UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in TAMARAC, FL. Its type of ownership is Proprietary. The facility's Medicare ID is 100224. It does provide emergency services. There are 178 medical professionals and 85 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $28,061. This is higher than the state average of $25,576. It is also higher 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 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	66 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	19 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	15 %
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	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	23 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	62 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	67 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	20 %
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	74 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	66 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	14 %
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	62 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	15 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	23 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	49 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	23 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	28 %
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	44 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	24 %
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	53 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	51 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	34 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	15 %
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	66 %
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.	13 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	35 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	47 %
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	27 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	73 %
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	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	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	16 %
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	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	21 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	31 %
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	15 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	38 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	39 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	13 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	48 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	68 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	11 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	21 %
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	50 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	20 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	30 %
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)	20 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	25 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	55 %
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	16 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	53 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	31 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND 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 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND 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 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$29
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$35
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$60
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$45
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$5
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$773
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$9,621
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)	$1,776
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,018
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$525
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$7,808
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$621
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,412
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$142
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,183
Total (Complete Episode)	$28,061

Infection Rates at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND 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	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	1,017.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.95 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	2.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.42 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	1,264.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	1.24 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	38.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.99 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery	Not Available / Not Available
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	4.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.04 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.62 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	34,575.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	1.85 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.04 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.46 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	34,575.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	17.64 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	3.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.17 / Better

How UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND 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	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	10.2%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.7%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	16.7%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.6%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.71%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	NA	Not Enough Data
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.22%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.36%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.56%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	8.12%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.93%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.13%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.96%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.96%	SAME

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

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehab Center	5:
Palmetto Care Center and Rehab	5:
Hampton Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Villa Maria West Skilled Nursing Facility	5:
Vi at Aventura	5:
Glades West Rehabilitation and Nursing C	5:
Memorial Manor	5:
Alexander "sandy" Nininger State Veterans Nursing	5:
Plantation Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Tamarac Rehabilitation and Health Center	5:
Solaris Healthcare Coconut Creek	5:
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center - Edgewater	5:
Willowbrooke Court at St Andrews Estates	5:
Health Center at Sinai Residences	5:
Harbours Edge	5:
Miami Shores Nursing and Rehab Center	4:
Susanna Wesley Health Center	4:
Biscayne Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Fountain Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Aventura Rehab and Nursing Center	4:
Nspire Healthcare Miami Lakes	4:
Palm Garden of Aventura	4:
Kindred Hospital South Florida Hollywood	4:
Broward Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Covenant Village Care Center	4:
Wilton Manors Healthcare 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:
Stratford Court of Boca Raton	4:
Boca Raton Rehabilitation Center	4:
Abbey Delray South	4:
Abbey Delray	4:
Boulevard Rehabilitation Center	4:
Hamlin Place of Boynton Beach	4:
Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Shoreside Health and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Pinecrest Rehabilitation Center	3:
Claridge House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Nspire Healthcare Plantation	3:
Nspire Healthcare Lauderhill	3:
St Johns Nursing Center	3:
Savoy at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin	3:
John Knox Village of Pompano Beach	3:
Aspire at The Sea - Pompano Beach	3:
Margate Health and Rehabilitation Center	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 Del Mar Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Isles of Boynton Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Heartland Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Boynton Beach Rehabilitation Center	3:
Azure Shores Rehab	2:
Villa Maria Nursing Center	2:
North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
The Lilac at Silver Palms	2:
Serenity Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Regents Park at Aventura	2:
Sierra Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Golfcrest Nursing Center	2:
West Broward Rehabilitation and Healthcare	2:
Pearl at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursin	2:
Palms Care Center and Rehab	2:
Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Nspire Healthcare Tamarac	2:
Childrens Comprehensive Care Center Inc	2:
Deerfield Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
West Delray Nursing and Rehab Center	2:
Terrace of Delray Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation	2:
Pines Nursing Home	1:
North Beach Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Gardens Nursing and Rehab Center	1:
Westlake Nursing and Rehab Center	1:
Aspire at The Sea - Harbor Beach	1:
Avante at Boca Raton, Inc.	1:
Ventura Health and Rehabilitation Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

There are 178 doctors and 85 medical groups that are affiliated with UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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