HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER Review

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Overall Hospital Rating: ; HCAPS approval: 65%

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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER. 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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, Survey Analysis.)

In the briefest summary, HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER is one of the types of hospitals called Acute Care Hospitals. It is in BREMERTON, WA. Its five star rating is 3 . Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 500039. It does provide emergency services. There are 634 medical professionals and 85 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $26,966. This is higher than the state average of $24,702. It is also higher than the national average of $25,828.

According to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HCAHPS") that ended in September 30, 2021, 65% of the patients surveyed definitely recommended HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, while only 9% did not recommend going to HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER.

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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

Address:

2520 CHERRY AVENUE
BREMERTON, WA 98310
(360) 377-3911
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Medicare Provider Number:

500039

Type:

Acute Care Hospitals

Ownership:

Voluntary non-profit - Private

Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

Overall Rating:



The Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER 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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well 78 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well 17 %
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 86 %
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 11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them 73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them 5 %
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 74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand 6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand 20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well 75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well 6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well 19 %
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 82 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect 5 %
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 68 %
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 25 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted 56 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted 13 %
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 11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted 37 %
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 14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted 26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them 58 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them 22 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them 20 %
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 73 %
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. 15 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects 43 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects 33 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects 24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home 13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home 87 %
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 44 %
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 49 %
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 49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 10 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs 41 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health 46 %
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 48 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital 36 %
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 59 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean 68 %
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 20 %
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 55 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night 11 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night 34 %
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) 23 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 64 %
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 9 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital 65 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital 26 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating Not Applicable
Summary star rating Not Applicable

Cost of HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, 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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER 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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER:

Type Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $8
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $14
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $171
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $6
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $7
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) $735
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) $16,071
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission) $0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission) $9
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission) $1,627
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $535
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $191
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $2,230
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $1,233
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $3,043
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $92
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) $994
Total (Complete Episode) $26,966

Infection Rates at HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER 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 0.08 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 0.87 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days 9,128.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 9.44 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 3.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) 0.32 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit 0.38 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit 1.43 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days 9,524.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases 11.59 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases 9.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) 0.78 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit 0.01 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit 0.97 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures 198.00 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases 5.09 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases 1.00 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery 0.20 / Better
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 55.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases 0.42 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases 0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit 0.01 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit 0.84 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days 73,433.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases 5.89 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases 1.00 / Better
MRSA Bacteremia 0.17 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit 0.07 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit 0.39 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days 69,366.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases 28.16 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases 5.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) 0.18 / Better

How HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in BREMERTON, WA

Worst Hospitals in BREMERTON, WA

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

Measure Score Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients 3.4% SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients 15.5% Worse
Death rate for CABG surgery patients 2.3% SAME
Death rate for COPD patients 9.6% SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients 13.6% SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients 19.9% SAME
Death rate for stroke patients 16.1% SAME
Pressure ulcer rate 0.33% SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications 195.76% SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate 0.23% SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate 0.11% SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate 2.04% SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate 1.63% SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate 7.15% SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate 2.19% SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate 5.37% SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate 1.6% SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate 0.88% SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite 0.81% SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

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 HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name Overall Rating
Heron's Key 5:
Mission Healthcare at Renton 5:
Life Care Center of Port Orchard 5:
Caroline Kline Galland Home 5:
The Terraces at Skyline 5:
Mirabella Seattle 5:
Bainbridge Island Health and Rehab Center 5:
Park Shore 5:
Queen Anne Healthcare 5:
Columbia Lutheran Home 5:
Northwoods Lodge 5:
Redmond Care and Rehabilitation Center 5:
The Hearthstone 5:
Corwin Center at Emerald Heights 5:
Shelton Health and Rehab Center 4:
Avamere Transitional Care of Puget Sound 4:
Eliseo 4:
Cottesmore of Life Care 4:
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way 4:
Judson Park Health Center 4:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Burien 4:
Kin On Health Care Center 4:
Providence Mount St Vincent 4:
Transitional Care Center of Seattle 4:
Bailey-Boushay House 4:
Mission Healthcare at Bellevue 4:
Fircrest School, Pat N 4:
Prestige Post-Acute and Rehab Center - Edmonds 4:
Lea Hill Rehabilitation and Care Center 3:
Wesley Homes Health Center 3:
Avamere Rehabilitation at Ridgemont 3:
Washington Veteran Home-Retsil 3:
Covenant Shores Health Center 3:
Avamere Rehabilitation at Park West 3:
Shoreline Health and Rehabilitation 3:
Martha and Mary Health Service 3:
Lynnwood Post Acute Rehabilitation Center 3:
Avamere at Pacific Ridge 2:
Park Rose Care Center 2:
Canterbury House 2:
Gig Harbor Health and Rehabilitation 2:
Avalon Care Center - Federal Way 2:
Life Care Center of Federal Way 2:
Renton Health and Rehabilitation 2:
Belmont Terrace 2:
Bayview Manor 2:
Life Care Center of Kirkland 2:
Saint Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2:
Foss Home and Village 2:
Avamere Rehabilitation of Shoreline 2:
Richmond Beach Rehab 2:
Bothell Health Care 2:
Edmonds Care 2:
Bethany at Silver Lake 2:
Snohomish of Cascadia, LLC 2:
Sunrise View Convalescent Ctr 2:
Fir Lane Health and Rehab Ctr 1:
Auburn Post Acute 1:
Hallmark Manor 1:
North Auburn Rehab and Health Center 1:
Puget Sound Transitional Care 1:
Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center 1:
Valley View Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 1:
Emerald Bay Care 1:
Washington Care Center 1:
Bridgeview Care 1:
Seattle Medical Post Acute Care 1:
Ballard Center 1:
Alderwood Post Acute and Rehabilitation 1:
Everett Center 1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER

There are 634 doctors and 85 medical groups that are affiliated with HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups


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