UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus

88%

Patients that would definitely recommend
18% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2017)

Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating pulmonary embolism, respiratory system failure, sepsis, and diabetic emergencies

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ (2019)

Superior clinical outcomes in coronary intervention procedures (angioplasty with stent)

Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ (2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, esophageal/stomach surgeries, small intestine surgeries, and treating bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds, and pancreatitis

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

2 ratings were worse than expected

  • Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
  • Bloodstream infection following surgery

3 ratings were better than expected

8 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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84%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
15% higher than the national average

88%

Would definitely recommend
18% higher than the national average

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus

National Average

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%84%81%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%82%78%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%64%63%

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%90%84%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%67%66%

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus

National Average

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%65%60%

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%76%73%

Providers

Dr. Richard Abbott, MD

Ophthalmology

Dr. Richard Abbott, MD

Dr. Jesse Abelson, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Jesse Abelson, MD

Dr. Adib Abla, MD

Neurosurgery

6 Ratings
Dr. Adib Abla, MD

Dr. Donald Abrams, MD

Oncology

2 Ratings
Dr. Donald Abrams, MD

Dr. Gary Abrams, MD

Neurology

Dr. Gary Abrams, MD

Dr. Christopher Abrecht, MD

Anesthesiology

Dr. Christopher Abrecht, MD

Dr. Katrina Abuabara, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Katrina Abuabara, MD

Dr. Lisa Abuogi, MD

Pediatrics

Dr. Lisa Abuogi, MD

Dr. Deborah Adey, MD

Nephrology

1 Ratings
Dr. Deborah Adey, MD

Dr. Anupam Aditi, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Anupam Aditi, MD

Dr. Sarah Adkins, MD

Pain Medicine

Dr. Sarah Adkins, MD

Dr. Joshua Adler, MD

Internal Medicine

3 Ratings
Dr. Joshua Adler, MD

Dr. Armin Afshar, MD

Ophthalmology

3 Ratings
Dr. Armin Afshar, MD

Dr. Priyanka Agarwal, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Priyanka Agarwal, MD

Dr. Vishal Agarwal, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

1 Ratings
Dr. Vishal Agarwal, MD

Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, MD

Dr. Manish Aghi, MD

Neurosurgery

19 Ratings
Dr. Manish Aghi, MD

Dr. Aisha Ahmed, MD

Pediatrics

Dr. Aisha Ahmed, MD

Dr. Weiyun Ai, MD

Oncology

4 Ratings
Dr. Weiyun Ai, MD

Dr. Diana Alba, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Dr. Diana Alba, MD

Dr. Pedram Aleshi, MD

Anesthesiology

Dr. Pedram Aleshi, MD

Dr. Alain Algazi, MD

Oncology

3 Ratings
Dr. Alain Algazi, MD

Dr. George Allman, MD

General Surgery

Dr. George Allman, MD

Dr. Peter Alperin, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Peter Alperin, MD

Location

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus

505 PARNASSUS AVENUE, San Francisco, CA 94143

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