BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER - NEW YORK, NY

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Addresss:
462 FIRST AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10016
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (212) 561-4132

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 41.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 826.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 2622.50
Dieticians : 20.50
Physical Therapists : 0.50
Registered Pharmacists : 43.50
Respiratory Therapists : 23.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 86.00
Medical Social Workers : 82.50
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 129.00
Physician Assistants : 21.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 6.00
Nurse Practitioners: 14.50
Residents (Physicians) : 425.00
Psychologists : 33.50

Number Of Beds
Total: 912
Total Certified: 912
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 339
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 46

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Forensic Psychiatric Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

99.0%
New York:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

94.0%
New York:

91.3%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

96.6%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

97.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

98.0%
New York:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.6%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

91.0%
New York:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
New York:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

91.0%
New York:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
New York:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

94.0%
State:

94.0%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
New York:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

98.1%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

95.0%
New York:

95.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

96.0%
New York:

92.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

94.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
New York:

94.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

12.6%
State:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.7%
New York:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.9%
New York:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

21.0%
New York:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

28.0%
New York:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.6%
State:

19.8%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.619%
New York:

0.660%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.464%
State:

0.435%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.309%
New York:

0.452%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.155%
State:

0.165%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

1.900%
New York:

11.437%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.073%
State:

0.112%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.008%
New York:

0.030%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

5.300%
State:

3.854%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,655
State:

$30,351
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,644
State:

$10,049
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.11%
New York:

0.64%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,514
State:

$46,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,978
New York:

$15,936
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

1.08%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,534
State:

$19,866
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,429
State:

$6,537
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.13%
New York:

0.33%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,273
New York:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,050
New York:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 95
Here:

7.18%
State:

0.85%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,370
State:

$15,244
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,331
New York:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.06%
New York:

0.63%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,601
State:

$23,060
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,966
New York:

$8,106
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.83%
New York:

0.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,889
State:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,641
New York:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.44%
State:

1.43%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,585
State:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,061
State:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.89%
State:

1.64%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,502
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,560
New York:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

3.47%
New York:

2.35%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,660
State:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,635
New York:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

4.68%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,128
State:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,411
New York:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.74%
New York:

1.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,729
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,821
State:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.13%
State:

1.87%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,094
State:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,298
New York:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.36%
State:

1.51%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,559
New York:

$32,366
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,993
State:

$10,017
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.51%
State:

1.38%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,326
New York:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,759
State:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.28%
New York:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,436
State:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,764
State:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.13%
State:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,826
State:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,810
New York:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
New York:

0.66%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,274
New York:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,032
State:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,784
New York:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,901
State:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

3.32%
State:

3.99%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,033
New York:

$20,757
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,926
State:

$6,412
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
New York:

0.50%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,453
New York:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,635
New York:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.36%
State:

1.98%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,125
New York:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,527
New York:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.91%
New York:

0.73%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,472
State:

$19,019
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,778
State:

$6,378
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.59%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,206
State:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,582
New York:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

4.00%
New York:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,230
State:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$25,269
State:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

2.38%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,054
New York:

$17,445
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,748
State:

$5,979
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

2.27%
State:

1.37%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,374
New York:

$37,196
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,057
State:

$13,945
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.89%
State:

0.26%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,421
State:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,953
State:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.91%
State:

1.22%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,034
New York:

$55,434
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$26,533
New York:

$18,455
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

0.82%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,006
New York:

$33,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,833
State:

$11,059
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.36%
New York:

0.79%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,572
State:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,922
State:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

3.63%
New York:

2.87%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,927
New York:

$45,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$28,280
New York:

$17,066
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

4.46%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,150
State:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,572
State:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.28%
New York:

1.10%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,454
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,769
State:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
New York:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,410
New York:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,357
State:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

3.25%
New York:

2.44%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,571
State:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,834
State:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.91%
New York:

0.70%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,895
State:

$73,126
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$41,904
State:

$29,668
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.98%
State:

0.37%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,586
State:

$47,727
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,272
State:

$18,192
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

2.49%
New York:

1.92%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,698
New York:

$28,607
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,349
State:

$9,257
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.28%
New York:

0.64%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,875
New York:

$16,388
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,774
New York:

$6,112
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.40%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,607
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,816
New York:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

2.42%
New York:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,634
State:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,569
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.19%
State:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,088
New York:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,152
New York:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

2.49%
State:

1.29%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,781
State:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$31,292
New York:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.98%
State:

0.82%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,938
New York:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,633
New York:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.27%
New York:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,824
State:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,796
State:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

2.79%
New York:

5.04%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,931
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,089
New York:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.98%
New York:

1.68%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,651
New York:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,645
New York:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
New York:

0.89%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,004
State:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,061
New York:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.19%
State:

2.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,034
State:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,575
New York:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.98%
New York:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,017
State:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,193
State:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
New York:

1.04%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,091
New York:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,945
New York:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 90
Here:

6.80%
State:

3.39%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
New York:

7%
Usually
Here:

24%
New York:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
New York:

17%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

22%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
New York:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

49%
State:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
New York:

9%
Usually
Here:

29%
New York:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
New York:

66%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

28%
New York:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
New York:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

53%
State:

58%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
New York:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
State:

67%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

24%
State:

17%
Usually
Here:

33%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

43%
State:

49%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
This Hospital:

80%
New York:

81%
No
This Hospital:

20%
New York:

19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
This Hospital:

10%
State:

12%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

33%
New York:

27%
9 or 10
Here:

57%
State:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

6%
New York:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

31%
New York:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

63%
State:

64%

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