NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in MARGATE, FL. Its type of ownership is Proprietary. The facility's Medicare ID is 100189. It does provide emergency services. There are 227 medical professionals and 98 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $25,719. This is higher than the state average of $25,576. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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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 NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	64 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	22 %
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	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	57 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	28 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	61 %
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	22 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	66 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	21 %
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	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	17 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	63 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	15 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	22 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	60 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	24 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	42 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	27 %
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	40 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	28 %
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	44 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	30 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	42 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	37 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	21 %
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	58 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	21 %
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	26 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	54 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	20 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	28 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	72 %
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	31 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	69 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	25 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	75 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	44 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	17 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	39 %
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	47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	23 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	30 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	15 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	39 %
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	12 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	47 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	57 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	19 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	24 %
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	47 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	21 %
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)	21 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	28 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	51 %
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	18 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	50 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	32 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of NORTHWEST 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 NORTHWEST 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 NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$33
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$56
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$57
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$22
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$835
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$10,048
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$11
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,897
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$948
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$476
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,578
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$715
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,846
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$131
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,051
Total (Complete Episode)	$25,719

Infection Rates at NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at NORTHWEST 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	0.01 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.18 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	3,621.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	4.18 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.24 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.07 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.42 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	3,705.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	4.64 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.43 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.72 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	5.43 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	64.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	1.78 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	2.25 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.13 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.59 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	319.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.55 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.78 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.22 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.34 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	55,951.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	3.49 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.86 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.10 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.45 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	49,169.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	30.69 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	7.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.23 / Better

How NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.8%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	6.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	11.6%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	18.2%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	10.8%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.2%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	146.13%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.2%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.42%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.51%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	8.54%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.79%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	4.72%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.91%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.93%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.81%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near NORTHWEST 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 NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Hampton Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Vi at Aventura	5:
Glades West Rehabilitation and Nursing C	5:
Memorial Manor	5:
Alexander "sandy" Nininger State Veterans Nursing	5:
Covenant Village Care Center	5:
Plantation Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Tamarac Rehabilitation and Health Center	5:
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center - Edgewater	5:
Stratford Court of Boca Raton	5:
Willowbrooke Court at St Andrews Estates	5:
Health Center at Sinai Residences	5:
Harbours Edge	5:
Vi at Lakeside Village	5:
Finnish-American Village	5:
Terraces of Lake Worth Care Center and Rehab	5:
Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center	5:
Aventura Rehab and Nursing Center	4:
Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility	4:
Palm Garden of Aventura	4:
Broward Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Regents Park of Sunrise	4:
Life Care Center at Inverrary	4:
Springtree Rehabilitation and Health Care Center	4:
Ft Lauderdale Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
John Knox Village of Pompano Beach	4:
Solaris Healthcare Coconut Creek	4:
Abbey Delray South	4:
Boulevard Rehabilitation Center	4:
Hamlin Place of Boynton Beach	4:
Nspire Healthcare Miami Lakes	3:
Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Kindred Hospital South Florida Hollywood	3:
Nspire Healthcare Plantation	3:
Nspire Healthcare Lauderhill	3:
Wilton Manors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	3:
St Johns Nursing Center	3:
Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Savoy at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin	3:
Aspire at The Sea - Pompano Beach	3:
Pompano Health and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Boca Circle Rehabilitation Center	3:
Encore at Boca Raton Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce	3:
Menorah House	3:
Legacy at Boca Raton Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce	3:
Boca Raton Rehabilitation Center	3:
Boca Del Mar Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Abbey Delray	3:
Isles of Boynton Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Heartland Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Boynton Beach Rehabilitation Center	3:
Pine Trail Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Claridge House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Serenity Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Regents Park at Aventura	2:
Sierra Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Golfcrest Nursing Center	2:
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center	2:
Aspire at The Sea - Harbor Beach	2:
West Broward Rehabilitation and Healthcare	2:
Pearl at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin	2:
Palms Care Center and Rehab	2:
Nspire Healthcare Tamarac	2:
Childrens Comprehensive Care Center Inc	2:
Margate Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Deerfield Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
West Delray Nursing and Rehab Center	2:
The Terrace of Delray Beach Nursing and Rehabilita	2:
Lake Worth Rehabilitation Center	2:
Palm Beach Nursing Center	2:
The Lilac at Silver Palms	1:
North Beach Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center	1:
Avante at Boca Raton, Inc.	1:
Ventura Health and Rehabilitation Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

There are 227 doctors and 98 medical groups that are affiliated with NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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