Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private
NYU Langone Hospitals
- 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
- (212) 263-7300
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
NYU Langone Hospitals carries a 5-star CMS overall rating — above the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 24 and worse on 0. For 30-day readmissions, it beats the national rate on 8 measures and trails on 1.
Healthcare-Associated Infections
lower is better · 36 measures reported
Rates of infections patients can acquire while receiving care, such as central-line and catheter-associated infections, MRSA, and C. difficile.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national |
|---|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.325 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.646 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 64494 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 70.955 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 33 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.465 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.241 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.547 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 40411 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 62.082 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 23 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.370 | Better than national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.567 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.178 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 1315 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 34.902 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 29 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 0.831 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.662 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.490 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 834 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 6.632 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 9 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | 1.357 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.409 | Better than national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 0.947 | Better than national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 556096 | Better than national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 34.594 | Better than national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 22 | Better than national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.636 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.070 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.152 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 504436 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 246.680 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 26 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.105 | Better than national |
Complications & Deaths
lower is better · 20 measures reported
Rates of serious complications (like hip/knee replacement problems or accidental cuts during surgery) and 30-day mortality rates for common conditions.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | 2.6 | Better than national | 2478 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 1.8 | Better than national | 12480 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 6.7 | Better than national | 633 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 1.2 | Better than national | 340 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 5.5 | Better than national | 520 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 5.7 | Better than national | 2815 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 8.8 | Better than national | 3489 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 8.1 | Better than national | 1039 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.60 | Same as national | 40829 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 110.18 | Better than national | 561 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.13 | Same as national | 48461 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.23 | Same as national | 50693 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 1.79 | Same as national | 12979 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.38 | Same as national | 9390 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 3.24 | Better than national | 9218 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 2.66 | Better than national | 16112 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 2.56 | Better than national | 9540 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.62 | Same as national | 3510 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 1.48 | Same as national | 9995 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 0.67 | Better than national | — |
Unplanned Hospital Visits & Readmissions
lower is better · 14 measures reported
How often patients return to the hospital unexpectedly within 30 days of discharge — a marker of care quality and discharge planning.
| Measure | Score | Compared to national | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital return days for heart attack patients | -15.1 | Not available | 693 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | -16.6 | Not available | 3232 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | -5.6 | Not available | 3670 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 13.1 | Better than national | 20679 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 10.5 | Better than national | 10521 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 11.9 | Worse than national | 2678 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | 3.7 | Better than national | 2678 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 0.7 | Better than national | 6063 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 12.1 | Same as national | 693 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 8.1 | Better than national | 337 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 18.1 | Same as national | 578 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 17.2 | Better than national | 3232 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 3.6 | Better than national | 2626 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 13.8 | Better than national | 3670 |
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
higher is better · 9 measures reported
What patients say about their hospital stay — communication with nurses and doctors, responsiveness, cleanliness, pain management, and whether they would recommend the hospital.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse communication - star rating | 4 | 8534 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 3 | 8534 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 3 | 8534 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 3 | 8534 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 3 | 8534 |
| Quietness - star rating | 2 | 8534 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 3 | 8534 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 4 | 8534 |
| Summary star rating | 3 | 8534 |
Timely & Effective Care
higher is better (unless a wait time) · 30 measures reported
How consistently hospitals follow recommended care processes — for example, giving heart-attack patients aspirin on arrival, or the average time spent in the emergency department.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department volume | very high | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment | — | — |
| Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia | 2 | 23409 |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | — | — |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 99 | 51172 |
| Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | 208 | 868 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better | 206 | 840 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 270 | 28 |
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better | — | — |
| Left before being seen | 1 | 352950 |
| Head CT results | 95 | 19 |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 100 | 109 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | 62 | 53 |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 11 | 16476 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 81 | 183 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 91 | 53 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 93 | 41 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 90 | 183 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 93 | 105 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | 98 | 692 |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | — | — |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | 97 | 487 |
| Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
| Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis | — | — |
Maternal Health
lower is better · 4 measures reported
Measures of maternal outcomes and safe delivery practices, including severe complications during childbirth.
| Measure | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Cesarean Birth | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All) | — | — |
| Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases) | — | — |
| Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure | Yes | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is NYU Langone Hospitals rated?
- NYU Langone Hospitals has a 5 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does NYU Langone Hospitals have emergency services?
- Yes. NYU Langone Hospitals operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is NYU Langone Hospitals located?
- NYU Langone Hospitals is located at 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
- What type of hospital is NYU Langone Hospitals?
- NYU Langone Hospitals is classified by CMS as a Acute Care Hospitals facility (Voluntary non-profit - Private).
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Data as of 2026-06-14. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. This is public data provided for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. See our methodology and editorial policy.