Ascension Seton Northwest

Hospital in Austin, TX, Medicare certification number 450867. CMS publishes 47 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 450867The 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, 2003
Last certification: Aug 3, 2023
Beds: 124
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 11113 Research Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 324-6000

NPI records for this facility 1

Ascension Seton
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Austin, TX
- NPI 1124137054
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.71 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.67 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.07 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.96 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.28 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.82 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 15

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.01
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 226 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.87
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected8.5
- State average 10.52 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 50 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected13.6
- State average 14.69 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 116 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.7
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 317 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
- 1,110 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,098 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.16
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 238 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.65
- State average 1.62 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 100 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.23
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 230 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected7.74
- State average 10.06 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 113 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.01
- State average 5.23 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 93 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.73
- State average 1.77 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.45
- State average 0.52 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 782 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.9
- State average 4.14 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1, 29
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for COPD patients — 1, 29
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1, 29
Death rate for stroke patients — 1, 29

Infections 3

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.66
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.48
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0
- State average 0.24
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 1
- State average 7.72 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 7

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.08
- State average 1.03
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 12

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 49
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 57 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 174
- State average 150
- National average 168
- 401 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 173
- State average 145
- National average 162
- 386 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 382
- State average 233
- National average 257
- 12 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Head CT results 17
- State average 67
- National average 69
- 12 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 77
- State average 74
- National average 78
- 890 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 87
- State average 93.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 141 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 13
- State average 14
- National average 15
- 350 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 38
- State average 74
- National average 73
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 77
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 57 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 83
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 36 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 86
- State average 78.56 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 547 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (18)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 1, 29
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 1, 29
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 1, 29
Emergency department volume — 5
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 5
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
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Left before being seen — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5

Unplanned visits 6

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.2
- State average 21.26 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 40 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 9.3
- State average -1.32 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 17.3
- State average 2.42 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 120 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected18.7
- State average 17.32 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 96 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13
- State average 13.1 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 97 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 106 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (8)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 7
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 7
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1, 29
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1, 29
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients — 1

Sources for this page

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