Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hospital in Nashville, TN, Medicare certification number 440039. CMS publishes 66 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

CCN: 440039The 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: Apr 15, 2008
Beds: 1,091
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Address: 1211 Medical Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-3454

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

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1396882205
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 1

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hospital, CCN 44S039

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.21 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.65 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.17 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.47 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.17 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.7 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.25 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 3,398

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

Matthew Abbate, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1982796306
Hibo Abdi, APRN
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1336761758
Hodan Abdi, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1710383922
Cecilia Abello, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1760336101
Ahad Abid, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1316500176
Yara Aboshady, MD
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1558998971
Odette Abou Ghanem, M.D.
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1154050227
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD
- Epilepsy Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1568546679
Elias Abou-Zeid, MD
- Neurology Physician
- Crossville, TN
- NPI 1659572873
Robert Abraham, MD
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1285781161
Madeline Abrahamsen, NP
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1992334346
Vandana Gupta Abramson, MD
- Medical Oncology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1154359602
Tarek Absi, MD
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1578647681
Amir M Abtahi, M.D.
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1730405101
Ahmad Jaber Abu-Halimah, M.D.
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1013958776
Lealani Mae Acosta, MD
- Neurology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1003019902
Amanda Actor, MD
- Geriatric Psychiatry Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1952922718
Chloe Adam
- Physician Assistant
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1265260400
Rony Abraham Adam, MD
- Gynecology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1992734792
Kylie Elizabeth Adamek, MD
- Interventional Cardiology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1972966786
Allison N Adams, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1144588690
Dawn Marie Wiese Adams, M.D.
- Gastroenterology Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1588807168
Meghan Nicole Adams, APRN, FNP-C
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1093322042
Raeanna C. Adams, M.D.
- Trauma Surgery Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1174676076
Aaron Weldon Aday, M.D.
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Nashville, TN
- NPI 1336469220

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.21
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 4,737 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.13
- State average 0.99 (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 expected145.72
- State average 181.38 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 459 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.8
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 228 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.6
- State average 9.07 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 135 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12.1
- State average 12.26 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 223 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.2
- State average 11.61 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 632 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.7
- State average 16.17 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 466 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.1
- State average 12.98 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 557 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.9
- State average 4.36 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 7,242 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.3
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 17,585 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 18,947 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.16
- State average 3.4 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 7,265 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.33
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 4,100 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate Worse3.28
- State average 2.29 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- Worse than the national rate
- 6,585 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected9.05
- State average 9.55 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 4,115 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected4.74
- State average 5.25 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 4,325 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.66
- State average 1.73 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,745 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate Worse1.2
- State average 0.61 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- Worse than the national rate
- 15,700 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.5
- State average 4.37 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 156 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.59
- State average 0.41
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0.7
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.24
- State average 0.25
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected1.07
- State average 0.99
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.41
- State average 1.17
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.34
- State average 0.89
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 5
- State average 5.37 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 6.1
- State average 6.1 (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
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 66
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 133 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 58
- State average 59
- National average 65
- 100 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 280
- State average 170
- National average 168
- 389 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 269
- State average 162
- National average 162
- 361 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 426
- State average 308
- National average 257
- 26 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 95.07 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 531 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 96
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 120 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 8
- State average 69
- National average 69
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 92
- State average 75
- National average 78
- 33,167 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 2
- State average 1.54 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 14,254 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 3
- National average 2
- 140,484 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 14
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 17,281 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 73
- State average 63
- National average 73
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 77
- National average 81
- 100 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

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 — 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) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected13.5
- State average 14.37 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 400 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected19.1
- State average 21.35 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 1,055 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -18
- State average 1.29 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 288 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -31.6
- State average 5.29 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 752 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -10.7
- State average 5.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 504 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.4
- State average 17.45 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 668 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.2
- State average 5.03 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 1,413 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected11.4
- State average 11.23 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 1,413 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.6
- State average 5.92 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 162 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected9.9
- State average 10.8 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 232 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.5
- State average 19.86 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 215 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected10.9
- State average 12.75 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 4,301 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery Better0.7
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- Better than expected
- 3,175 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

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

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Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.