Nassau University Medical Center
2201 Hempstead Tpke.
East Meadow, NY, 11554
516-572-0123
http://www.numc.edu/
Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - State
Emergency Service: Yes
Number of beds: 530
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Does not have a cardiac surgery program
Stroke care registry: Yes
Nursing care registry: Yes
Quality measures
These measures indicate how likely it is that patients will suffer from complications and deaths while in the hospital. The hospital's score is the number of times these events occur for every 1,000 patient discharges, either medical and surgical or just surgical. The government indicates how these scores compare to the national rate, but it does not release a specific national average for these measures.
| Categories | Hospital's score | Compared to national average |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal complications after surgery | 158.88 | Worse than national rate |
| Collapsed lung from exam or treatment | 0.68 | Worse than national rate |
| Post-op respiratory failure | N/A | No different than national rate |
| Post-op pulmonary embolism | 6.16 | No different than national rate |
| Wounds re-opening after operations | 1.74 | No different than national rate |
| Accidental puncture or laceration | 0.80 | No different than national rate |
| Patient safety overall | N/A | N/A |
Hospital-acquired conditions
These measures show how often patients got certain serious conditions while in the hospital, that might have been prevented if the hospital followed procedures based on best practices and scientific evidence. The rate is the number of cases per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges, except for the foreign object rate, which only takes into account surgical cases.
| Categories | Hospital's rate | National average |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign objects retained after surgery | 0 | 0.028 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infection | 0 | 0.358 |
| Vascular catheter-associated infections | 0.265 | 0.372 |
| Falls and trauma | 0.265 | 0.527 |
| Manifestations of poor glycemic control | 0 | 0.058 |
| Serious pressure ulcers | 0 | 0.136 |
| Air embolism | 0 | 0.003 |
| Blood incompatibility | 0 | 0.001 |
Mortality and re-admission rates
Mortality rates focus on whether patients died within 30 days of hospitalization. Readmission rates focus on whether patients were hospitalized again within 30 days. The rates shown here are per 1,000 patients and are based on people with Medicare who are 65 and older and take into account how sick patients were upon initial hospitalization. Death rates and rates of readmission show whether a hospital is doing its best to prevent complications, teach patients at discharge, and ensure patients make a smooth transition to their home or other setting.
| Categories | Hospital's score | Compared to national rate |
|---|---|---|
| Heart attack death rate | 17.8 | No different than national rate |
| Heart attack readmission rate | 21.3 | No different than national rate |
| Heart failure death rate | 14.3 | No different than national rate |
| Heart failure readmission rate | 30.0 | Worse than national rate |
| Pneumonia 30-day death rate | 14.9 | No different than national rate |
| Pneumonia 30-day readmission rate | 23.4 | Worse than national rate |
Patient survey results
Results of a national, standardized survey of hospital patients created to publicly report the patient's perspective of hospital care. The survey asks a random sample of recently discharged patients about 10 important aspects of their hospital experience. Here are the percentages:
| Questions | Always | Sometimes or never | Usually |
|---|---|---|---|
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? | 71 | 10 | 19 |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? | 60 | 13 | 27 |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? | 47 | 29 | 24 |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? | 51 | 33 | 16 |
| How often was patient's pain well controlled? | 57 | 20 | 23 |
| How often was the area around patients rooms kept quiet at night? | 43 | 28 | 29 |
| How often were the patients rooms and bathrooms kept clean? | 57 | 21 | 22 |
| 6 or lower | 7 or 8 | 9 or 10 | |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? | 24 | 33 | 43 |
| No | Yes | ||
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? | 29 | 71 | |
| Probably or definitely not | Yes | Probably | |
| Would patients recommend this hospital to family and friends? | 16 | 45 | 39 |
Process of care measure
These measures show how often hospitals give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures. Unless otherwise noted, the scores are percentages. Information about these treatments are taken from the patients' records and most are converted into a percentage; some scores are in minutes, where indicated. The measures are based on scientific evidence about treatments that are known to get the best results. Measures in bold are to be considered core measures under the Affordable Care Act.