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BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

1 brookdale plaza, brooklyn, N.Y. 11212

(718) 240-5966

46% of Patients Would "Definitely Recommend" this Hospital
(N.Y. Avg: 66%)

1 violation related to ER care since 2015

Hospital Type

Acute Care Hospitals

Hospital Owner

Voluntary non-profit - Private

ER Volume

Very high (60K+ patients a year)

See this hospital's CMS profile page or inspection reports.

Patient Pathways Through This ER

After a patient arrives at the emergency room, they are typically seen by a doctor or medical practitioner and then either sent home or admitted to the hospital and taken to a room. A small percentage of patients leave without being seen. The chart below shows on average how long each of these pathways take. Lower numbers are better, and all times refer to the average length of time people waited.

Arrives at ER
4% of patients leave without being seen
12hrs 5min Admitted to hospital
18hrs 1minTaken to room
3hrs 10min Sent home

All wait times are average.

Detailed Quality Measures

Here is a more in depth look at each quality measure, compared to state and national averages for hospitals with very high ER volumes. Experts caution that very small differences between hospitals for a given measure are unlikely to correspond to noticeable differences in the real world.

Measure
Average for this Hospital
How this Hospital Compares

(to other hospitals with similar
ER volumes, when available)

Discharged Patients
Time Until Sent Home

Average time patients spent in the emergency room before being sent home (if not admitted).

3hrs 10min
National Avg.
2hrs 50min
N.Y. Avg.
3hrs 26min
This Hospital
3hrs 10min
Impatient Patients
Left Without
Being Seen

Percentage of patients who left the emergency room without being seen by a doctor or medical practitioner.

4%
Avg. U.S. Hospital
2%
Avg. N.Y. Hospital
2%
This Hospital
4%
Admitted Patients
Time Before Admission

Average time patients spent in the emergency room before being admitted to the hospital.

12hrs 5min
National Avg.
5hrs 33min
N.Y. Avg.
7hrs 50min
This Hospital
12hrs 5min
Admitted Patients
Transfer Time

Among patients admitted, additional time they spent waiting before being taken to their room (sometimes referred to as "boarding time.")

5hrs 56min
National Avg.
2hrs 24min
N.Y. Avg.
3hrs 12min
This Hospital
5hrs 56min
Special Patients
CT Scan

Percentage of patients who arrived with stroke symptoms and did not receive brain scan results within 45 mins.

No Data Available

The number of cases/patients is too few to report. Results are based on a shorter time period than required.

National Avg.
27%
N.Y. Avg.
26%
This Hospital
No Data Available

Violations Related to ER Care

Problems found in emergency rooms at this hospital since 2015, as identified during the investigation of a complaint. About This Data →

Violation
Full Text
EMERGENCY SERVICES POLICIES

Jun 9, 2016

Based on medical record review and interview, the Emergency Department physician did not ensure: 1) timely diagnosis and treatment of a patient who presented with a head injury; 2) timely treatment of a patient with critical value of potassium.

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Based on medical record review and interview, the Emergency Department physician did not ensure: 1) timely diagnosis and treatment of a patient who presented with a head injury; 2) timely treatment of a patient with critical value of potassium. These findings were noted in 2 (two) of 15 patients' medical records reviewed (Patient #2 and 3). The delay diagnosis and treatment of patients may have placed them at risk for harm. Findings include: 1. Review of Laboratory Panic reports on 5/5/16 for Patient #2 noted Critical value for Potassium 2.6 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L) (Panic range for Potassium is less than or equal to 2.7 mEq/L and equal to or higher than 6.1 mEq/L) was verified by Laboratory Technologists (LT) on 5/4/16 at 5:33 PM. The LT documented the following in the Laboratory Information System on 5/4/16 at 5:33 PM: "Called no answer". Review of medical record for Patient #2 noted a [AGE]-year-old male with a history of [DIAGNOSES REDACTED], status post resection, and diverting colostomy. The Critical value for Potassium 2.6 mEq/L was acknowledged by a physician in a note on 5/4/15 at 9:20 PM; almost five (5) hours after the result was verified in the laboratory. There was no documentation of Potassium replacement therapy until on 5/5/16 at 4:49 AM. This was six (6) hours after the critical value for potassium was acknowledged and approximately eleven hours after the release of the critical value report. Review of medical record for Patient #3 noted 6-months-old male who was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) on 5/14/16 at 11:27 AM by his father with a chief complaint of status post fall with head injury. The triage assessment of the patient on 5/14/16 at 11:29 AM, noted the following: Infant alert, active, and playful. There are no neurological and respiratory systems deficits and stable vital signs. Physician order for CAT scan of the head on 5/14/16 at 1:03 PM was not completed until almost four hours later at 4:52 PM. The CAT scan report revealed "deformity of the right parietal skull. No fracture lines are demonstrated, no overlying soft tissues swelling. The lack of overlying soft tissue swelling suggests subacute or chronic skull fracture an acute fracture. No intracranial hemorrhage". The patient was transferred to another facility on 5/14/16 at 7:46 PM for pediatric neurological surgical consultation. At interview with Staff G, Attending Pediatric physician on 6/8/16 at 9:30 AM, she stated the following: the patient was evaluated within one hour of arrival, and she determined a CT scan was needed to rule out fracture. The plan was to attempt CAT scan of the head without sedation due to patient ' s neurological stability. During interview with Staff D, Chief Medical Officer on 6/8/16 at 9:45 AM, he concurred that the CAT scan could have been done sooner.

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Notes

“Average time” refers to the median wait time (the midpoint of all patients' wait times). References to “doctor or medical practitioner” indicate a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician's assistant. CMS reports the CT scan quality measure as the percentage of patients who received a scan within 45 minutes. We have reversed that measure so that all measures follow a “lower is better” pattern.

Additional design and development by Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei.

Sources

All data comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Detailed quality measures at the hospital, state and national level were last updated September 2019. Most data was collected between October 2017 and October 2018. Data on ER-related violations is from January 2015 to June 2019.

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