UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Ratings and Reviews

About UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Its type of ownership is Government - State. The facility's Medicare ID is 460009. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,876 medical professionals and 157 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, emergency patients were charged $29,956. This is higher than the state average of $26,380. 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 UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	79 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	17 %
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	89 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	2 %
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	73 %
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	23 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	74 %
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	20 %
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	77 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
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	72 %
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	23 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	55 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	33 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	36 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	58 %
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	30 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	61 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	20 %
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	72 %
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.	17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	50 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	28 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	90 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	90 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	90 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	37 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	59 %
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	40 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	55 %
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	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	57 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	29 %
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	66 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	76 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	5 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	19 %
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)	6 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	12 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	82 %
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	3 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	83 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	14 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, 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 UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS 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 UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$18
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$65
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$581
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$5
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1,088
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$15,522
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$40
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$2,098
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$757
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$174
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,428
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,816
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,920
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$192
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,236
Total (Complete Episode)	$29,956

Infection Rates at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

These measures show how often patients at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS 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	0.56 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.09 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	34,546.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	43.02 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	34.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.79 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.86 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.49 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	26,448.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	44.69 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	51.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	1.14 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.64 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.52 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	490.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	20.82 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	21.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.01 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	1.35 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	4.04 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	439.00 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	5.37 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	13.00 / Worse
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	2.42 / Worse
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.34 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.05 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	202,726.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	19.40 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	12.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.62 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.54 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.80 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	179,855.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	160.27 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	106.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.66 / Better

How UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.3%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.9%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.3%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	8.3%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	9.8%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	14.6%	Better
Death rate for stroke patients	12.6%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.24%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	173.46%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.27%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.08%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.03%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.48%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	6.89%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.62%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.22%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.53%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.85%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.83%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

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 UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Draper Rehabilitation and Care Center	5:
Stonehenge of South Jordan	5:
Aspen Ridge Transitional Rehab	5:
Legacy Village Rehabilitation	5:
Aspen Ridge West Transitional Rehab	5:
Little Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing	5:
William E Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home	5:
South Davis Specialty Care	5:
Fairfield Village Rehabilitation	5:
Rocky Mountain Care - Riverton	4:
Copper Ridge Health Care	4:
Life Care Center of Salt Lake City	4:
Meadow Peak Rehabilitation	4:
Millcreek Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC	4:
St Joseph Villa	4:
Monument Healthcare Bountiful	4:
Sandstone Bountiful	4:
Thatcher Brook Rehabilitation and Care Center	4:
Holladay Healthcare Center	3:
Paramount Health and Rehabilitation	3:
Sandstone Canyon Rim	3:
Pine Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing	3:
Sandstone Holladay	3:
City Creek Post Acute	3:
Midtown Manor	3:
Rocky Mountain Care - Clearfield	3:
Pointe Meadows Health and Rehabilitation	2:
Rocky Mountain Care - The Lodge	2:
Neurorestorative	2:
Rocky Mountain Care - Willow Springs	2:
Sandy Health and Rehab	2:
Cascades at Riverwalk	2:
Sandstone Taylorsville	2:
Highland Care Center	2:
Sandstone Millcreek	2:
Rocky Mountain Care - Hunter Hollow	2:
Mt Olympus Rehabilitation Center	2:
Meadow Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing	2:
Maple Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing	2:
Sandstone North Park	2:
Rocky Mountain Care - Cottage On Vine	1:
Spring Creek Healthcare Center	1:
Alpine Meadow Rehabilitation and Nursing	1:
Sandstone South Lake	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

There are 1,876 doctors and 157 medical groups that are affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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