SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER

SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in SEATTLE, WA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 500027. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,237 medical professionals and 130 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $26,076. 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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Survey Analysis
Cost Analysis
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 SWEDISH 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	6 %
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	80 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	72 %
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	22 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	67 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	25 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
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	85 %
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	13 %
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	68 %
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	27 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	53 %
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	34 %
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	60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	29 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	53 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	22 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	25 %
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	68 %
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.	21 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	38 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	32 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	30 %
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	18 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	82 %
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	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	48 %
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	51 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	40 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	47 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	38 %
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	57 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	62 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	7 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	31 %
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	52 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	10 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	38 %
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)	9 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	30 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	61 %
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	7 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	67 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	26 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SWEDISH 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 SWEDISH 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 SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

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

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$16
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$103
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$207
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$7
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$760
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$14,785
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$25
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,735
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$513
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$192
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,329
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,099
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,067
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$113
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,123
Total (Complete Episode)	$26,076

Infection Rates at SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at SWEDISH 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	0.53 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.31 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	20,913.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	22.31 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	19.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.85 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.43 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.34 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	12,539.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	15.26 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	12.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.79 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.57 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.88 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	405.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	10.16 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	11.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.08 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.26 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.79 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	358.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.93 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.03 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.17 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	0.85 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	155,863.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	14.76 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	6.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia	0.41 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.20 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.49 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	138,002.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	61.82 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	20.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.32 / Better

How SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	4%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	11.7%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	7.8%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	9.9%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	14.5%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.5%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.61%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	156.37%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.2%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	4.03%	Worse
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.81%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	5.78%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.9%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	3.43%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	3.26%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.52%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.86%	SAME

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

Facility Name	Overall Rating
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:
Regency Care Center at Monroe	5:
View Ridge Care Center	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:
Lynnwood Post Acute Rehabilitation Center	4:
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:
Edmonds Care	3:
Pine Ridge Post Acute	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:
Alderwood Post Acute and Rehabilitation	2:
Bethany at Silver Lake	2:
Madison Post Acute	2:
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:
Snohomish of Cascadia, LLC	1:
Everett Center	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER

There are 1,237 doctors and 130 medical groups that are affiliated with SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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