VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in RENTON, WA. Its type of ownership is Government - Hospital District or Authority. The facility's Medicare ID is 500088. It does provide emergency services. There are 585 medical professionals and 72 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $26,189. This is higher than the state average of $24,702. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

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Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
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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 VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
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	82 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	68 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	26 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	69 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
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	85 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
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	78 %
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	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	73 %
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	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	29 %
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	56 %
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	32 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	61 %
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	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	55 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	24 %
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	71 %
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.	17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	40 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	36 %
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	14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	86 %
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	15 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	85 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	86 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	41 %
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	53 %
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	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	45 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	43 %
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	52 %
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	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	61 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	72 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	8 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	20 %
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	59 %
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	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)	7 %
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)	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	5 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	70 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	25 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of VALLEY 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 VALLEY 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 VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

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

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$12
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$19
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$47
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$12
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$21
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$652
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,910
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$27
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,656
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$754
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$304
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,906
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,106
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,487
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$144
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,133
Total (Complete Episode)	$26,189

Infection Rates at VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at VALLEY 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	0.29 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.09 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	17,077.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	15.21 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	9.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.59 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.10 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.79 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	12,656.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	12.21 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	4.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.33 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.12 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	54.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	1.41 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.00 / Same
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	20.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.17 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.23 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.73 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	100,701.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	5.58 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.72 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.67 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	1.15 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	92,062.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	58.80 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	52.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.88 / Same

How VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at VALLEY 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	13.6%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	10.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	13.2%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	20.4%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	15.2%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.93%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	200.16%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.36%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.08%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.19%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.34%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	12.61%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.05%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.13%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	2.21%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.24%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.52%	Worse

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

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Washington Soldiers Home	5:
The Oaks at Lakewood	5:
Life Care Center of South Hill	5:
Rainier Rehabilitation	5:
Heron's Key	5:
Mission Healthcare at Renton	5:
Life Care Center of Port Orchard	5:
Briarwood at Timber Ridge	5:
Caroline Kline Galland Home	5:
Mirabella Seattle	5:
Bainbridge Island Health and Rehab Center	5:
Mission Healthcare at Bellevue	5:
Queen Anne Healthcare	5:
Northwoods Lodge	5:
Redmond Care and Rehabilitation Center	5:
The Hearthstone	5:
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound	4:
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way	4:
Judson Park Health Center	4:
Kin On Health Care Center	4:
Covenant Shores Health Center	4:
The Terraces at Skyline	4:
Bailey-Boushay House	4:
Park Shore	4:
Columbia Lutheran Home	4:
Shoreline Health and Rehabilitation	4:
Fircrest Nursing Facility	4:
Puyallup Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Life Care Center of Puyallup	3:
Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation	3:
Birch Creek Post Acute and Rehabilitation	3:
Agility Health and Rehabilitation	3:
Eliseo	3:
Canterbury House	3:
Cottesmore of Life Care	3:
Avalon Care Center - Federal Way	3:
Hallmark Manor	3:
Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center	3:
Wesley Homes Health Center	3:
Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont	3:
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil	3:
Providence Mount St Vincent	3:
Transitional Care Center of Seattle	3:
Corwin Center at Emerald Heights	3:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline	3:
Martha and Mary Health Service	3:
Richmond Beach Rehab	3:
Life Care Center of Federal Way	2:
Puget Sound Transitional Care	2:
Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center	2:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Issaquah	2:
Emerald Bay Care	2:
Providence Marianwood	2:
Belmont Terrace	2:
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care	2:
Life Care Center of Kirkland	2:
Saint Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Foss Home and Village	2:
Bothell Health Care	2:
Tacoma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Avamere Heritage Rehabilitation of Tacoma	1:
Heartwood Extended Healthcare	1:
Linden Grove Health Care Center	1:
Enumclaw Health and Rehab Center	1:
Orchard Park Health Care and Rehab Center	1:
Avamere at Pacific Ridge	1:
Park Rose Care Center	1:
Auburn Post Acute	1:
Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation	1:
North Auburn Rehab and Health Center	1:
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	1:
Renton Health and Rehabilitation	1:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien	1:
North Bend Post Acute	1:
Washington Care Center	1:
Bridgeview Care	1:
Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West	1:
Ballard Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

There are 585 doctors and 72 medical groups that are affiliated with VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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