Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private
Suburban Hospital
- 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
- (301) 896-2576
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Emergency services available 24/7
At a glance
Suburban Hospital carries a 4-star CMS overall rating — above the national norm. On healthcare-associated infection measures, it performs better than the national average on 12 and worse on 0.
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 | 0.008 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.755 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 6353 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 6.535 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 1 | Better than national |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 0.153 | Better than national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.256 | Same as national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 1.550 | Same as national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 5817 | Same as national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 7.152 | Same as national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 5 | Same as national |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.699 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.319 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 2.421 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 164 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 3.986 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 4 | Same as national |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 1.004 | Same as national |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | — | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 9 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 0.073 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 0 | Not available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | — | Not available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.012 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | 1.184 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 73576 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 4.166 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 1 | Same as national |
| MRSA Bacteremia | 0.240 | Same as national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.314 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 0.796 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 73576 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 35.033 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 18 | Better than national |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.514 | 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 | 3.6 | Same as national | 151 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate | 2.9 | Better than national | 2986 |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 10.1 | Same as national | 249 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | 3.5 | Same as national | 120 |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 10.5 | Same as national | 135 |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 10.9 | Same as national | 765 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 16.7 | Same as national | 658 |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 12.5 | Same as national | 494 |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 0.93 | Same as national | 10088 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | 168.88 | Same as national | 108 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.31 | Same as national | 11468 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate | 0.24 | Same as national | 11370 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.07 | Same as national | 2361 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 1.34 | Same as national | 918 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 11.58 | Same as national | 900 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 3.26 | Same as national | 2478 |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 5.30 | Same as national | 909 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 1.57 | Same as national | 426 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 1.21 | Same as national | 1489 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 1.13 | Same as 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 | 25.7 | Not available | 291 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patients | 4.9 | Not available | 848 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patients | 17.8 | Not available | 640 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) | 14.5 | Same as national | 5226 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) | 13.7 | Same as national | 78 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | — | Not available | — |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy | — | Not available | — |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery | 1 | Same as national | 1085 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 13.6 | Same as national | 291 |
| Rate of readmission for CABG | 10.3 | Same as national | 116 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients | 17.9 | Same as national | 137 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 20.2 | Same as national | 848 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement | 5.2 | Same as national | 162 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 16.4 | Same as national | 640 |
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 | 3 | 1792 |
| Doctor communication - star rating | 4 | 1792 |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | 2 | 1792 |
| Discharge information - star rating | 3 | 1792 |
| Cleanliness - star rating | 5 | 1792 |
| Quietness - star rating | 4 | 1792 |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | 4 | 1792 |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | 5 | 1792 |
| Summary star rating | 4 | 1792 |
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 | 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 | — | — |
| Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events | — | — |
| Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination | 98 | 3701 |
| 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 | 226 | 405 |
| 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 | 224 | 381 |
| Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better | 337 | 19 |
| 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 | 55869 |
| Head CT results | 25 | 20 |
| Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients | 86 | 22 |
| Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery | — | — |
| ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) | — | — |
| Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing | 16 | 2548 |
| Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 64 | 178 |
| Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle | 78 | 58 |
| Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle | 87 | 31 |
| Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle | 83 | 178 |
| Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle | 83 | 101 |
| Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy | 99 | 256 |
| Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | 97 | 73 |
| Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 | 95 | 196 |
| 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 | Not Applicable (our hospital does not provide inpatient labor/delivery care) | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How is Suburban Hospital rated?
- Suburban Hospital has a 4 out of 5 CMS overall star rating as of the latest CMS release.
- Does Suburban Hospital have emergency services?
- Yes. Suburban Hospital operates a 24/7 emergency department.
- Where is Suburban Hospital located?
- Suburban Hospital is located at 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
- What type of hospital is Suburban Hospital?
- Suburban Hospital 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.