University of Utah Hospital and Clinics

Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, Medicare certification number 460009. CMS publishes 66 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 460009The 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: Government - State
Control type: State
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jan 7, 1999
Beds: 1,013
Overall star rating: 5 of 5Care Compare
Address: 50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-2121

NPI records for this facility 3

University of Utah
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Salt Lake City, UT
- NPI 1487734976
Medicare enrollment
University of Utah
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Salt Lake City, UT
- NPI 1588656870
Medicare enrollment
University of Utah
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Salt Lake City, UT
- NPI 1699889576
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 4.03 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.91 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.88 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.76 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.82 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.82 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.74 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 4.26 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.79 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.78
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 3,231 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.91
- State average 0.91 (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 expected156.56
- State average 170.1 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 297 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected1.8
- State average 2.17 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 68 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected8.3
- State average 8.72 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12
- State average 10.8 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 168 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected9.1
- State average 11.45 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 423 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.7
- State average 14.31 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 347 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.8
- State average 12.74 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 506 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better2.7
- State average 3.89 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 5,004 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.19
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 11,361 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
- 12,089 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.06
- State average 3.18 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 4,881 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.58
- State average 1.68 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 204 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.55
- State average 2.38 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 4,443 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected6.76
- State average 8.34 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 212 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.49
- State average 5.05 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 198 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.88
- State average 1.75 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 1,317 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.5
- State average 0.5 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 10,150 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected2.8
- State average 4.37 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 289 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.6
- 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) Better0.55
- State average 0.46
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.52
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia Better0.6
- State average 0.43
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.2
- State average 0.33
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.74
- State average 0.63
- 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 3.7
- State average 5.75 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 4.1
- State average 6.78 (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 0.96
- 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 80
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 91 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 96
- State average 94.4 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 336 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 52
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 126 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 240
- State average 139
- National average 168
- 410 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 234
- State average 133
- National average 162
- 380 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 372
- State average 205
- National average 257
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 428 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 98
- State average 96
- National average 93
- 64 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 98
- State average 91
- National average 78
- 21,612 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 5
- State average 1
- National average 2
- 73,973 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 14
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 10,252 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 47 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 97
- State average 83
- National average 87
- 32 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 53
- State average 83
- National average 81
- 126 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 98
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 43 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

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
Head CT results — 1
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
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
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 13.77 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 213 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate Better17.5
- State average 20.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- Better than the national rate
- 664 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 0.4
- State average -8.23 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 180 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients -34.8
- State average -40.47 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 478 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -7
- State average -32.08 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 374 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.2
- State average 16.57 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 535 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.8
- State average 5.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 1,119 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy Better8.8
- State average 9.77 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- Better than the national rate
- 1,119 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.4
- State average 5.65 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 310 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected10
- State average 10.1 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 72 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected18.2
- State average 19.52 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 113 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected12.6
- State average 13.09 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 2,684 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
- 2,156 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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