UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN ( DOWNSTATE )
Acute Care Hospital in Brooklyn, NY 11203
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN ( DOWNSTATE ) PROFILE
University Hospital Of Brooklyn ( Downstate ) is an acute care hospital located in Brooklyn, NY 11203 that serves the Kings county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN ( DOWNSTATE )
445 Lenox RoadBrooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: (718) 270-1000
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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 - State
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 University Hospital Of Brooklyn ( Downstate ) 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: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at University Hospital Of Brooklyn ( Downstate ) 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: 48 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 48 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 8 hours 10 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 4 hours 47 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 4 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where University Hospital Of Brooklyn ( Downstate ) 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 catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NY. - Better mortality rates with average payment for heart failure care Better mortality rates with average payment for heart failure care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with average payments for heart failure care patients. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - 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 168 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 170 minutes in 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 thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 82% 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% 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 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 98% 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 93% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER | 451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 | Yes | 0.15 mi | Compare |
| KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER | 585 Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 | Yes | 0.65 mi | Compare |
| INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER | 1545 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 | Yes | 1.64 mi | Compare |
| BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1 Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11212 | Yes | 1.69 mi | Compare |
| NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL | 506 Sixth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 | Yes | 2 mi | Compare |
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN, INC. | 2525 Kings Highway Brooklyn, NY 11229 | Yes | 2.85 mi | Compare |
| BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER AT DOWNTOWN CAMPUS | 121 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Yes | 3.04 mi | Compare |
| MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER | 4802 Tenth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 | Yes | 3.04 mi | Compare |
| WOODHULL MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 | Yes | 3.07 mi | Compare |
| WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER | 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 | Yes | 3.67 mi | Compare |
| LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER | 150 55th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 | Yes | 4.07 mi | Compare |
| CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL | 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235 | Yes | 4.93 mi | Compare |
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