Salt Lake Regional Medical Center vs Veterans Affairs Med Center vs Shriners Hosps for Children
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
Primary Children's Med Center· Salt Lake City
Lds Hospital· Salt Lake City
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare - George E. Wahlen VA· Salt Lake City
University Health Care/Univ Hospitals and Clinics· Salt Lake City
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare - George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center· Salt Lake City
Marian Center· Salt Lake City
| 3 hospitals | Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT ✕ Remove | Veterans Affairs Med Center Salt Lake City, UT ✕ Remove | Shriners Hosps for Children Salt Lake City, UT ✕ Remove |
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| Overview | |||
| Location | Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Hospital type | Acute care | ||
| Ownership | Proprietary | ||
| Emergency room | Yes | – | – |
| Beds | 138 | 121 | 40 |
| Ratings | |||
| CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures | 3 of 5 | – | – |
| Would definitely recommend | 66% of patients | – | – |
| Google rating | 4.0 of 5 (516 reviews) | 4.0 of 5 (166 reviews) | 5.0 of 5 (123 reviews) |
| Emergency room | |||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 2 hr 26 min | – | – |
| Left before being seen | 1% | – | – |
| ER volume | Low | – | – |
| Safety | |||
| Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national | 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared | – | – |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Same as national | – | – |
| Serious complications (PSI 90) | Same as national | – | – |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 3.9% | – | – |
| Readmissions | |||
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | 17.7% | – | – |
| Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days | 5.9% | – | – |
| Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy | 12.9 Same as national | – | – |
| Hospital visits after outpatient surgery | 0.90 As expected | – | – |
| Timely care | |||
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better | 69% | – | – |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better | 75% | – | – |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 146 min | – | – |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | 260 min | – | – |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better | 1% | – | – |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 93% | – | – |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | 15% | – | – |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better | 95% | – | – |
| Medicare programs | |||
| Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year | Not penalized | – | – |
| Value-based purchasing scoreOut of 100; median 29.5 | 32.5 | – | – |
| Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median | 1.08 | – | – |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.
How to compare hospitals
Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.
Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.