About HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in COLUMBIA, MD. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 210048. It does provide emergency services. There are 372 medical professionals and 98 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. We do not have data on average costs for care provided at HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	21 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	72 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	22 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	69 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	24 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	83 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	74 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	55 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	31 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	52 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	35 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	15 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	27 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	55 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	72 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	12 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	16 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	39 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	40 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	21 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	84 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	18 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	82 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	86 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	43 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	50 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	44 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	44 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	50 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	37 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	58 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	58 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	16 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	26 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	60 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	9 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	31 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	9 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	24 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	67 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	5 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	68 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	27 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL: Not Available

We do not have detailed cost analysis for HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Infection Rates at HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

These measures show how often patients at HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.71 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.90 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	5,101.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	5.23 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	1.53 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.33 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.70 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	5,936.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	7.35 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	6.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.82 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.28 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	3.02 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	112.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	2.70 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.11 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	29.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.25 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	1.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.11 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.14 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	64,178.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	3.09 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.65 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.60 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	1.16 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	60,472.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	41.35 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	35.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.85 / Same

How HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in COLUMBIA, MD

Worst Hospitals in COLUMBIA, MD

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.1%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.3%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	8.8%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.1%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17.1%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.7%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.17%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	163.78%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.28%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.11%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.25%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.33%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	5.35%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.69%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.89%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.8%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.71%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.11%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Sibley Mem Hosp Renaissance	5:
Lorien Health Systems - Columbia	5:
Jeanne Jugan Residence	5:
Bedford Court Healthcare Cent.	5:
Sacred Heart Home Inc	5:
Maplewood Park Place	5:
Friends Nursing Home	5:
Ingleside at King Farm	5:
Tuckerman Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	5:
Residences at Vantage Point	5:
Montcare at Potomac	5:
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington	5:
The Hsc Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility	5:
Chestnut Grn Hlth Ctr Blakehur	5:
Sterling Care Rockville Nursing	5:
Montgomery Village Care Center	5:
Glen Meadows Retirement Com.	5:
St. Elizabeth Rehab. and Nsg. Ce	5:
Lorien Nursing and Rehab Ctr - Elkridge	5:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crofton	5:
St. Joseph's Nursing Home	5:
Forest Hills of Dc	5:
Sterling Care Hillhaven	5:
Lisner Louise Dickson Hurthome	5:
Pickersgill Retirement Community	5:
Wilson Health Care Center	5:
Arleigh Burke Pavilion	5:
Future Care Capital Region	5:
Transitional Care Services at Mercy Medical Center	5:
Baywoods of Annapolis	5:
Villa Rosa Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC	5:
Complete Care at Springbrook	5:
The Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant	5:
Riderwood Village	5:
Broadmead	5:
August Healthcare at Iliff	5:
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare	4:
Knollwood Hsc	4:
Towson Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4:
Oak Crest Village	4:
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Sub Acute Unit	4:
Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home	4:
Layhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oak Manor	4:
Doctors Community Rehabilitation and Patient Care	4:
Sligo Creek Healthcare	4:
Complete Care at Multi Medical Center LLC	4:
Future Care Sandtown-Winchester	4:
Marley Neck Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Brooke Grove Rehab. and Nsg Ctr	4:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chevy Chase	4:
Little Sisters of The Poor	4:
Roland Park Place	4:
The Jefferson	4:
Larkin Chase Center	4:
Largo Nursing and Rehabiliation Center	4:
Montcare at Bethesda	4:
Rossville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4:
Lochearn Nursing Home, LLC	4:
Ginger Cove	4:
Montcare at Wheaton	4:
Maryland Baptist Aged Home	4:
Ascension Living Carroll Manor	4:
Resorts of Augsburg	4:
Complete Care at Annapolis	4:
Advanced Rehab at Autumn Lake Healthcare	3:
The Village at Rockville	3:
Crescent Cities Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Bridgepoint Subacute and Rehab Capitol Hill	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Cherry Lane	3:
North Oaks Communities	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Perring Parkway	3:
Fairhaven	3:
The Virginian	3:
Regency Care of Silver Spring, LLC	3:
Future Care Old Court	3:
Good Samaritan Nursing Home Operator, LLC	3:
Hammonds Lane Center	3:
Future Care Charles Village	3:
Althea Woodland Nursing Home	3:
Stella Maris, Inc.	3:
Lorien Health Systems Mt Airy	3:
Blue Point Healthcare Center	3:
Encore at Turf Valley	3:
Unique Rehabilitation and Health Center LLC	3:
Sterling Care Bethesda	3:
Future Care Canton Harbor	3:
Franklin Woods Center	3:
Roland Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Keswick Multi-Care Center	3:
Oakwood Snf LLC	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arlington West	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Waugh Chapel	3:
Inspire Rehabilitation and Health Center LLC	3:
Ingleside at Rock Creek	3:
Future Care Chesapeake	3:
Lorien Mays Chapel	3:
Future Care Northpoint	3:
Complete Care at Wheaton	3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Silver Spring	3:

Medical Groups Affiliated with HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

There are 372 doctors and 98 medical groups that are affiliated with HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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