Hospital

HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER

CCN: 330240 · NEW YORK, NY 10037 · NEW YORK County

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Overview

Address
506 LENOX AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10037
Phone
(212) 939-1000
Hospital Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Government (Local)
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
Yes
1 /5
★★★★★
CMS Overall Rating
p0
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 3 of 7 measures reported
3
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Safety of Care 6 of 8 measures reported
1
5
Better No different Worse
Healthcare-associated infections and patient safety indicators (PSI-90 composite).
Readmission 5 of 11 measures reported
2
3
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 9 of 12 measures reported
9 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)
— Not reported
Heart Failure 57 discharges
1.0621 p83
Pneumonia 78 discharges
1.0423 p76
COPD 44 discharges
1.0229 p70
Hip/Knee Replacement
— Not reported
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.

33.7 p65
Total Performance Score
National median: 29.5
Clinical Outcomes 25% weight
11.7 p87
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
11.3 p56
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
3.3 p6
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
7.5 p67
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: 1.0621
Value-Based Purchasing
33.7 TPS
Above national median
HAC Reduction
No Reduction
HAC Score: -0.0389

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 — — —
Hybrid_HWM 3.90 No Different Than the National Rate 218
MORT_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small —
MORT_30_CABG — — —
MORT_30_COPD 8.40 No Different Than the National Rate 36
MORT_30_HF 9.10 No Different Than the National Rate 50
MORT_30_PN 12.30 No Different Than the National Rate 83
MORT_30_STK 11.60 No Different Than the National Rate 27
PSI_03 0.60 No Different Than the National Rate 1,349
PSI_04 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_06 0.26 No Different Than the National Rate 1,605
PSI_08 0.26 No Different Than the National Rate 1,605
PSI_09 2.25 No Different Than the National Rate 121
PSI_10 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_11 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_12 4.28 No Different Than the National Rate 111
PSI_13 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_14 — Number of Cases Too Small —
PSI_15 1.02 No Different Than the National Rate 155
PSI_90 1.01 No Different 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 71% —
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 12% —
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well 17% —
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating — 1
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 75% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 9% —
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 16% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully 69% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 13% —
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully 18% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand 68% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 13% —
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand 19% —
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well 71% —
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well 10% —
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well 19% —
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating — 2
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect 77% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect 8% —
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 15% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully 70% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully 10% —
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully 20% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand 67% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand 12% —
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand 21% —
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained 48% —
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained 37% —
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained 15% —
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating — 1
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications 62% —
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications 21% —
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications 17% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects 33% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects 52% —
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects 15% —
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information 24% —
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information 76% —
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score — —
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating — 1
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge 24% —
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge 76% —
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms 25% —
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms 75% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean 73% —
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean 10% —
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 — 3
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night 52% —
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night 21% —
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night 27% —
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score — —
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating — 2
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low) 20% —
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium) 28% —
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) 52% —
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score — —
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating — 1
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) 18% —
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital 52% —
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital 30% —
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score — —
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating — 1
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating — 1

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 0.054 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_CIUPPER 1.063 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_DOPC 5213.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 6.214 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 2.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_1_SIR 0.322 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_2_CILOWER 0.009 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_CIUPPER 0.897 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_DOPC 3751.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 5.497 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 1.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_2_SIR 0.182 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_3_CILOWER N/A No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_CIUPPER 1.748 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_DOPC 53.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_ELIGCASES 1.714 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_NUMERATOR 0.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_3_SIR 0.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_4_CILOWER — —
HAI_4_CIUPPER — —
HAI_4_DOPC 10.000 —
HAI_4_ELIGCASES 0.128 —
HAI_4_NUMERATOR 0.000 —
HAI_4_SIR — —
HAI_5_CILOWER 0.712 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_CIUPPER 3.219 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_DOPC 55968.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_ELIGCASES 4.302 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_NUMERATOR 7.000 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_5_SIR 1.627 No Different than National Benchmark
HAI_6_CILOWER 0.148 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_CIUPPER 0.521 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_DOPC 53165.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_ELIGCASES 34.211 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_NUMERATOR 10.000 Better than the National Benchmark
HAI_6_SIR 0.292 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 36.0 Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
OP_18a 151.0 Emergency Department
OP_18b 147.0 Emergency Department
OP_18c 257.0 Emergency Department
OP_18d — Emergency Department
OP_22 3.0 Emergency Department
OP_23 — Emergency Department
OP_29 91.0 Colonoscopy care
OP_31 — Cataract surgery outcome
OP_40 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDS 4.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
SEP_1 22.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_3HR 67.0 Sepsis Care
SEP_SH_6HR 69.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_3HR 51.0 Sepsis Care
SEV_SEP_6HR 68.0 Sepsis Care
STK_02 98.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_03 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
STK_05 94.0 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_1 — Electronic Clinical Quality Measure
VTE_2 99.0 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 122.60 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_PN 53.80 More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 15.10 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32 12.70 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_35_ADM — —
OP_35_ED — —
OP_36 — Number of cases too small
READM_30_AMI — Number of Cases Too Small
READM_30_CABG — —
READM_30_COPD 18.60 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HF 20.90 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HIP_KNEE — —
READM_30_PN 16.60 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
0.96

Financial Health (Cost Report — FY 2024)

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 1 — metrics.cost_to_charge_ratio
Cost Report Employees per Bed 10.85 — metrics.employees_per_bed
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,024 — fiscal_year
Cost Report Fund Balance ($) $97,436,249 — metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Net Income ($) $-13,418,733 — metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $516,230,632 — metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) -27.7% — metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $562,664,739 — metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $521,884,843 — metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $130,320,553 — metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) -2.1% — metrics.total_margin
Cost Report Uncompensated Care (%) 16.4% — metrics.uncompensated_care_pct
General Information Address 506 LENOX AVENUE — Address
General Information City/Town NEW YORK — City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 3 — 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 5 — Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures 6 — Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 9 — Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 0 — Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 3 — 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 0 — Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 2 — Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 3 — Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better 1 — Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different 5 — Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse 0 — Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish NEW YORK — County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes — Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 330240 — Facility ID
General Information Facility Name HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER — Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating 1 — Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote — — Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Government - Local — 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 NY — State
General Information TE Group Footnote — — TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 — TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (212) 939-1000 — Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 10037 — ZIP Code
HAC Reduction Program fiscal_year 2,026 — fiscal_year
HAC Reduction Program measures — cauti — sir 0.57 — measures.cauti.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — cdi — sir 0.28 — measures.cdi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — clabsi — sir 0.33 — measures.clabsi.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — mrsa — sir 1.41 — measures.mrsa.sir
HAC Reduction Program measures — ssi — sir 0.30 — measures.ssi.sir
HAC Reduction Program payment_reduction No — payment_reduction
HAC Reduction Program total_hac_score -0.04 — 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 0.96 — Value
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Excess readmission ratio 1.02 0.9969 p70 READM-30-COPD-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Expected readmission rate 26.9% — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of discharges 44 — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Number of readmissions 14 — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) COPD — Predicted readmission rate 27.5% — READM-30-COPD-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Excess readmission ratio 1.06 0.9983 p83 READM-30-HF-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Expected readmission rate 22.1% — READM-30-HF-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of discharges 57 — READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Number of readmissions 18 — READM-30-HF-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Heart Failure — Predicted readmission rate 23.5% — READM-30-HF-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Excess readmission ratio 1.04 0.9955 p76 READM-30-PN-HRRP.excess_readmission_ratio
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Expected readmission rate 19.7% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.expected_readmission_rate
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of discharges 78 — READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_discharges
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Number of readmissions 19 — READM-30-PN-HRRP.num_readmissions
Readmissions (HRRP) Pneumonia — Predicted readmission rate 20.5% — READM-30-PN-HRRP.predicted_readmission_rate
Value-Based Purchasing Clinical Outcomes 11.67 5.00 p87 clinical_outcomes_score
Value-Based Purchasing Efficiency & Cost Reduction 7.50 2.50 p67 efficiency_score
Value-Based Purchasing Person & Community Engagement 3.25 8.75 p6 person_community_score
Value-Based Purchasing Safety 11.25 10.00 p56 safety_score
Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score 33.67 29.50 p65 total_performance_score
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