Complications & Deaths Measures
20
CMS-tracked
Puerto Rico · Acute Care
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe is a CMS-tracked acute care hospitals in San Juan, PR. CMS has not issued an overall star rating for this facility yet.
- 20
- Quality measures
- 6
- Infection types
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Avenida Americo Miranda, Entrada Principal C M, San Juan, PR 00936 · San Juan County · (787) 754-8500
The verdict
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe is Medicare-certified but has no CMS overall star rating yet, typically a sign its reporting volumes fell below CMS thresholds during the latest measurement window. 20 individual quality measures are still on file.
- 0
- measures better than national of 6 compared
- Yes
- emergency department on site
Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Government - State
Emergency Services
Yes
Birthing Friendly
N/A
Patient Experience
17
HCAHPS domains
Infection Types
6
CDC NHSN
Worse-than-national profile for Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el C…
Mortality 3 measures
Safety of care 0 measures
Readmission 3 measures
Better than national Same as national Worse than national
Quality Measures
| Measure | Score | vs. National |
|---|---|---|
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | N/A | Not Available |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | N/A | Not Available |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | N/A | Not Available |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | N/A | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Death rate for COPD patients | N/A | Not Available |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 11.5 | Same as National |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 12.3 | Same as National |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | N/A | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Death rate for stroke patients | N/A | Not Available |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 4.4 | Same as National |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | N/A | Not Available |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | N/A | Not Available |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | N/A | Not Available |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | N/A | Not Available |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | N/A | Not Available |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
| Survey Question | Star Rating |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness - linear mean score | N/A |
| Cleanliness - star rating | N/A |
| Communication about medicines - linear mean score | N/A |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | N/A |
| Discharge information - linear mean score | N/A |
| Discharge information - star rating | N/A |
| Doctor communication - linear mean score | N/A |
| Doctor communication - star rating | N/A |
| Nurse communication - linear mean score | N/A |
| Nurse communication - star rating | N/A |
| Overall hospital rating - linear mean score | N/A |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | N/A |
| Quietness - linear mean score | N/A |
| Quietness - star rating | N/A |
| Recommend hospital - linear mean score | N/A |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | N/A |
| Summary star rating | N/A |
Safety & Infections
| Measure | Score | vs. National |
|---|---|---|
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | N/A | Not Available |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | N/A | Not Available |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | N/A | Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia | N/A | Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | N/A | Not Available |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | N/A | Not Available |
Staffing & Spending
Unplanned Visits & Readmissions
| Measure | Score | vs. National |
|---|---|---|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14.1 | Same as National |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.4 | Same as National |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | 91.4 | More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | -22.5 | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | N/A | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 16.2 | Same as National |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | N/A | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | N/A | Not Available |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | N/A | Not Available |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | N/A | Not Available |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | N/A | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | N/A | Not Available |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | N/A | Not Available |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | N/A | Not Available |
Medicare Spending
| Measure | Score |
|---|---|
| Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) | N/A |
Maternal Health
CMS maternal-care measures reported for this facility. The Hospital Compare maternal extract lists measure names and reporting windows; it does not publish numeric scores or sample sizes in the corpus we ingest, so those columns are omitted rather than filled with N/A.
| Measure |
|---|
| Cesarean Birth |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) |
Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles
Peer sets for Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe outside Puerto Rico, keyed to the elevated worse-than-national share.
Similar mortality outcomes
Nearest mortality measures rated better than national, outside PR (0 better here).
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe compare to other hospitals on CMS star rating?
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe has no CMS overall star rating, so it is excluded from the rated-hospital corpus placement (unrated).
What is the CMS star rating for Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe?
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe does not currently have a CMS star rating, typically because reporting volumes fell below CMS's calculation threshold.
How does Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe perform on quality measures?
1 of 6 compared measures rate worse than national at Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (elevated worse-share tercile); 0 rate better (sparse).
What do patients say about Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe?
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe reports 17 HCAHPS patient-experience domain scores.
What are the infection rates at Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe?
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe tracks 6 healthcare-associated infection types (CDC NHSN). 0 are better than the national benchmark, 0 are worse, and 0 are at the national average.
Does Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe have emergency services?
Yes, Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe provides emergency services.
What type of hospital is Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe?
Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe is a Acute Care Hospitals facility with Government - State ownership, located in San Juan, PR.
How much does Medicare spend at Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe?
1 Medicare spending category is on file for Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, per episode vs. the national median.
Does Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe offer maternal health services?
Yes, Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe reports 4 maternal health measures.