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Overview

Address
2014 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON, MA 02462
Phone
(617) 243-6000
Hospital Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Non-Profit
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes
5 /5
CMS Overall Rating
p89
Acute Care — General medical and surgical hospital participating in Medicare IPPS. Subject to CMS quality reporting and payment adjustment programs (VBP, HRRP, HAC).

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.

Mortality 6 of 7 measures reported
2
4
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Safety of Care 7 of 8 measures reported
3
4
Better No different Worse
Healthcare-associated infections and patient safety indicators (PSI-90 composite).
Readmission 9 of 11 measures reported
1
8
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 12 of 12 measures reported
12 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Readmissions — Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

The Excess Readmission Ratio (ERR) compares this hospital's 30-day readmission rate to expected, adjusting for patient mix. An ERR of 1.0 means readmissions are as expected; > 1.0 triggers a Medicare payment penalty (up to 3%).

This hospital has excess readmissions in at least one condition and is subject to HRRP payment reduction.
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
1.0285 p68
Heart Failure 1,082 discharges
0.9293 p11
Pneumonia 812 discharges
1.0038 p55
COPD 205 discharges
0.9348 p5
Hip/Knee Replacement 460 discharges
1.1157 p79
CABG Surgery
— Not reported
Expected (1.0) National median

Value-Based Purchasing

The Hospital VBP Program adjusts Medicare payments based on clinical quality. The Total Performance Score (TPS) is a weighted composite of four domains, each worth 25%. This hospital's TPS is above the national median, suggesting a positive payment adjustment.

45.7 p89
Total Performance Score
National median: 29.5
Clinical Outcomes 25% weight
13.5 p92
Nat'l median: 5.0
Measures mortality rates for conditions like heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and COPD. Based on 30-day risk-standardized mortality.
Safety 25% weight
6.7 p21
Nat'l median: 10.0
Patient safety measures including healthcare-associated infections (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, MRSA, C. diff) and perioperative complications.
Person & Community Engagement 25% weight
10.5 p63
Nat'l median: 8.8
Based on HCAHPS patient experience survey results — communication with nurses and doctors, hospital cleanliness, pain management, discharge information.
Efficiency & Cost Reduction 25% weight
15.0 p88
Nat'l median: 2.5
Based on Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB). Measures episode-of-care costs from 3 days before admission through 30 days after discharge.

CMS Payment Programs

Three Medicare programs adjust hospital payments based on quality performance. Hospitals can be penalized under multiple programs simultaneously.

Readmissions (HRRP)
Penalized
Worst ERR: 1.1157
Value-Based Purchasing
45.7 TPS
Above national median
HAC Reduction
No Reduction
HAC Score: -0.2052

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 2.80 No Different Than the National Rate 461
Hybrid_HWM 2.70 Better Than the National Rate 3,229
MORT_30_AMI 12.20 No Different Than the National Rate 65
MORT_30_CABG
MORT_30_COPD 6.50 No Different Than the National Rate 181
MORT_30_HF 8.90 Better Than the National Rate 979
MORT_30_PN 13.30 Better Than the National Rate 763
MORT_30_STK 11.80 No Different Than the National Rate 259
PSI_03 0.28 No Different Than the National Rate 9,733
PSI_04 144.57 No Different Than the National Rate 62
PSI_06 0.13 No Different Than the National Rate 12,256
PSI_08 0.31 No Different Than the National Rate 12,146
PSI_09 2.21 No Different Than the National Rate 2,330
PSI_10 1.41 No Different Than the National Rate 1,431
PSI_11 4.70 No Different Than the National Rate 1,382
PSI_12 2.67 No Different Than the National Rate 2,407
PSI_13 4.12 No Different Than the National Rate 1,361
PSI_14 1.58 No Different Than the National Rate 670
PSI_15 0.89 No Different Than the National Rate 2,111
PSI_90 0.67 Better Than the National Value

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 83%
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 4%
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 13%
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 90%
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 3%
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 7%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 80%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 4%
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 16%
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 6%
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 14%
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 83%
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 4%
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 13%
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 88%
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 2%
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 10%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 83%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 4%
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 13%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 78%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 5%
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 17%
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 63%
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 18%
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 19%
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 79%
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 6%
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 15%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 47%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 29%
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 24%
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 9%
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 91%
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating 5
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 11%
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 89%
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 8%
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 92%
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 66%
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 10%
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean 24%
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating 3
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 42%
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 23%
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 35%
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating 1
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 6%
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 20%
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 74%
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) 2%
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 82%
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 16%
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 0.278 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_CIUPPER 1.682 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_DOPC 6606.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 6.589 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 5.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_SIR 0.759 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CILOWER 0.707 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CIUPPER 2.118 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_DOPC 8194.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 10.230 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 13.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_SIR 1.271 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CILOWER 0.055 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CIUPPER 1.075 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_DOPC 259.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 6.149 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_SIR 0.325 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_4_CILOWER
HAI_4_CIUPPER
HAI_4_DOPC 81.000
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.619
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000
HAI_4_SIR
HAI_5_CILOWER 0.093 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_CIUPPER 1.824 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_DOPC 90991.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 3.623 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_SIR 0.552 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_CILOWER 0.210 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 0.603 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 78667.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 38.021 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 14.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 0.368 Better than the National Benchmark

Timely & Effective Care

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

Measure Score Condition
EDV very high 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 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
HH_ORAE Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
IMM_3 98.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a 287.0 Emergency Department
OP_18b 274.0 Emergency Department
OP_18c 467.0 Emergency Department
OP_18d 440.0 Emergency Department
OP_22 3.0 Emergency Department
OP_23 57.0 Emergency Department
OP_29 95.0 Colonoscopy care
OP_31 Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 2.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 16.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 40.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR 59.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR 67.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR 66.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR 93.0 Sepsis Care
STK_02 97.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 98.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 95.0 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 -3.40 Average Days per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_PN -1.00 Average Days per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 15.10 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32 12.10 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM 10.90 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ED 4.60 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_36 0.70 Better than expected
READM_30_AMI 13.90 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_CABG
READM_30_COPD 17.10 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HF 18.30 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HIP_KNEE 5.40 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_PN 16.10 No Different Than the National Rate

Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary

MSPB ratio: values > 1.0 mean this hospital's episode spending is higher than the national median hospital.

Value
0.88

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 0.30 metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Current Ratio 2.13 metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 10.98 metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,023 fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $297,414,647 metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $8,220,776 metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $691,815,815 metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) -2.1% metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $671,498,709 metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $621,199,926 metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $374,084,062 metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) 1.1% metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 1.1% metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 2014 WASHINGTON STREET Address
General Information City/Town NEWTON City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 6 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 9 Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures 7 Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 12 Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 2 Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 4 Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse 0 Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 1 Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 8 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 3 Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different 4 Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse 0 Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish MIDDLESEX County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 220101 Facility ID
General Information Facility Name NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating 5 Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation Y Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote 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 Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State MA State
General Information TE Group Footnote TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (617) 243-6000 Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 02462 ZIP Code
HAC Reduction Program fiscal_year 2,026 fiscal_year
HAC Reduction Program measures — cauti — sir 1.19 measures.cauti.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — cdi — sir 0.44 measures.cdi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — clabsi — sir 0.62 measures.clabsi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — mrsa — sir 0.29 measures.mrsa.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — ssi — sir 0.42 measures.ssi.sir
HAC Reduction Program payment_reduction No payment_reduction
HAC Reduction Program total_hac_score -0.21 total_hac_score
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary End Date 12/31/2024 End Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure ID MSPB-1 Measure ID
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Start Date 01/01/2024 Start Date
Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Value 0.88 Value
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Excess readmission ratio 1.03 0.9995 p68 READM-30-AMI-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Expected readmission rate 13.4% READM-30-AMI-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) — Predicted readmission rate 13.8% READM-30-AMI-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Excess readmission ratio 0.93 0.9969 p5 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Expected readmission rate 18.2% READM-30-COPD-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of discharges 205 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of readmissions 30 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Predicted readmission rate 17.0% READM-30-COPD-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Excess readmission ratio 0.93 0.9983 p11 READM-30-HF-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Expected readmission rate 18.7% READM-30-HF-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of discharges 1,082 READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of readmissions 183 READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Predicted readmission rate 17.4% READM-30-HF-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Excess readmission ratio 1.12 0.9916 p79 READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Expected readmission rate 5.4% READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Number of discharges 460 READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Number of readmissions 29 READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Hip/Knee Replacement — Predicted readmission rate 6.0% READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Excess readmission ratio 1.00 0.9955 p55 READM-30-PN-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Expected readmission rate 14.8% READM-30-PN-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of discharges 812 READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of readmissions 121 READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Predicted readmission rate 14.9% READM-30-PN-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Value-Based Purchasing Clinical Outcomes 13.50 5.00 p92 clinical_outcomes_score
Value-Based Purchasing Efficiency & Cost Reduction 15.00 2.50 p88 efficiency_score
Value-Based Purchasing Person & Community Engagement 10.50 8.75 p63 person_community_score
Value-Based Purchasing Safety 6.67 10.00 p21 safety_score
Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score 45.67 29.50 p89 total_performance_score
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