Hospital

ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL

CCN: 061324 · ASPEN, CO 81611 · PITKIN County

Overview

Address
401 CASTLE CREEK RD, ASPEN, CO 81611
Phone
(970) 544-1261
Hospital Type
Critical Access (CAH)
Ownership
Government (District)
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes
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Star rating not available
Critical Access (CAH) — Small rural hospital (≤25 inpatient beds) at least 35 miles from the nearest hospital. Reimbursed at 101% of cost rather than standard DRG rates. Exempt from most CMS payment adjustment programs.

CMS Star Rating — Quality Domain Breakdown

CMS computes the overall star rating from five quality domains. Each domain compares this hospital's measures against national benchmarks.

Readmission 4 of 11 measures reported
4
Better No different Worse
30-day unplanned readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Patient Experience 8 of 8 measures reported
8 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
HCAHPS survey scores — patient-reported experience with communication, responsiveness, cleanliness, and discharge planning.
Timely & Effective Care 6 of 12 measures reported
6 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Complications & Deaths

30-day mortality rates, patient safety indicators, and complication rates. "Better" means statistically significantly better than the national rate.

Measure Score vs. National Denominator
COMP_HIP_KNEE — Number of Cases Too Small —
Hybrid_HWM 4.30 No Different Than the National Rate 131
MORT_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_CABG — — —
MORT_30_COPD — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_PN 14.50 No Different Than the National Rate 27
MORT_30_STK — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_03 — — —
PSI_04 — — —
PSI_06 — — —
PSI_08 — — —
PSI_09 — — —
PSI_10 — — —
PSI_11 — — —
PSI_12 — — —
PSI_13 — — —
PSI_14 — — —
PSI_15 — — —
PSI_90 — — —

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — standardized patient survey measuring satisfaction with care.

Measure Score Star Rating
H_COMP_1_A_P: Nurses "always" communicated well 84% —
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 4% —
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 12% —
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating — 4
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 89% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 2% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 9% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 82% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 5% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 13% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand 80% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 5% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 15% —
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 81% —
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 5% —
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 14% —
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating — 4
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 87% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 4% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 9% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 81% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 5% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 14% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 75% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 6% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 19% —
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 64% —
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 18% —
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 18% —
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating — 3
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications 80% —
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 9% —
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 11% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 48% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 27% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 25% —
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 14% —
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 86% —
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating — 3
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 13% —
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 87% —
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 16% —
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 84% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 76% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 7% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean 17% —
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score — —
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating — 4
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 73% —
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 8% —
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 19% —
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score — —
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating — 4
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 7% —
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 12% —
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 81% —
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score — —
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating — 4
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) 5% —
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 80% —
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 15% —
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score — —
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating — 5
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating — 4

Healthcare Associated Infections

Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). A SIR < 1.0 means fewer infections than predicted based on national baseline data.

Measure Score (SIR) vs. National
HAI_1_CILOWER — —
HAI_1_CIUPPER — —
HAI_1_DOPC 141.000 —
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 0.039 —
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_1_SIR — —
HAI_2_CILOWER — —
HAI_2_CIUPPER — —
HAI_2_DOPC 215.000 —
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 0.140 —
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 1.000 —
HAI_2_SIR — —
HAI_3_CILOWER — —
HAI_3_CIUPPER — —
HAI_3_DOPC 8.000 —
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 0.219 —
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_3_SIR — —
HAI_4_CILOWER — —
HAI_4_CIUPPER — —
HAI_4_DOPC 1.000 —
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.009 —
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_4_SIR — —
HAI_5_CILOWER — —
HAI_5_CIUPPER — —
HAI_5_DOPC 3301.000 —
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 0.069 —
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_5_SIR — —
HAI_6_CILOWER 0.283 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 5.581 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 2987.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 1.184 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 1.689 No Different than National Benchmark

Timely & Effective Care

Process-of-care measures including ED wait times, treatment timeliness, and preventive care.

Measure Score Condition
EDV — Emergency Department
GMCS — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Diagnosis_Documented — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Malnutrition_Screening — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutrition_Assessment — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
GMCS_Nutritional_Care_Plan — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPER — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_HYPO 0.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_ORAE — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
IMM_3 95.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a — Emergency Department
OP_18b — Emergency Department
OP_18c — Emergency Department
OP_18d — Emergency Department
OP_22 — Emergency Department
OP_23 — Emergency Department
OP_29 — Colonoscopy care
OP_31 — Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 25.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 — Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR — Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR — Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR — Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR — Sepsis Care
STK_02 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 94.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure

Unplanned Hospital Visits

Readmission and ED return rates within 30 days of discharge.

Measure Score vs. National
EDAC_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small
EDAC_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small
EDAC_30_PN -26.30 Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 15.00 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32 12.70 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM — Number of Cases Too Small
OP_35_ED — Number of Cases Too Small
OP_36 1.10 No Different than expected
READM_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_CABG — —
READM_30_COPD — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_HF — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_HIP_KNEE — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_PN 15.50 No Different Than the National Rate

Financial Health (Cost Report — FY 2023)

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced for this hospital, with national medians and percentiles where a benchmark is available.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
Cost Report Cost-to-Charge Ratio 0.64 — metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Current Ratio 4.49 — metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 18.74 — metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,023 — fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $198,520,898 — metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $-265,316 — metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $134,308,918 — metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) -14.2% — metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $264,209,817 — metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $116,783,440 — metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $65,688,919 — metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) -0.2% — metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 1.9% — metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 401 CASTLE CREEK RD — Address
General Information City/Town ASPEN — City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures Not Available — Count of Facility MORT Measures
General Information Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures 8 — Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures
General Information Count of Facility READM Measures 4 — Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures Not Available — Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 6 — Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better Not Available — Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different Not Available — Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse Not Available — Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 0 — Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 4 — Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 0 — Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better Not Available — Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different Not Available — Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse Not Available — Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish PITKIN — County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes — Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 061324 — Facility ID
General Information Facility Name ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL — Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating Not Available — Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote 16 — Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Government - Hospital District or Authority — Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Critical Access Hospitals — Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation Y — Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote 5 — MORT Group Footnote
General Information MORT Group Measure Count 7 — MORT Group Measure Count
General Information Pt Exp Group Footnote — — Pt Exp Group Footnote
General Information Pt Exp Group Measure Count 8 — Pt Exp Group Measure Count
General Information READM Group Footnote — — READM Group Footnote
General Information READM Group Measure Count 11 — READM Group Measure Count
General Information Safety Group Footnote 5 — Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 — Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State CO — State
General Information TE Group Footnote — — TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 — TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (970) 544-1261 — Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 81611 — ZIP Code
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