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Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC vs 99th Medical Group (Nellis AFB) vs VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC, 99th Medical Group (Nellis AFB) and VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
3 hospitals Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC Las Vegas, NV ✕ Remove 99th Medical Group (Nellis AFB) Nellis AFB, NV ✕ Remove VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System N. las Vegas, NV ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Las Vegas, NV Nellis AFB, NV N. las Vegas, NV
Hospital type Psychiatric Military VA
Ownership Proprietary Department of Defense Veterans Health Administration
Emergency room No Yes Yes
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures – – 5 of 5
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating – 4 of 5 4 of 5
Would definitely recommend – 80% of patients 81% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars – 5 of 5 4 of 5
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars – 4 of 5 4 of 5
Discharge informationPatient survey stars – 4 of 5 4 of 5
CleanlinessPatient survey stars – 3 of 5 4 of 5
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars – 4 of 5 4 of 5
Would recommendPatient survey stars – 5 of 5 5 of 5
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – 2 hr 7 min –
Left before being seen – 2% 1%
ER volume – Medium High
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national – 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared 0 better · 0 worse of 1 compared
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) – – Same as national
C. diff intestinal infections – Same as national –
Serious complications (PSI 90) – – Same as national
Death rate: Heart attack patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 11.1%
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 7.7%
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 11.8%
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 6.1%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 3.4%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – – 23.5%
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – – 17.6%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – – 19.3%
Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days – – 4.7%
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure – – +1.1
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – – +1.9
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better – 65% 84%
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – 127 min –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 2% 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – – 84%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – 100% –
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – – 89%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better – – 86%
Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better – – 92%

"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.

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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.