GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER

GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in BALTIMORE, MD. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 210044. It does provide emergency services. There are 566 medical professionals and 109 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. We do not have data on average costs for care provided at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER.

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Infection Rates
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Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

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 GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	20 %
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	83 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	4 %
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	71 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	24 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	79 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	16 %
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	85 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	17 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	74 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	20 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	56 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	31 %
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	52 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	37 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	59 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	15 %
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	56 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
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	71 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	11 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	18 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	40 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	39 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	21 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	84 %
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	19 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	81 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	49 %
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	50 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	42 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	50 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	41 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	54 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	62 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	13 %
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	54 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	11 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	35 %
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)	9 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	24 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	67 %
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	5 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	70 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	25 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER, 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 GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER 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 GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

We do not have detailed cost analysis for GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER.

Infection Rates at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER 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	0.10 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.06 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	7,380.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	7.71 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.39 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.30 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.52 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	6,147.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	8.24 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	6.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.73 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.55 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.83 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	172.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	4.41 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	6.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.36 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.17 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	3.34 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	251.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	1.98 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.01 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.08 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.60 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	80,021.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	4.12 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.49 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.26 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.75 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	69,066.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	30.70 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	14.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.46 / Better

How GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in BALTIMORE, MD

Worst Hospitals in BALTIMORE, MD

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.2%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.9%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	10.3%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.2%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17.2%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.8%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.46%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	160.66%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.37%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.04%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.19%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	7.68%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.1%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	7.32%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.7%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.11%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.29%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER

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 GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Pickersgill Retirement Community	5:
Complete Care at Multi Medical Center LLC	5:
The Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant	5:
Transitional Care Services at Mercy Medical Center	5:
Broadmead	5:
Sterling Care Hillhaven	5:
Glen Meadows Retirement Com.	5:
St. Elizabeth Rehab. and Nsg. Ce	5:
Friends Nursing Home	5:
Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur	5:
Riderwood Village	5:
Residences at Vantage Point	5:
Complete Care at Springbrook	5:
Bedford Court Healthcare Cent.	5:
St. Joseph's Nursing Home	5:
Lorien Nursing and Rehab Ctr - Elkridge	5:
Little Sisters of The Poor	4:
Roland Park Place	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oak Manor	4:
Oak Crest Village	4:
Lochearn Nursing Home, LLC	4:
Good Samaritan Nursing Home Operator, LLC	4:
Sterling Care Riverside	4:
Fairhaven	4:
Future Care Sandtown-Winchester	4:
Marley Neck Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Spiritrust Lutheran The Village at Utz Terrace	4:
Brooke Grove Rehab. and Nsg Ctr	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Silver Spring	4:
Complete Care at Wheaton	3:
Levindale Hebrew Ger Ctr and Hsp	3:
Future Care Old Court	3:
Roland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Future Care Canton Harbor	3:
Future Care Northpoint	3:
Blue Point Healthcare Center	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Perring Parkway	3:
Forest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Alice Manor	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Long View	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel	3:
Advanced Rehab at Autumn Lake Healthcare	3:
Lorien Mays Chapel	3:
Maryland Baptist Aged Home	3:
Encore at Turf Valley	3:
Carroll Lutheran Village	3:
North Oaks Communities	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Riverview	3:
Hammonds Lane Center	3:
Future Care Charles Village	3:
Future Care Chesapeake	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Cherry Lane	3:
Keswick Multi-Care Center	3:
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Sub Acute Unit	3:
Stella Maris, Inc.	3:
Bel Pre Healthcare Center	3:
Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Overlea	2:
Resorts of Augsburg	2:
Franklin Woods Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Catonsville	2:
King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Homewood	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Long Green	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Baltimore Washington	2:
Peace Healthcare at Ridgeway Manor	2:
Copper Ridge Nursing and Assisted Living Center	2:
Future Care Irvington	2:
Holly Hill Healthcare Center	2:
Westgate Hills Rehab and Healthcare Ctr	2:
Chapel Hill Nursing Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Parkville	2:
Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Sterling Care Forest Hill	2:
Sterling Care Bel Air	2:
Towson Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Fairland Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Ruxton	2:
Atlee Hill Health and Rehab Center	2:
Maryland Masonic Homes Ltd	2:
Lorien Health Systems - Columbia	2:
Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Patuxent River	2:
Future Care Homewood	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bridgepark	2:
Frederick Villa Healthcare	2:
The Nursing and Rehab Center at Stadium Place	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare Post-Acute Care Center	2:
Charlestown Community Inc	2:
Oakwood Snf LLC	2:
Lorien Nsg and Rehab Ctr Belair	2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arlington West	2:
Montcare at Wheaton	2:
Kensington Healthcare Center	2:
Future Care Cold Spring	1:
Carroll Park Healthcare	1:
Courtland, LLC	1:
Patapsco Healthcare	1:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Pikesville	1:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Birch Manor	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER

There are 566 doctors and 109 medical groups that are affiliated with GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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