BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Acute Care Hospital in Brooklyn, NY 11201
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS PROFILE
Brooklyn Hospital Center At Downtown Campus is an acute care hospital located in Brooklyn, NY 11201 that serves the Kings county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
121 Dekalb AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 250-8000
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Fair
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Brooklyn Hospital Center At Downtown Campus is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Poor
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Brooklyn Hospital Center At Downtown Campus show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 55 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 36 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 11 hours 36 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 5 hours 39 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 10 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Brooklyn Hospital Center At Downtown Campus has better average ratings than other hospitals in New York or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of New York. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 156 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 170 minutes in New York. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of New York. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of New York. - Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of New York. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of New York. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of New York. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 94% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 95% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 86% average score of New York.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL | 506 Sixth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 | Yes | 1.6 mi | Compare |
| WOODHULL MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 | Yes | 1.96 mi | Compare |
| INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER | 1545 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 | Yes | 2.29 mi | Compare |
| N Y EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY | 310 East 14th Street New York, NY 10003 | No | 2.86 mi | Compare |
| KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER | 451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 | Yes | 2.89 mi | Compare |
| BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER | First Avenue At 16th Street New York, NY 10003 | Yes | 2.94 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN ( DOWNSTATE ) | 445 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 | Yes | 3.04 mi | Compare |
| VA NEW YORK HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - NY DIV. | 423 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 | No | 3.19 mi | Compare |
| KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER | 585 Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 | Yes | 3.2 mi | Compare |
| BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER | 462 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 | Yes | 3.3 mi | Compare |
| WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER | 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 | Yes | 3.31 mi | Compare |
| NYU HOSPITALS CENTER | 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 | Yes | 3.54 mi | Compare |
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