NORTH CENTRAL BRONX HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Bronx, NY 10467
NORTH CENTRAL BRONX HOSPITAL PROFILE
North Central Bronx Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Bronx, NY 10467 that serves the Bronx county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
NORTH CENTRAL BRONX HOSPITAL
3424 Kossuth Avenue & 210th StreetBronx, NY 10467
Phone: (212) 519-5000
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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.
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: Government - Local
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
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 North Central Bronx Hospital 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Poor
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at North Central Bronx Hospital 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: 1 hour 15 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 18 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 55 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 24 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 36 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where North Central Bronx Hospital 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 for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 355 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 381 minutes in New York. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 144 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 156 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 healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% 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. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% 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 discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% 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. - 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 96% 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 100% 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 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.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER | 111 East 210th Street Bronx, NY 10467 | Yes | 0.07 mi | Compare |
| BRONX VA MEDICAL CENTER | 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468 | No | 1.59 mi | Compare |
| ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL | 4422 Third Avenue Bronx, NY 10457 | Yes | 2 mi | Compare |
| JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER | 1400 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, NY 10461 | Yes | 2.43 mi | Compare |
| MONTEFIORE MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL | 12 North 7th Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10550 | Yes | 3.08 mi | Compare |
| BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER | 1276 Fulton Avenue Bronx, NY 10456 | Yes | 3.57 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER | 127 South Broadway Yonkers, NY 10701 | Yes | 3.62 mi | Compare |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | 525 East 68th Street New York, NY 10021 | Yes | 4.21 mi | Compare |
| ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER | 350 Engle St Englewood, NJ 07631 | Yes | 4.86 mi | Compare |
| LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CENTER | 55 Palmer Avenue Bronxville, NY 10708 | Yes | 4.86 mi | Compare |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | 234 East 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 | Yes | 4.9 mi | Compare |
| MONTEFIORE NEW ROCHELLE HOSPITAL | 16 Guion Place New Rochelle, NY 10802 | Yes | 5.4 mi | Compare |
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