VA hospital in Brooklyn, New York
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn
A chart of the figures in the table that follows.
| Year | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 |
Source: CMS Hospital General Information (dataset xubh-q36u), released ; CMS archived hospital files released , and .
VA hospitals with 4 stars, each year: : 40: 27: 32: 37
Key measures
Four measures CMS reports for most hospitals, beside the state and national figures CMS publishes for them.
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ratio
- 1.259
- 2 observed, 1.6 predictedNew York 0.547
- No Different than National Benchmark
- Catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ratio
- 0.601
- 2 observed, 3.3 predictedNew York 0.441
- No Different than National Benchmark
CMS categories for this hospital's measures
Better0 measures
No different13 measures
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ICU and select wards
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ICU and select wards
- Serious complications composite (PSI 90)
- Pressure ulcers
- Collapsed lung caused by a procedure
- Falls in the hospital that caused a fracture
- Bleeding or hematoma after surgery
- Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery
- Breathing failure after surgery
- Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery
- Sepsis after surgery
- Surgical wound reopening
- Accidental cut or tear during an abdominal or pelvic procedure
Worse0 measures
Too few cases1 measure
| Group | Measures used | Better | No different | Worse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Safety of care | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Readmissions | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
"Better" and "worse" are CMS's comparison of each measure with the national value.
Measures outside "No different"
These are the measures where CMS's own comparison category for this hospital is better, worse or "Number of Cases Too Small"; for every other measure with a category it is "No different".
| Measure | This hospital | CMS comparison | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths after a serious treatable surgical complication | Not available (footnote 1) | Number of Cases Too Small | to |
Infections
A standardized infection ratio compares the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for its patients; below 1 means fewer than predicted. How to read infection ratios.
Period for all rows: to .
| Measure | This hospital | New York | National | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ICU and select wards | 1.259 | 0.547 | 1.000 | No Different than National Benchmark |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ICU and select wards | 0.601 | 0.441 | 1.000 | No Different than National Benchmark |
Deaths
Risk-standardized death rates within 30 days of admission, by condition; lower is better, and CMS's current release does not say whether a difference from the national rate is meaningful. How to read death and readmission rates.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . CMS publishes no New York figure for these measures.
| Measure | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days, heart attack patients | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Deaths within 30 days, heart failure patients | 7.8% | 11.1% |
| Deaths within 30 days, pneumonia patients | 11.4% | 15.2% |
| Deaths within 30 days, COPD patients | 6.6% | 8.6% |
| Deaths within 30 days, all conditions (hospital-wide)Period: to | 3.2% | 3.9% |
Complications
Serious complications measured by the Patient Safety Indicators CMS reports, and the complication rate after hip or knee replacement; lower is better. How the star rating works.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . CMS publishes no New York figure for these measures.
| Measure | This hospital | National | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications composite (PSI 90) | 1.21 | 1.00 | No Different Than the National Value |
| Pressure ulcers | 1.3 | 0.63 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Deaths after a serious treatable surgical complication | Not available (footnote 1) | 173.3 | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure | 0.31 | 0.21 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a fracture | 0.37 | 0.27 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery | 2.72 | 2.34 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery | 1.56 | 1.67 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Breathing failure after surgery | 7.57 | 9.42 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery | 3.09 | 3.52 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Sepsis after surgery | 6.08 | 5.27 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Surgical wound reopening | 1.69 | 1.77 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Accidental cut or tear during an abdominal or pelvic procedure | 1.77 | 1.06 | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Complications after hip or knee replacementPeriod: to | 4.2% | 4.1% | No CMS comparison in this release |
Readmissions
Unplanned returns within 30 days of discharge, and hospital return days; lower is better, and CMS's current release does not publish a comparison for these rates. How to read death and readmission rates.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . CMS publishes no New York figure for these measures.
| Measure | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days, heart attack patients | 14.7% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted within 30 days, heart failure patients | 23.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days, pneumonia patients | 17.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted within 30 days, COPD patients | 20.8% | 20% |
| Readmitted within 30 days after hip or knee replacement | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| Days back in the hospital within 30 days, heart attack patientsPeriod: to | Not available (footnote 1) | Not compared |
| Days back in the hospital within 30 days, heart failure patientsPeriod: to | +52.4 days per 100 discharges | Not compared |
| Days back in the hospital within 30 days, pneumonia patientsPeriod: to | +1.3 days per 100 discharges | Not compared |
Emergency department
Median minutes in the emergency department and the share of patients who left before being seen; lower is better, and the national median shown is for emergency departments in the same CMS volume group. How to read emergency department times.
Period for all rows unless a row says otherwise: to . New York and national figures: CMS footnote 25.
| Measure | This hospital | New York | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving, excluding transferred and mental health patients | Not available (footnotes 5, 24) | 194 minutes (footnote 26) | 123 minutes (footnote 26) low-volume EDs |
| Median emergency department time for mental health patients | Not available (footnotes 5, 24) | 294 minutes | 195 minutes low-volume EDs |
| Left the emergency department before being seenPeriod: to | 0% (footnote 24) | 2% (footnote 26) | 2% (footnote 26) |
What CMS does not report here
CMS's current files have no values for this hospital in: patient survey, timely and effective care, behavioral health. CMS gives its reason for a missing value in the footnotes below.
CMS notes for this facility
CMS attaches footnotes to a hospital's star rating or to its measures, whether or not it reports a value. Each is CMS's own sentence, quoted once; the markers beside figures on this page link here.
- CMS footnote 1: The number of cases/patients is too few to report. CMS attached it to measures in: complications, readmissions.
- CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period. CMS attached it to measures in: patient survey, emergency department, timely and effective care, behavioral health.
- CMS footnote 24: Results for this Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital are combined with those from the VHA administrative parent hospital that manages all points of service. CMS attached it to measures in: patient survey, emergency department, timely and effective care, behavioral health.
- CMS footnote 25: State and national averages include Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital data. CMS attached it to the state and national figures for measures in: emergency department.
- CMS footnote 26: State and national averages include Department of Defense (DoD) hospital data. CMS attached it to the state and national figures for measures in: emergency department.
Other VA hospitals in New York
CMS's star rating for each of the other VA hospitals in New York, and the three years before, by name. All VA hospitals in New York.
- Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany
- : 4 stars
- : 3 stars
- : 3 stars
- : 2 stars
2 of 5 - : not rated
- : not rated
- : not rated
- : not rated
Not rated- : 1 star
- : 2 stars
- : 3 stars
- : 4 stars
4 of 5- Northport VA Medical CenterNorthport
- : 2 stars
- : 2 stars
- : 4 stars
- : 5 stars
5 of 5 - Syracuse VA Medical CenterSyracuse
- : 2 stars
- : 1 star
- : 2 stars
- : 3 stars
3 of 5 - : 5 stars
- : 4 stars
- : 4 stars
- : 5 stars
5 of 5- : not rated
- : not rated
- : 5 stars
- : 5 stars
5 of 5- : 2 stars
- : 1 star
- : 2 stars
- : 3 stars
3 of 5
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data Catalog. Released by CMS on : Hospital General Information; Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital; Healthcare Associated Infections - State; Healthcare Associated Infections - National; Veterans Health Administration Timely and Effective Care Data; Timely and Effective Care - National; Timely and Effective Care - State; Footnote Crosswalk. Released by CMS on : Complications and Deaths - Hospital; Complications and Deaths - National; Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital; Unplanned Hospital Visits - National. Earlier star ratings come from CMS's archived hospital files, released , and . The dataset ids and how this site reads each file are on the methodology page. CMS's own page for this hospital is on Care Compare.
These ratings describe measured past performance. They are not medical advice. For questions about your own care, talk with your VA care team or the hospital's patient advocate.
- Name in CMS files
- VA NEW YORK HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - BROOKLYN
- Emergency department volume group (CMS)
- Low
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