THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in OMAHA, NE. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 280013. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,785 medical professionals and 226 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $28,498. This is higher than the state average of $26,737. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

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Survey Analysis
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Infection Rates
Hospital Comparison
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 THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
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	82 %
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	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	71 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	24 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	70 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
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	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
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	86 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
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	76 %
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	19 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
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	23 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	50 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	36 %
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	46 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	15 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	39 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	54 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	32 %
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	23 %
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	70 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	12 %
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	43 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	33 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	87 %
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	14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	86 %
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	42 %
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	52 %
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	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	46 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	44 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	6 %
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	36 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	58 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	66 %
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	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	60 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	9 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	31 %
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)	10 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	22 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	68 %
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	6 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	71 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	23 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of THE NEBRASKA 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 THE NEBRASKA 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 THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER:

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)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$69
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$478
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$11
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$22
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$720
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$14,345
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$44
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,993
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$634
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$138
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,754
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,815
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,084
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$260
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,117
Total (Complete Episode)	$28,498

Infection Rates at THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at THE NEBRASKA 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	0.30 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.84 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	26,371.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	28.88 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	15.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.52 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.57 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.29 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	16,582.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	26.35 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	23.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.87 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.31 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.18 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	468.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	13.96 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	9.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.65 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	1.43 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	236.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.09 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.72 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.73 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	197,820.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	17.56 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	20.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.14 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.75 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	1.07 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	187,682.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	132.52 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	119.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.90 / Same

How THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

Top Hospitals in OMAHA, NE

Worst Hospitals in OMAHA, NE

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at THE NEBRASKA 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	11.9%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.2%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	9.4%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.8%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	15%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	11.8%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.09%	Better
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	180.21%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.14%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.07%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	1.94%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.07%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	4.18%	Better
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.35%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	3.72%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	3.02%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.35%	Better
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.55%	Better

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

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Brookestone of Papillion	5:
Brookestone Village	5:
The Lighthouse at Lakeside Village	5:
Brookestone Meadows Rehabilitation and Care Center	5:
Rose Blumkin Jewish Home	5:
Ambassador Health of Omaha	5:
Midlands Living Center L L C	5:
Quality Living, Inc	5:
Hillcrest Health and Rehab	4:
Good Samaritan Society - Millard	4:
Newport House	4:
Old Mill Rehabilitation (omaha Tcu)	4:
On With Life at Glenwood	3:
North Crest Living Center	3:
Maple Crest Health Center	3:
Azria Health Longview	3:
Louisville Care Center	2:
Hillcrest Country Estates-Cottages	2:
Hillcrest Millard	2:
Risen Son Christian Village	2:
St. Joseph Villa Nursing Center	2:
Douglas County Health Center	2:
Azria Health Midtown	2:
Keystone Ridge Post Acute Nursing and Rehab	2:
Arbor Care Centers-Valhaven, LLC	2:
Florence Home	2:
Crowell Memorial Home	2:
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home	2:
Tabor Manor Care Center	1:
Prestige Care Center of Plattsmouth	1:
Glen Haven Village	1:
The Meadows at Ashland	1:
The Willows at Gretna	1:
Hillcrest Shadow Lake LLC	1:
Omaha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Omaha	1:
Emerald Nursing and Rehabilitation Mercy	1:
Prairie Gate	1:
Bethany Lutheran Home	1:
Life Care Center of Elkhorn	1:
Life Care Center of Omaha	1:
Emerald Nursing and Rehab Legacy Pointe LLC	1:
The Banyan at Montclair	No Data
Prairie Gate	No Data
Prairie Gate	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

There are 1,785 doctors and 226 medical groups that are affiliated with THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

The list of medical professionals associated with THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER is very long, so we have added another pages. See a list of medical professionals associated with THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER.