UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL Ratings and Reviews

About UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in LEXINGTON, KY. Its type of ownership is Government - State. The facility's Medicare ID is 180067. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,211 medical professionals and 117 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL, emergency patients were charged $30,889. This is higher than the state average of $25,650. 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 OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	81 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	15 %
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	88 %
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	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	80 %
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	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	4 %
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	81 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	15 %
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	88 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	2 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	80 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	19 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	62 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	27 %
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	61 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	29 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	64 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	24 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	64 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	17 %
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	78 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	8 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	14 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	49 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	29 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	22 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	12 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	88 %
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	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	87 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	89 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	39 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	56 %
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	43 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	51 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	39 %
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	56 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	33 %
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	62 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	22 %
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	64 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	8 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	28 %
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)	7 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	16 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	77 %
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	78 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	17 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 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 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 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 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$15
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$2
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$69
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$357
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$6
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$15
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1,128
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$15,707
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$49
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$2,105
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$742
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$133
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,278
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,281
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,622
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$156
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,223
Total (Complete Episode)	$30,889

Infection Rates at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL

These measures show how often patients at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 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	0.78 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.38 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	39,530.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	45.86 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	48.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	1.05 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.15 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.43 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	31,889.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	53.36 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	14.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.26 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.35 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.06 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	654.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	20.54 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	13.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.63 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.79 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.76 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	667.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	6.47 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	10.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.55 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	1.33 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.19 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	343,504.00 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	36.10 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	62.00 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia	1.72 / Worse
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.19 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.36 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	307,654.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	147.12 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	39.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.27 / Better

How UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 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	12.7%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.8%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	7.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	13%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	12.5%	Better
Death rate for stroke patients	13.8%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.76%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	174.23%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.24%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	1.94%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	2.54%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	13.18%	Worse
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.97%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.35%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.6%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.58%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.2%	Worse

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 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 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Kenwood Health and Rehabilitation Center	5:
The Willows at Harrodsburg	5:
Thomson-Hood Veterans Center	5:
The Willows at Fritz Farm	5:
The Willows at Hamburg	5:
Cardinal Hill Skilled Rehabilitation Unit	5:
Homestead Post Acute	4:
The Willows at Citation	4:
The Home Place at Midway	4:
Cedar Ridge Health Campus	4:
Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Fountain Circle Care and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Lexington Country Place	3:
Frankfort Trails	3:
Bradford Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Edgemont Healthcare	3:
Telford Terrace	2:
Northpoint/lexington Healthcare Center	2:
Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home	2:
Pine Meadows Post Acute	2:
Cambridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Signature Healthcare of Georgetown	2:
Nicholasville Nursing and Rehabilitation	1:
Mayfair Manor	1:
Lexington Premier Nursing and Rehab, LLC	1:
Signature Healthcare at Heritage Hall Rehab and Well	1:
Bourbon Heights Nursing Home	1:
Dover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Grand Haven Nursing Home	1:
Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL

There are 1,211 doctors and 117 medical groups that are affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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