NPI 1497936421
Elias Antoniou, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1710970900
John Michael Apostolakos, MD, MPH
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Vail, CO
- NPI 1306378419
Brian Stephen Appleby, M.D.
- Geriatric Psychiatry Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1558417030
Gregory Kit Applegate, D.O.
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1396766689
Linda L Armstrong, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Uniontown, OH
- NPI 1992973481
Mauricio Arruda, MD
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1326151366
Tannaz Asadi, M.D.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1790122893
Karen Lynne Ashby, MD
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1730104092
Daniel I Asher, M.D.
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1134414204
Dayne Paul Ashman, MD
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
- Pittsburgh, PA
- NPI 1629556485
Joe Emile Assaad, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Lorain, OH
- NPI 1457562431
Sameer Kaushik Avasarala, M.D.
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1255673604
Edwin G Avery IV, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1639157241
Stefanie Avril
- Anatomic Pathology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1831519149
David Adam Axelrod, MD
- Transplant Surgery Physician
- Iowa City, IA
- NPI 1477574820
Nabil Azar, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Mayfield, OH
- NPI 1164428777
Yuriy Babayev, M.D.
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Willoughby, OH
- NPI 1841429727
Chaitra A Badve, M.D.
- Neuroradiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1669608998
Robert S Bagdasaryan, M.D.
- Anatomic Pathology Physician
- Taunton, MA
- NPI 1306045554
Charanjit Singh Bahniwal, M.D.
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Cleveland, OH
- NPI 1225028020

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.83
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 994 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.84
- State average 0.97 (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 expected189.28
- State average 170.96 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 29 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.9
- State average 2.27 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 61 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.2
- State average 8.28 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 101 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.4
- State average 11.61 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 97 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.2
- State average 10.63 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 449 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.7
- State average 14.65 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 422 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected13.1
- State average 11.66 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 245 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.5
- State average 3.92 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 3,374 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
- 4,964 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 5,132 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.99
- State average 3.41 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,001 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.83
- State average 1.7 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 355 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.14
- State average 2.32 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 918 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.24
- State average 9.31 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 353 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.87
- State average 5.13 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 325 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.63
- State average 1.79 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 303 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.56 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 4,104 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected5.8
- State average 4.31 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.52
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.36
- State average 0.45
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected2.61
- State average 0.84
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.33
- State average 1.08
- 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 3.6
- State average 4.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.6
- State average 7.08 (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) 1.01
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 17

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 48
- State average 63
- National average 65
- 93 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 253
- State average 164
- National average 168
- 398 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 244
- State average 158
- National average 162
- 368 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 385
- State average 248
- National average 257
- 21 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 96
- State average 97.97 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 193 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 99
- State average 96
- National average 93
- 85 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 84
- State average 71
- National average 69
- 32 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 72
- State average 82
- National average 78
- 1,299 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events 0
- State average 0.12 (computed here)
- National average 0.18 (computed here)
- 5,361 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 16
- State average 9.07 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 43 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 81
- State average 94.4 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 938 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 2
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 54,734 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 11
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 2,661 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 68
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 41 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 65
- State average 86
- National average 87
- 20 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 73
- State average 79
- National average 81
- 93 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 98
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 44 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (13)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 4
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 4
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 4
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 4
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 4
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 1
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 1

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.4
- State average 14.52 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 178 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.8
- State average 21.66 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 871 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 12
- State average 10.24 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 102 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 11
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 517 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 26
- State average 2.29 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 452 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.3
- State average 17.27 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 763 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.3
- State average 6.07 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 35 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10.3
- State average 11.07 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 84 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.4
- State average 19.74 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 207 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.4
- State average 13.26 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 907 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 682 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

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

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Sources for this page

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Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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