Compare Hospital Readmission Rates

Howard County General Hospital vs. Medstar Harbor Hospital

Compare Readmission Rates

Learn and compare hospital readmissions at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, Maryland and Medstar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland

Quality Measure	Howard County General Hospital 5755 CEDAR LANE COLUMBIA, MD	Medstar Harbor Hospital 3001 SOUTH HANOVER STREET BALTIMORE, MD
COPD 30-Day Mortality Rate COPD 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients A lower rate is better.	7.7% No different than the National Rate	8.2% No different than the National Rate
COPD 30-Day Readmission Rate COPD 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients A lower rate is better.	20.9% No different than the National Rate	19.9% No different than the National Rate
Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Mortality Rate Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients A lower rate is better.	12.3% No different than the National Rate	13.7% No different than the National Rate
Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Readmission Rate Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients A lower rate is better.	17.2% No different than the National Rate	17.5% No different than the National Rate
Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for heart failure (HF) patients A lower rate is better.	25.2% Worse than the National Rate	23.2% No different than the National Rate
Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for heart failure (HF) patients A lower rate is better.	10.9% No different than the National Rate	9.3% No different than the National Rate
Pneumonia 30-Day Mortality Rate Pneumonia 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for pneumonia (PN) patients A lower rate is better.	12.3% No different than the National Rate	8.5% Better than the National Rate
Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for pneumonia (PN) patients A lower rate is better.	18.9% No different than the National Rate	15.5% No different than the National Rate
Stroke 30-Day Readmission Rate Stroke 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for stroke patients A lower rate is better.	12.0% No different than the National Rate	12.9% No different than the National Rate
Stroke 30-Day Mortality Rate Stroke 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for stroke patients A lower rate is better.	14.3% No different than the National Rate	16.5% No different than the National Rate
Coronary Artery Bypass 30-Day Readmission Rate Coronary Artery Bypass 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients A lower rate is better.	Not Available Not Available	Not Available Not Available
Coronary Artery Bypass 30-Day Mortality Rate Coronary Artery Bypass 30-Day Mortality Rate Mortality rate for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients A lower rate is better.	Not Available Not Available	Not Available Not Available
Hip / Total Knee Arthroplasty 30-Day Readmission Rate Hip / Total Knee Arthroplasty 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission following elective primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and/or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) A lower rate is better.	4.6% No different than the National Rate	6.0% No different than the National Rate
Hospital-wide unplanned 30-Day Readmission Rate Hospital-wide unplanned 30-Day Readmission Rate Rate of unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) A lower rate is better.	16.8% Worse than the National Rate	14.9% No different than the National Rate
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Hospital Compare readmission and death rates provide information for the public that is based on how each hospital performs in terms of readmitting patients following discharge, and the number of deaths that occurred in hospital and post discharge, in comparison to the national rate of readmission (given how sick patients were when they were first admitted to the hospital). This information can be useful as low readmission and death rates can suggest that the care provided was effective. The information also enables you to see whether a hospitals care quality is better, the same, or worse than the national average.