FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Flushing, NY 11355
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Flushing Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Flushing, NY 11355 that serves the Queens county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
45th Avenue And Parsons BoulevardFlushing, NY 11355
Phone: (718) 670-5000
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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.
Poor
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
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 Flushing Hospital Medical Center 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: PoorQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Poor
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Flushing Hospital Medical Center 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: 42 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 13 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 20 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 3 hours 21 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 9 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Flushing Hospital Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in New York or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NY. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 380 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 381 minutes in New York. - 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. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of New York. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 87% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% 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 133 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 170 minutes in New York. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% 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 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 93% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 82% 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 discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% 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 97% 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 97% 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
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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 90% 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 HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF QUEENS | 56-45 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355 | Yes | 0.76 mi | Compare |
| FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL | 102 - 01 66th Road Forest Hills, NY 11375 | Yes | 2.58 mi | Compare |
| QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER | 82-68 164th Street Jamaica, NY 11432 | Yes | 2.73 mi | Compare |
| ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER | 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 | Yes | 3.71 mi | Compare |
| JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 89th Avenue And Van Wyck Expressway Jamaica, NY 11418 | Yes | 3.76 mi | Compare |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER | 270 - 05 76th Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 | Yes | 5.67 mi | Compare |
| NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 300 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 | Yes | 6.26 mi | Compare |
| WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER | 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 | Yes | 6.37 mi | Compare |
| BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER | 1276 Fulton Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 | Yes | 6.92 mi | Compare |
| METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER | 1901 First Avenue New York, NY 10029 | Yes | 6.96 mi | Compare |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | 234 East 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 | Yes | 7.07 mi | Compare |
| JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER | 1400 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, NY 10461 | Yes | 7.1 mi | Compare |
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