INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER - BROOKLYN, NY

Submitted by:Mark Lederman, VP & CIO
Beds -- Total = 287
Beds -- Certified = 287
Accreditation Indicator == The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Submitted by:Mark Lederman, VP & CIO
Drug and Alcohol Beds = 20
Neonatal services discontinued in 2005
Obstetric services discontinued in 2005

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Addresss:
1545 ATLANTIC AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11213
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (718) 613-4000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 22.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 216.40
Other Salaried Personnel : 745.26
Dieticians : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 2.00
Registered Pharmacists : 11.00
Respiratory Therapists : 11.00
Physicians : 114.74
Medical Social Workers : 39.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 22.47
Physician Assistants : 3.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 17.42
Residents (Physicians) : 105.00
Psychologists : 27.41

Number Of Beds
Total: 886
Total Certified: 886
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 120

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Chemotherapy Services
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neurosurgical Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.517%
New York:

0.660%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.517%
State:

0.435%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.258%
State:

0.452%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.517%
New York:

0.165%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
New York:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

98.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

94.0%
New York:

96.6%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

99.0%
New York:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

92.0%
New York:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
New York:

98.6%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Here:

55.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

51.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

96.0%
New York:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

67.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
State:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
New York:

94.0%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Here:

93.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

84.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

87.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

100.0%
New York:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

83.0%
New York:

92.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

94.0%
New York:

95.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

94.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

94.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.6%
State:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

11.7%
State:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.2%
New York:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

23.7%
New York:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

29.8%
State:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.6%
State:

19.8%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

26.500%
State:

11.437%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 9%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
New York:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
New York:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
New York:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
New York:

17%
Always
Here:

67%
New York:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

38%
New York:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
New York:

27%
Always
Here:

35%
New York:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
New York:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
New York:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

51%
New York:

66%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

32%
State:

24%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

48%
New York:

58%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

22%
New York:

22%
Always
Here:

62%
New York:

67%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
New York:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

34%
Always
Here:

54%
New York:

49%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
Here:

64%
State:

81%
No
Here:

36%
New York:

19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
Here:

24%
State:

12%
7 or 8
Here:

37%
State:

27%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

39%
New York:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

16%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

44%
State:

29%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

40%
State:

64%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,296
New York:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,696
State:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

4.91%
State:

0.85%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,261
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,377
State:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.92%
State:

2.35%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,580
State:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,041
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

4.78%
New York:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,944
New York:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,579
New York:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.46%
State:

1.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,535
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,222
State:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.52%
New York:

1.87%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,380
State:

$32,366
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,552
State:

$10,017
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

3.98%
New York:

1.38%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,100
New York:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,676
New York:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.99%
State:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,517
New York:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,628
New York:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

3.32%
New York:

0.89%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,117
State:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,954
New York:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.86%
New York:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,578
State:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,293
New York:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

5.18%
State:

3.99%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,742
State:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,185
State:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.26%
New York:

1.98%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,976
New York:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,157
State:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,687
State:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,291
New York:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

3.59%
New York:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,453
New York:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,721
State:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

3.05%
State:

2.38%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$121,018
New York:

$132,493
Average Total Payments
Here:

$67,387
New York:

$53,759
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.39%
New York:

0.61%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,162
New York:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,133
State:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.99%
State:

2.87%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,825
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,097
New York:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

3.05%
New York:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,384
State:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,869
State:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

3.19%
State:

2.44%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,753
State:

$46,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,917
New York:

$17,465
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.52%
New York:

0.71%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,809
New York:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,874
New York:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.46%
State:

0.70%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,091
State:

$80,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$37,232
State:

$30,467
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.59%
New York:

0.53%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,261
New York:

$16,388
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,983
New York:

$6,112
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.40%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,334
New York:

$36,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,290
New York:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.73%
State:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,579
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,488
State:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

4.25%
State:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,321
State:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,137
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

4.52%
State:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,871
State:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,899
State:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.92%
State:

1.29%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$117,886
New York:

$122,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$65,568
State:

$51,777
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.48%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,979
New York:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,709
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.79%
State:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$117,738
State:

$126,634
Average Total Payments
Here:

$73,530
State:

$59,441
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

3.19%
New York:

0.67%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,286
State:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,189
New York:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

9.69%
State:

5.04%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,560
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,886
State:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.86%
New York:

1.68%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,051
State:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,183
State:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

4.52%
State:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,614
State:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,448
State:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.73%
New York:

1.33%

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