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KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER Quality Report

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
451 CLARKSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

KINGS county
Phone: 718-245-3901
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

Please use the following conditions to evaluate the quality of this hospital.

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
85%
Average for the State of New York
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of New York
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 11 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
0%
Average for the State of New York
32%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 1 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
99%
Average for the State of New York
95%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of New York
94%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
99%
Average for the State of New York
94%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
99%
Average for the State of New York
96%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of New York
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
79%
Average for the State of New York
67%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%

3. Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of New York
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%

4. Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of New York
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
83%
Average for the State of New York
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of New York
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of New York
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New York
99%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

5. Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 4 Hours After Arrival

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
56%
Average for the State of New York
78%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
90%
Average for the State of New York
73%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of New York
76%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Surgical Infection Prevention

1. Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of New York
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

2. Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of New York
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

3. Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
79%
Average for the State of New York
74%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%


Note: The data on this site only reflect the aspects of "Heart Attack", "Heart Failure", "Pneumonia", and "Surgical Infection Prevention". These are important indicators of the hospital quality. However, they are not the comprehensive evaluation. learn more...