BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS - BROOKLYN, NY

Institution representatives - add corrected or new information about BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS »

Addresss:
121 DEKALB AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (718) 250-8000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER II

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 23.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 509.60
Other Salaried Personnel : 1435.80
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.00
Dieticians : 7.00
Occupational Therapists : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 6.00
Registered Pharmacists : 21.00
Respiratory Therapists : 27.90
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 6.00
Physicians : 181.50
Medical Social Workers : 15.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 55.50
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 6.00
Physician Assistants : 19.50
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 40.20
Nurse Practitioners: 10.10
Residents (Physicians) : 24.30
Psychologists : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 483
Total Certified: 483
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 26
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 10

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit 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
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Forensic Psychiatric Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

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

$26,933
New York:

$30,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,066
New York:

$10,049
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.64%
State:

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

$32,916
New York:

$46,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,891
State:

$15,936
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.52%
State:

1.08%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,114
New York:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,413
State:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

2.35%
New York:

0.85%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,591
State:

$15,244
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,491
New York:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

0.63%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,506
State:

$23,060
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,177
State:

$8,106
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.08%
State:

0.52%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,490
New York:

$16,914
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,759
New York:

$6,056
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.98%
New York:

0.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,542
State:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,886
State:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.57%
State:

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

$16,017
State:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,286
State:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.42%
New York:

1.64%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,880
New York:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,180
State:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.20%
State:

2.35%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,779
New York:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,018
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

2.64%
New York:

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

$21,373
New York:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,578
New York:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

2.50%
State:

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

$20,627
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,390
State:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

1.96%
New York:

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

$15,364
State:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,223
State:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.18%
State:

1.51%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,909
State:

$63,432
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,258
State:

$20,246
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.47%
State:

0.27%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,129
New York:

$32,366
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,533
New York:

$10,017
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

2.99%
State:

1.38%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,721
New York:

$26,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,073
New York:

$8,210
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.59%
New York:

0.35%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,456
State:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,353
State:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.69%
New York:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,227
State:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,611
New York:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

2.55%
New York:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,713
State:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,128
New York:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.69%
New York:

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

$18,174
State:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,247
New York:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.27%
New York:

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

$15,551
New York:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,116
State:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

3.57%
New York:

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

$14,505
New York:

$20,757
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,048
New York:

$6,412
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.54%
New York:

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

$27,317
State:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,465
New York:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.40%
State:

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

$31,421
New York:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,150
State:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.22%
State:

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

$15,727
New York:

$19,019
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,097
New York:

$6,378
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

1.42%
New York:

0.59%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,003
New York:

$25,800
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,836
New York:

$7,975
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.78%
State:

0.56%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,800
New York:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,321
New York:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

3.23%
State:

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

$26,453
New York:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,318
New York:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 71
Here:

3.48%
New York:

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

$18,251
State:

$17,445
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,965
State:

$5,979
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.47%
State:

1.37%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,014
New York:

$16,793
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,604
State:

$6,151
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.54%
New York:

0.51%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,535
New York:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,045
New York:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.88%
State:

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

$43,108
New York:

$55,434
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,907
State:

$18,455
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.78%
New York:

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

$24,157
State:

$33,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,830
State:

$11,059
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.93%
New York:

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

$17,766
New York:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,242
New York:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

2.50%
New York:

2.87%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,477
New York:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,715
State:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.59%
New York:

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

$23,634
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,554
State:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.42%
State:

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

$19,597
New York:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,143
New York:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

3.38%
New York:

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

$20,685
New York:

$27,648
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,050
New York:

$9,190
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.54%
New York:

0.26%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,710
State:

$46,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,525
New York:

$17,465
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.59%
New York:

0.71%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,463
State:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,521
State:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.76%
State:

0.70%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,958
New York:

$30,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,767
New York:

$9,956
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.78%
New York:

0.37%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$61,301
State:

$46,733
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,559
New York:

$15,628
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

0.26%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,532
State:

$63,356
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,064
State:

$22,153
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.73%
State:

0.53%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,682
State:

$80,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$37,846
New York:

$30,467
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.18%
New York:

0.53%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,726
New York:

$28,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,680
New York:

$9,257
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.08%
State:

0.64%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,514
State:

$21,301
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,579
State:

$6,211
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.26%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,643
State:

$36,015
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,912
New York:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.83%
New York:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,901
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,141
State:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.96%
New York:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,484
State:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,161
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

2.30%
New York:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,058
State:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,080
State:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.76%
New York:

1.29%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,044
State:

$18,806
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,777
New York:

$5,953
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.83%
New York:

0.31%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,744
New York:

$34,266
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,406
State:

$11,846
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.78%
State:

0.66%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,202
New York:

$51,542
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$26,507
New York:

$17,543
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.98%
State:

0.66%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$72,265
State:

$122,124
Average Total Payments
Here:

$61,957
New York:

$51,777
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.48%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,644
State:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,583
State:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.47%
State:

0.82%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,311
State:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,742
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.03%
New York:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$74,255
New York:

$126,634
Average Total Payments
Here:

$68,688
New York:

$59,441
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.42%
State:

0.67%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,158
New York:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,049
New York:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 99
Here:

4.85%
New York:

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

$27,482
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,864
New York:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.83%
State:

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

$17,005
State:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,043
New York:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.22%
New York:

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

$21,798
State:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,874
State:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

2.01%
State:

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

$39,382
New York:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,618
State:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

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

$15,648
State:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,984
State:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.78%
New York:

1.04%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,021
State:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,252
New York:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 86
Here:

4.21%
New York:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,226
State:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,521
New York:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.06%
State:

1.33%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 16%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
New York:

7%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

62%
New York:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
New York:

6%
Usually
Here:

19%
New York:

17%
Always
Here:

72%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

25%
New York:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

45%
New York:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
New York:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

53%
State:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

28%
New York:

24%
Usually
Here:

19%
New York:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

53%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
New York:

11%
Usually
Here:

25%
New York:

22%
Always
Here:

61%
New York:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

23%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
New York:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

47%
New York:

49%

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

Yes
Here:

70%
State:

81%
No
Here:

30%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

22%
New York:

12%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

31%
New York:

27%
9 or 10
Here:

47%
New York:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

12%
New York:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

38%
State:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

50%
New York:

64%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

14
New York:

10
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

97.3%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.6%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

94.0%
New York:

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

93.0%
State:

98.6%

Pneumonia

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

91.0%
New York:

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

89.0%
State:

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

88.0%
State:

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

95.0%
State:

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

82.0%
New York:

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

86.0%
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:

93.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

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

97.0%
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:

98.0%
State:

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

98.0%
New York:

98.1%
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
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

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

97.0%
New York:

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

61.0%
State:

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

84.0%
New York:

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

99.0%
New York:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.9%
State:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.8%
State:

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

13.7%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

21.7%
State:

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

29.2%
State:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.4%
New York:

19.8%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.450%
State:

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

0.225%
State:

0.435%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.113%
New York:

0.461%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.225%
New York:

0.452%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

6.100%
New York:

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

0.137%
New York:

0.112%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

9.500%
New York:

5.961%

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. 

This web site and associated pages are not associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS and has no official or unofficial affiliation with BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS.

Some parts © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.