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Highland Springs vs Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center vs Summa Western Reserve Hospital vs University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center

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

Hospital comparison: Highland Springs, Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center, Summa Western Reserve Hospital and University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
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Overview
Location Beachwood, OH Beachwood, OH Cuyahoga Falls, OH Beachwood, OH
Hospital type Psychiatric Acute care Acute care Acute care
Ownership Proprietary Proprietary Voluntary Non-Profit - Other Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room No Yes Yes Yes
Beds – – 135 –
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures – – 3 of 5 3 of 5
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating – – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Would definitely recommend – 87% of patients 78% of patients 70% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars – – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars – – 3 of 5 2 of 5
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars – – 3 of 5 2 of 5
Discharge informationPatient survey stars – – 4 of 5 2 of 5
CleanlinessPatient survey stars – – 4 of 5 2 of 5
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars – – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars – – 4 of 5 3 of 5
Would recommendPatient survey stars – – 5 of 5 4 of 5
Google rating – – 3.0 of 5 (146 reviews) –
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – – 2 hr 40 min 4 hr 4 min
Left before being seen – 2% 3% 2%
ER volume – Low Medium High
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national – – 0 better · 0 worse of 2 compared 2 better · 0 worse of 5 compared
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) – – – Better than national
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) – – Same as national Same as national
Surgical site infections after colon surgery – – – Same as national
MRSA bloodstream infections – – – Same as national
C. diff intestinal infections – – Same as national Better than national
Serious complications (PSI 90) – Same as national Same as national Same as national
Death rate: Heart attack patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – – 11.4%
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 10.5% 9.2%
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 13.3% 12.7%
Death rate: Stroke patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 14.5% 13.1%
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 8.3% 9.2%
Death rate: Coronary bypass (CABG) surgery patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – – 1.9%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 3.9% 4.2% 3.5%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart attackWithin 30 days – – – 14.4%
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days – – 22.0% 21.8%
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – – 16.6% 19.3%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – – 19.4% 19.4%
Readmitted: Heart bypass surgery (CABG)Within 30 days – – – 10.3%
Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days – 6.3% – 6.3%
Extra days back in hospital after heart attack – – – +12
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure – – -8.5 +11
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – – +2.1 +26
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy – – 12.9
Same as national
13.4
Same as national
Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital – – 10.6
Same as national
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Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER – – 5.5
Same as national
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Hospital visits after outpatient surgery – 1.00
As expected
1.00
As expected
1.10
As expected
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better – – 68% 48%
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better – – 81% 68%
Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalHigher is better – – – 84%
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – – 160 min 244 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – – 198 min 385 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better – – 322 min –
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 2% 3% 2%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better – 83% 98% 72%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better – 7% 11% 11%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – – 98% 99%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better – – 92% –
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better – – 99% 81%
Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better – – 89% 96%
Stroke: clot prevention started by day 2Higher is better – – 95% –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year – Not penalized Penalized Not penalized
Value-based purchasing scoreOut of 100; median 29.5 – – 21.1 23
Medicare spending per patient1.00 = national median – 1.07 0.97 1.01

"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.

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