NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - EAST MEADOW, NY

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Addresss:
2201 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE
EAST MEADOW, NY, 11554
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (516) 572-0123

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 54.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 592.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 910.50
Dieticians : 5.20
Occupational Therapists : 7.00
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Registered Pharmacists : 15.00
Respiratory Therapists : 17.00
Physicians : 185.00
Medical Social Workers : 8.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 2.00
Physician Assistants : 18.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 33.00
Nurse Practitioners: 5.60
Residents (Physicians) : 266.00
Psychologists : 6.70

Number Of Beds
Total: 631
Total Certified: 631
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 90
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 30

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
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
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical 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
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
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.265%
State:

0.660%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.265%
State:

0.435%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

17.600%
State:

11.437%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

12.200%
State:

3.854%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 18%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

26%
New York:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
New York:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
New York:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
New York:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

26%
New York:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
New York:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

46%
New York:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

54%
State:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

34%
State:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

47%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
New York:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
State:

17%
Usually
Here:

32%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

45%
State:

49%

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

Yes
Here:

73%
State:

81%
No
Here:

27%
New York:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

23%
State:

12%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

32%
New York:

27%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

45%
New York:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

16%
New York:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

41%
New York:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

43%
New York:

64%

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

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

$35,688
New York:

$46,975
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,025
State:

$15,936
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.75%
New York:

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

$12,236
New York:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,126
State:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 107
This Hospital:

4.71%
New York:

0.85%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,683
New York:

$15,244
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,151
State:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.92%
State:

0.63%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,888
New York:

$16,914
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,183
State:

$6,056
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.70%
New York:

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

$16,645
New York:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,097
New York:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.85%
New York:

1.43%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,567
State:

$34,476
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,819
New York:

$11,180
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.92%
New York:

0.84%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,436
New York:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,758
State:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.41%
State:

1.64%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,538
New York:

$41,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,212
State:

$13,424
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.32%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,917
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,777
State:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.33%
New York:

2.35%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,663
New York:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,560
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 126
Here:

5.55%
State:

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

$14,639
State:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,726
State:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.14%
State:

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

$25,347
New York:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,057
New York:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

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

$12,107
New York:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,497
State:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.97%
New York:

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

$32,740
New York:

$63,432
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,745
State:

$20,246
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.48%
State:

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

$26,120
New York:

$32,366
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,282
State:

$10,017
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.66%
State:

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

$19,185
State:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,272
New York:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.28%
State:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,679
State:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,595
State:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.41%
State:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,836
New York:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,705
New York:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.41%
State:

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

$18,805
New York:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,925
New York:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.88%
New York:

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

$11,196
State:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,589
New York:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

3.61%
New York:

3.99%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,894
New York:

$19,845
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,486
State:

$5,974
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.84%
New York:

0.44%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,527
New York:

$20,757
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,248
State:

$6,412
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.23%
State:

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

$20,674
New York:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,938
New York:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.41%
New York:

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

$43,893
New York:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,774
New York:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.88%
New York:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,024
State:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,058
State:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

2.29%
New York:

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

$32,051
New York:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,685
State:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.20%
State:

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

$16,991
New York:

$17,445
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,249
New York:

$5,979
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.88%
State:

1.37%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,560
New York:

$44,953
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,979
New York:

$15,635
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.75%
New York:

0.97%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,638
New York:

$37,196
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,011
New York:

$13,945
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.97%
New York:

0.26%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,621
New York:

$16,793
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,500
New York:

$6,151
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.28%
State:

0.51%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$152,093
State:

$132,493
Average Total Payments
Here:

$80,369
State:

$53,759
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.75%
State:

0.61%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,851
State:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,894
State:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.01%
New York:

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

$47,328
State:

$55,434
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,462
New York:

$18,455
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

1.76%
New York:

0.82%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,932
New York:

$24,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,701
State:

$7,235
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.53%
State:

0.66%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,641
State:

$33,952
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,191
New York:

$11,059
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.57%
State:

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

$16,390
State:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,378
New York:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 74
This Hospital:

3.26%
New York:

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

$28,656
New York:

$45,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,163
New York:

$17,066
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.84%
New York:

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

$15,884
State:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,495
State:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.59%
State:

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

$24,247
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,531
State:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

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

$14,056
State:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,273
State:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 134
This Hospital:

5.90%
New York:

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

$12,192
State:

$27,648
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,936
State:

$9,190
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.53%
New York:

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

$23,054
State:

$46,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,975
New York:

$17,465
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.62%
State:

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

$18,004
New York:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,312
State:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.70%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,249
State:

$16,388
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,677
New York:

$6,112
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

2.42%
State:

0.40%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,939
State:

$32,228
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,631
New York:

$10,299
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.89%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,841
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,770
New York:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.54%
New York:

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

$20,170
New York:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,296
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

1.81%
New York:

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

$42,083
New York:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,181
New York:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

1.29%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$74,732
New York:

$122,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$54,737
New York:

$51,777
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.19%
State:

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

$27,448
State:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,680
New York:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.28%
New York:

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

$12,283
State:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,692
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 73
Here:

3.21%
State:

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

$70,165
New York:

$126,634
Average Total Payments
Here:

$61,713
State:

$59,441
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.28%
State:

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

$33,667
New York:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,101
New York:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 135
Here:

5.94%
State:

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

$21,731
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,846
State:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.01%
State:

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

$14,969
State:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,141
State:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

1.63%
State:

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

$16,008
New York:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,017
New York:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.01%
State:

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

$29,847
State:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,698
State:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

1.63%
New York:

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

$10,166
New York:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,337
State:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.75%
State:

1.04%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,467
New York:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,574
State:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 170
Here:

7.49%
State:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,221
New York:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,836
State:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.45%
State:

1.33%

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
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

98.6%
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%
State:

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

99.0%
New York:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

97.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

98.6%

Pneumonia

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

92.0%
New York:

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

85.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
New York:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
New York:

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

99.0%
New York:

94.0%

Surgery

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

97.0%
New York:

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

96.0%
State:

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

95.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
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
Here:

100.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
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:

84.0%
New York:

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

77.0%
State:

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

100.0%
New York:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

17.8%
State:

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

14.3%
New York:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

14.9%
State:

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

21.3%
New York:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

30.0%
State:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

23.4%
New York:

19.8%

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