Safety Score: 60

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Baptist Medical Center

Address: 111 Dallas Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205

Phone: (210) 297-7000

Web site: www.baptisthealthsystem.com

Address

111 Dallas Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205

Phone

(210) 297-7000

Web site

www.baptisthealthsystem.com

Safety Score: 60

All Hospital Ratings

Baptist Medical Center

Address

111 Dallas Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205

Phone

(210) 297-7000

Web site

www.baptisthealthsystem.com

Baptist Medical Center is a 1535-bed teaching hospital with 2041 registered nurses.

Infections

Avoiding Infections Overall

This rating is a composite for avoiding surgical-site infections, infections stemming from MRSA and C.difficile, as well as infections related to central-line catheters and urinary catheters.

Avoiding bloodstream infections (ICU/Ward) ¹

Avoiding bloodstream infections (ICU/Ward)

This rating shows bloodstream infections that patients contracted while they had central-line catheters in place, compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 6 bloodstream infections in the 34,095 days that its patients had central lines between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 78% better than national rates.

Avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infections (ICU/Ward) ²

Avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infections (ICU/Ward)

This rating shows urinary tract infections that patients contracted while they had a urinary catheter in place, compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 22 catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 36,950 days that its patients had catheters between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 24% better than national rates.

Avoiding Surgical Site Infections ³

Avoiding Surgical Site Infections

This rating shows infections patients contracted following several common surgical procedures, compared with national averages published by the CDC. When possible, it adjusts for the fact that different surgical procedures have different infection rates.

This hospital reported 7 surgical-site infections in 836 surgical procedures among its patients between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 61% better than national rates for the surgical procedures reported by this hospital.

Avoiding MRSA infections ⁴

Avoiding MRSA infections

This rating shows MRSA infections that patients contracted during their stay in this hospital compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 17 MRSA infections in 285,753 days its patients spent in the hospital between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 8% worse than national rates.

Avoiding C.difficile infections ⁵

Avoiding C.difficile infections

This rating shows the C.difficile infections that patients contracted during their stay in this hospital compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 134 C.difficile infections in 255,268 days its patients spent in the hospital between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 21% better than national rates.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.

Childbirth

Avoiding C-sections ¹

Avoiding C-sections

This rating is based on the percentage of first-time mothers who had a C-section at this hospital. It does not include women who had multiple babies in that delivery, delivered pre-term, had a delivery where the baby was in an abnormal position (for example, feet first or face up), or a delivery where the baby died.

In this hospital 33% of first-time mothers with low-risk deliveries had a C-section.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

This percentage is a composite of Baptist Medical Center (35 percent), St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (36 percent), Northeast Baptist Hospital (24 percent), and North Central Baptist Hospital (34 percent). Data from The Leapfrog Group which was collected through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

Safety Score

Avoiding Infections Overall

This rating is a composite for avoiding surgical-site infections, infections stemming from MRSA and C.difficile, as well as infections related to central-line catheters and urinary catheters.

Communication about hospital discharge

86% of patients said that they were told what to watch for after leaving the hospital.

Communication about drug information

80% of patients said that staff always or usually explained about new medications.

Avoiding readmissions ¹

Avoiding readmissions

This rating is based on the chance that a Medicare patient will be readmitted to a hospital, for any cause, within 30 days after being discharged.

Medicare patients have a 14% chance of being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.

Avoiding death - medical ²

Avoiding death - medical

This rating is based on the chance that a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient will die within 30 days of being admitted to the hospital. The data are adjusted for the varying health status of patients treated at each hospital.

Avoiding death - surgical ³

Avoiding death - surgical

This rating is based on how often patients undergoing surgery died in the hospital after developing a complication such as pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, sepsis, shock/cardiac arrest or gastrointestinal hemorrhage/acute ulcer that should have been identified quickly and treated.

This rating is based on how often patients undergoing surgery died in the hospital after developing a serious treatable complication.

Appropriate use of abdominal scanning ⁴

Appropriate use of abdominal scanning

This rating is based on the proportion of patients who received one CT scan of the abdomen with contrast and another without it, out of all patients who received CT scans of the abdomen. Such double scans can expose patients to unnecessary radiation.

2% of scanned patients at this hospital received double abdominal scans.

Appropriate use of chest scanning ⁵

Appropriate use of chest scanning

This rating is based on the proportion of patients who received one CT scan of the chest with contrast and another without it, out of all patients who received CT scans of the chest. Such double scans can expose patients to unnecessary radiation.

5% of scanned patients at this hospital received double chest scans.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , October 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.

Heart Surgery

These Ratings were derived from data submitted by hospitals to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The Ratings are based on data from the medical records of patients, considered the "gold standard" for quality measurement. The methods used to derive these Ratings have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum, a nonprofit organization that endorses consensus standards for measuring and publically reporting.

Not yet rated

Overall Heart Bypass Surgery Performance

The rating is based on results from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons CABG Composite performance measure. There are only three rating categories: Better than expected performance, as expected performance, and worse than expected performance.

Not yet rated

Patient survival

This is based on the chance that a patient will survive at least 30 days after the surgery and will be discharged from the hospital, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients.

Not yet rated

Absence of complications

This is based on the chance that a patient will not experience any of these five serious complications of heart bypass surgery during their hospitalization, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients: extended breathing support on a ventilator, an infection in the breastbone incision, kidney failure, a stroke, or a repeat operation for postoperative bleeding or other causes.

Not yet rated

Recommended medications

This is based on the chance that a patient will get all of the following drugs: a beta-blocker before surgery, and aspirin, a beta-blocker, and a statin or other drug to lower cholesterol afterward.

Not yet rated

Optimal surgical technique

This is based on the chance that a patient will receive at least one graft involving an internal mammary artery, a technique shown to improve long-term survival.

Not yet rated

Overall Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

The rating is based on results from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons AVR Composite performance measure. There are only three rating categories: Better than expected performance, as expected performance, and worse than expected performance.

Not yet rated

Patient survival

This is based on the chance that a patient will survive at least 30 days after the surgery and will be discharged from the hospital, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients.

Not yet rated

Absence of complications

This is based on the chance that a patient will not experience any of these five serious complications of aortic valve surgery during their hospitalization, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients: extended breathing support on a ventilator, an infection in the breastbone incision, kidney failure, a stroke, or a repeat operation for postoperative bleeding or other causes.

Not yet rated

Overall Congenital Heart Surgery Performance

The rating is based on results from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons CHSD performance measure which consists of 4 years worth of risk adjusted mortality rates. There are only three rating categories: Better than expected performance, as expected performance, and worse than expected performance. Surgeons at this hospital may have performed additional heart operations that are not included here, either at other hospitals or combined with other surgical procedures.

These heart surgery data come from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database and its participants or the Congenital Heart Surgery Database. They provide important information to be considered, among other factors, in choosing a health care provider.
Copyright © 2018 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. All rights reserved.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Patient Experience

Overall patient experience ¹

Overall patient experience

These ratings are based on government surveys of patients' hospital experiences. Overall patient experience is based on the percent of patients who said they would definitely recommend the hospital and the percent who rated the hospital a 9 or 10.

This shows patients' overall assessments of the quality of care they received.

Communication about hospital discharge

86% of patients said that they were told what to watch for after leaving the hospital.

Communication about drug information

80% of patients said that staff always or usually explained about new medications.

Doctor-patient communication

95% of patients said that doctors always or usually communicated well.

Nurse-patient communication

93% of patients said that nurses always or usually communicated well.

Pain control

91% of patients said that their pain was always or usually well controlled.

Help from hospital staff

87% of patients said that staff always or usually provided help quickly.

Room cleanliness

86% of patients said that their room and bathrooms were always or usually clean.

Room quietness

89% of patients said that the area around their rooms were always or usually quiet at night.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.

General Information

Baptist Medical Center Information

Baptist Medical Center is a 1535-bed teaching hospital with 2041 registered nurses.

Number of beds 1535

Full-time registered nurses 2041

Full-time registered nurses

This shows the number of full-time equivalent registered nurses employed by the hospital, according to a survey published by the American Hospital Association.

Full time registered nurses is estimated No

Is a Teaching hospital Yes

Is a Teaching hospital

This shows whether a hospital meets any of these criteria - 1.) Is a member of the Association of American Medical College's Council of Teaching Hospitals. 2.) Has a residency training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. 3.) Reports an affiliation with a medical school to the American Medical Association.

Operated by Partnership

General medical and surgical care (adult)
General medical and surgical care (pediatric)
Obstetric care
Neonatal intensive care
Pediatric intensive care
Physical rehabilitation care
Psychiatric care

Emergency Department
Pain management program

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Infections

Avoiding Infections Overall

This rating is a composite for avoiding surgical-site infections, infections stemming from MRSA and C.difficile, as well as infections related to central-line catheters and urinary catheters.

Avoiding bloodstream infections (ICU/Ward) ¹

Avoiding bloodstream infections (ICU/Ward)

This rating shows bloodstream infections that patients contracted while they had central-line catheters in place, compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 6 bloodstream infections in the 34,095 days that its patients had central lines between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 78% better than national rates.

Avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infections (ICU/Ward) ²

Avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infections (ICU/Ward)

This rating shows urinary tract infections that patients contracted while they had a urinary catheter in place, compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 22 catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the 36,950 days that its patients had catheters between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 24% better than national rates.

Avoiding Surgical Site Infections ³

Avoiding Surgical Site Infections

Avoiding MRSA infections ⁴

Avoiding MRSA infections

This rating shows MRSA infections that patients contracted during their stay in this hospital compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 17 MRSA infections in 285,753 days its patients spent in the hospital between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 8% worse than national rates.

Avoiding C.difficile infections ⁵

Avoiding C.difficile infections

This rating shows the C.difficile infections that patients contracted during their stay in this hospital compared with national averages published by the CDC.

This hospital reported 134 C.difficile infections in 255,268 days its patients spent in the hospital between 04/01/2016 and 03/31/2017. This is 21% better than national rates.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.

Childbirth

Avoiding C-sections ¹

Avoiding C-sections

In this hospital 33% of first-time mothers with low-risk deliveries had a C-section.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

This percentage is a composite of Baptist Medical Center (35 percent), St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (36 percent), Northeast Baptist Hospital (24 percent), and North Central Baptist Hospital (34 percent). Data from The Leapfrog Group which was collected through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

Safety Score

Avoiding Infections Overall

This rating is a composite for avoiding surgical-site infections, infections stemming from MRSA and C.difficile, as well as infections related to central-line catheters and urinary catheters.

Communication about hospital discharge

86% of patients said that they were told what to watch for after leaving the hospital.

Communication about drug information

80% of patients said that staff always or usually explained about new medications.

Avoiding readmissions ¹

Avoiding readmissions

This rating is based on the chance that a Medicare patient will be readmitted to a hospital, for any cause, within 30 days after being discharged.

Medicare patients have a 14% chance of being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days.

Avoiding death - medical ²

Avoiding death - medical

Avoiding death - surgical ³

Avoiding death - surgical

This rating is based on how often patients undergoing surgery died in the hospital after developing a serious treatable complication.

Appropriate use of abdominal scanning ⁴

Appropriate use of abdominal scanning

2% of scanned patients at this hospital received double abdominal scans.

Appropriate use of chest scanning ⁵

Appropriate use of chest scanning

5% of scanned patients at this hospital received double chest scans.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , October 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.
Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , July 2017.

Heart Surgery

Not yet rated

Overall Heart Bypass Surgery Performance

Not yet rated

Patient survival

This is based on the chance that a patient will survive at least 30 days after the surgery and will be discharged from the hospital, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients.

Not yet rated

Absence of complications

Not yet rated

Recommended medications

This is based on the chance that a patient will get all of the following drugs: a beta-blocker before surgery, and aspirin, a beta-blocker, and a statin or other drug to lower cholesterol afterward.

Not yet rated

Optimal surgical technique

This is based on the chance that a patient will receive at least one graft involving an internal mammary artery, a technique shown to improve long-term survival.

Not yet rated

Overall Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

Not yet rated

Patient survival

This is based on the chance that a patient will survive at least 30 days after the surgery and will be discharged from the hospital, adjusted for the overall health of the hospital's patients.

Not yet rated

Absence of complications

Not yet rated

Overall Congenital Heart Surgery Performance

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Patient Experience

Overall patient experience ¹

Overall patient experience

This shows patients' overall assessments of the quality of care they received.

Communication about hospital discharge

86% of patients said that they were told what to watch for after leaving the hospital.

Communication about drug information

80% of patients said that staff always or usually explained about new medications.

Doctor-patient communication

95% of patients said that doctors always or usually communicated well.

Nurse-patient communication

93% of patients said that nurses always or usually communicated well.

Pain control

91% of patients said that their pain was always or usually well controlled.

Help from hospital staff

87% of patients said that staff always or usually provided help quickly.

Room cleanliness

86% of patients said that their room and bathrooms were always or usually clean.

Room quietness

89% of patients said that the area around their rooms were always or usually quiet at night.

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

Sources for the information on this page:

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , December 2017.

Baptist Medical Center Information

Baptist Medical Center is a 1535-bed teaching hospital with 2041 registered nurses.

Number of beds 1535

Full-time registered nurses 2041

Full-time registered nurses

This shows the number of full-time equivalent registered nurses employed by the hospital, according to a survey published by the American Hospital Association.

Full time registered nurses is estimated No

Is a Teaching hospital Yes

Is a Teaching hospital

Operated by Partnership

General medical and surgical care (adult)
General medical and surgical care (pediatric)
Obstetric care
Neonatal intensive care
Pediatric intensive care
Physical rehabilitation care
Psychiatric care

Emergency Department
Pain management program

The data on this page was last published in August 2017.

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