UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY Review

Get Information, Ratings, Surveys, and Compare UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY to other hospitals

Overall Hospital Rating: ; HCAPS approval: 59%

Database data as of January 31, 2024

A Review of the Data

Prepared by Richard Saunders as of January 31, 2024.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") distributes more than 80 tables of data on hospitals on a quarterly basis. That is a lot of information to pour through to try and build a comprehensive review of UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the hospital does, who is affiliated with it, share any patient survey data and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: General Hospital Data, Ratings, Cost Analysis, Infections, Comparison, Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities, Doctors Associated with UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY, Survey Analysis.)

In the briefest summary, UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY is one of the types of hospitals called Acute Care Hospitals. It is in ELKTON, MD. Its five star rating is 2 . Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 210032. It DOES NOT provide emergency services. There are 375 medical professionals and 122 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. We do not have data on average costs for care provided at UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY.

According to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HCAHPS") that ended in September 30, 2021, 59% of the patients surveyed definitely recommended UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY, while only 8% did not recommend going to UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY.

The information presented below is based on data provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is updated as new data is made available.

General Information for UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

Address:

106 BOW STREET
ELKTON, MD 21921
(410) 392-7009
Click for Map

Medicare Provider Number:

210032

Type:

Acute Care Hospitals

Ownership:

Voluntary non-profit - Private

Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

Overall Rating:



The Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY summarizes a variety of measures across 5 areas of quality into a single star rating for each hospital. Once reporting thresholds are met, a hospital’s Overall Star Rating is calculated using only those measures for which data are available. Hospitals report data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") through the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. Overall Star Ratings aren’t calculated for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals.

Most hospitals will have an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3.

National distribution of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating The following table shows the national distribution of the Overall Star Rating based on July 2022 results.

Overall rating Number of hospitals / Percentage
1 star 198 (6.34%)
2 stars 702 (22.49%)
3 stars 895 (28.68%)
4 stars 895 (28.68%)
5 stars 431 (13.81%)
N/A 1,368 (30.47%)

Additional detailed on the method for calculating the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from this document.

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 UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well 75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well 19 %
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 4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect 14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them 74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them 8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them 18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand 70 %
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 23 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well 74 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well 20 %
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 81 %
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 15 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them 70 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them 7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them 23 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand 70 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand 6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand 24 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted 59 %
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 27 %
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 58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 31 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 18 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 22 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them 61 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them 20 %
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 75 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for 10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for. 15 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects 47 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects 30 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects 23 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home 14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home 86 %
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 16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge 84 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge 11 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge 89 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital 47 %
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 53 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 38 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 47 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital 39 %
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 56 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean 67 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean 12 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean 21 %
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 48 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night 15 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night 37 %
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) 13 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 25 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 62 %
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 8 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital 59 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital 33 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating Not Applicable
Summary star rating Not Applicable

Cost of UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY, 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 UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY 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 UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY: Not Available

We do not have detailed cost analysis for UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY.

Infection Rates at UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

These measures show how often patients at UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY 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 0.03 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 2.69 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days 2,823.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 1.84 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 1.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) 0.54 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit -- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 2.31 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days 2,068.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 1.30 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 0.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) 0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures 30.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases 0.75 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases 0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery Not Available / Not Available
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 0.29 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases 0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit -- / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit 2.74 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days 22,528.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases 1.09 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases 0.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia 0.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit 0.04 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit 0.80 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days 21,809.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases 8.31 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases 2.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) 0.24 / Better

How UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in ELKTON, MD

Worst Hospitals in ELKTON, MD

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

Measure Score Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients 3.2% SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients 12.8% SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients NA Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients 9.6% SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients 10.5% SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients 18.6% SAME
Death rate for stroke patients 13.5% SAME
Pressure ulcer rate 0.9% SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications NA Not Enough Data
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate 0.22% SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate 0.09% SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate 2.29% SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate 1.54% SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate 7.71% SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate 2.85% SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate 5.65% SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate 1.89% SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate 1.28% SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite 1.03% SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

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 UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name Overall Rating
Delaware Hospital F/t Chronically Ill (dhci) 5:
Exceptional Care For Children 5:
Jeanne Jugan Residence 5:
Newark Manor Nursing Home 5:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Calvert Manor 5:
Parkview Nursing 5:
Willowbrooke Court at Cokesbury Village 5:
Stonegates 5:
Oxford Health Center 5:
Willowbrooke Court at Country House 5:
Cadia Rehabilitation Silverside 5:
Preston Residence 5:
Kendal at Longwood 5:
Continuing Care at Maris Grove 5:
Crosslands 5:
Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community 5:
Pocopson Home 5:
Willowbrooke Court Skd Care Center at Lima Estates 5:
Fair Acres Geriatric Center 5:
Willowbrooke Court-Granite 5:
Hcc at White Horse Village 5:
Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line Rehab and Skd Nsg 5:
Barclay Friends 5:
Sterling Care Riverside 4:
Lorien Bulle Rock 4:
Churchman Village 4:
Complete Care at Hillside LLC 4:
Shipley Living 4:
Monticello House 4:
Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Health Center 3:
Cadia Rehabilitation Broadmeadow 3:
Lorien Nsg and Rehab Ctr Belair 3:
Citizens Care Center 3:
Millcroft Living 3:
Springs Rehabilitation at Brandywine 3:
Pike Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3:
Complete Care at Brackenville LLC 3:
Naamans Creek Country Manor 3:
Twin Pines Health Care Center 3:
Brinton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3:
Sterling Health Care and Rehab Center 3:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County 2:
New Castle Health and Rehabilitation Center 2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Southgate 2:
Cadia Rehabilitation Pike Creek 2:
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Memorial Bridge 2:
Gilpin Hall 2:
Kentmere Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 2:
Kutz Rehabilitation and Nursing 2:
Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2:
West Chester Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 2:
Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1:
Laurelwood Healthcare Center 1:
Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehab Center 1:
The Belvedere Center, Genesis Healthcare 1:
Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen 1:
Newport Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center 1:
Aventura at Pembrooke 1:
Regency Healthcare and Rehab Center No Data
Foulk Living No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY

There are 375 doctors and 122 medical groups that are affiliated with UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY.

Affiliated Doctor Groups


The list of medical professionals associated with UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY is very long, so we have added another pages. See a list of medical professionals associated with UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY.