HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Ratings and Reviews

About HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in WASHINGTON, DC. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Other. The facility's Medicare ID is 90003. It DOES NOT provide emergency services. There are 162 medical professionals and 54 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, emergency patients were charged $24,470. This is lower than the state average of $27,029. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	63 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	21 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	70 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	61 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	17 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	22 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	58 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	17 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	25 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	72 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	17 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	79 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	9 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	12 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	70 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	66 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	21 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	40 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	30 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	30 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	35 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	33 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	32 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	46 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	45 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	35 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	20 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	60 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	19 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	21 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	30 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	52 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	18 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	26 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	74 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	29 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	71 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	23 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	77 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	50 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	13 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	37 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	53 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	19 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	28 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	13 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	40 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	45 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	55 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	20 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	25 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	49 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	19 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	32 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	24 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	30 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	46 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	20 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	42 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	38 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$12
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$55
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$70
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$16
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$6
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$631
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$10,674
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$8
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$981
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$163
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$44
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,342
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,031
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,854
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$70
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,513
Total (Complete Episode)	$24,470

Infection Rates at HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

These measures show how often patients at HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.21 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.58 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	5,656.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	6.09 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.66 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.44 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.27 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	4,238.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	5.49 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	6.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	1.09 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.36 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	44.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	1.27 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	20.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.16 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.50 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	3.04 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	47,371.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	3.64 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	5.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.37 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.38 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.98 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	42,711.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	27.10 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	17.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.63 / Better

How HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	11.3%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	6.2%	Better
Death rate for heart failure patients	9.8%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	14.9%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.3%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	3.87%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	164.39%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.22%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	3.12%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.42%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	8.98%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.96%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.26%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.91%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.89%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.95%	Worse

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Wilson Health Care Center	5:
Jeanne Jugan Residence	5:
Montgomery Village Care Center	5:
Arleigh Burke Pavilion	5:
Bedford Court Healthcare Cent.	5:
Complete Care at Springbrook	5:
Friends Nursing Home	5:
Tuckerman Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	5:
St. Elizabeth Rehab. and Nsg. Ce	5:
Sacred Heart Home Inc	5:
Sibley Mem Hosp Renaissance	5:
Ingleside at King Farm	5:
Maplewood Park Place	5:
Sterling Care Rockville Nursing	5:
St. Joseph's Nursing Home	5:
Johnson Cntr/falcons Landing	5:
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington	5:
Lorien Nursing and Rehab Ctr - Elkridge	5:
Waldorf Center	5:
Goodwin House Alexandria	5:
Future Care Capital Region	5:
Forest Hills of Dc	5:
Belvoir Woods Health Care Center at The Fairfax	5:
Lisner Louise Dickson Hurthome	5:
Greenspring Village	5:
Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	5:
The Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant	5:
The Hsc Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility	5:
Riderwood Village	5:
Montcare at Potomac	5:
Sterling Care Hillhaven	5:
Ginger Cove	5:
Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads	5:
Residences at Vantage Point	5:
Marley Neck Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Carriage Hill Bethesda	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crofton	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase	4:
Brooke Grove Rehab. and Nsg Ctr	4:
August Healthcare at Iliff	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oak Manor	4:
Ashby Ponds Inc	4:
Montcare at Bethesda	4:
Dulles Health and Rehab Center	4:
Ascension Living Carroll Manor	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Silver Spring	4:
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare	4:
Forestville Healthcare Center	4:
Villa Rosa Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC	4:
Little Sisters of The Poor	4:
Larkin Chase Center	4:
Roland Park Place	4:
Birmingham Green	4:
Future Care Pineview	4:
Knollwood Hsc	4:
Sligo Creek Healthcare	4:
Burke Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
The Jefferson	4:
Regency Care of Silver Spring, LLC	3:
Bridgepoint Subacute and Rehab Capitol Hill	3:
Althea Woodland Nursing Home	3:
Sterling Care Bethesda	3:
Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center LLC	3:
Belmont Bay Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Alexandria Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Inspire Rehabilitation and Health Center LLC	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel	3:
Annandale Healthcare Center	3:
Washington Ctr For Aging Svcs	3:
Complete Care at Wheaton	3:
Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home	3:
The Village at Rockville	3:
Westminster at Lake Ridge	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Cherry Lane	3:
Bel Pre Healthcare Center	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bradford Oaks	3:
Future Care Canton Harbor	3:
Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr	3:
Ingleside at Rock Creek	3:
Hammonds Lane Center	3:
The Virginian	3:
Doctors Community Rehabilitation and Patient Care	3:
George Washington Health and Rehabilitation	2:
August Healthcare at Leewood	2:
Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oakview	2:
Deanwood Rehabilitation and Wellness Center	2:
Restore Health Rehabilitation Center	2:
Potomac Falls Health and Rehab Center	2:
Fairfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Kensington Healthcare Center	2:
Serenity Rehabilitation and Health Center LLC	2:
Montcare at Wheaton	2:
Fairland Center	2:
South River Healthcare Center	2:
Clinton Healthcare Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Patuxent River	2:
Collingswood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Fairfax Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	2:
Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:

Medical Groups Affiliated with HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

There are 162 doctors and 54 medical groups that are affiliated with HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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