MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

67%

Patients that would definitely recommend
3% lower 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

Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2019)

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

America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™ (2018, 2017)

Top 1% in the nation for providing the highest clinical quality year over year

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

Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

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

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

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery Award™ (2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in bowel obstruction treatment, colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, esophageal/stomach surgeries, and small intestine surgeries

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ (2018)

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

Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2018)

Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2017)

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

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

3 ratings were better than expected

10 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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67%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
2% lower than the national average

67%

Would definitely recommend
3% lower than the national average

MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

National Average

Communication with doctors

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

100%50%0%78%81%

Communication with nurses

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

100%50%0%79%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%60%66%

MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

National Average

Quietness

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

100%50%0%58%60%

Cleanliness

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

100%50%0%65%73%

Providers

Dr. Eduardo Abarca-Rojas, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Eduardo Abarca-Rojas, MD

Dr. Ahmad AbuGhaida, MD

Vascular Surgery

8 Ratings
Dr. Ahmad AbuGhaida, MD

Dr. Veena Acharya, MD

Nephrology

3 Ratings
Dr. Veena Acharya, MD

Dr. Sadiksha Adhikari, MD

Hospital Medicine

Dr. Sadiksha Adhikari, MD

Dr. Sarkis Aghazarian, MD

General Surgery

7 Ratings
Dr. Sarkis Aghazarian, MD

Dr. Rafique Ahmed, MD

Cardiology

13 Ratings
Dr. Rafique Ahmed, MD

Dr. Kunal Ajmera

Family Medicine

Dr. Kunal Ajmera

Dr. Christen Alevizatos, MD

Urology

1 Ratings
Dr. Christen Alevizatos, MD

Dr. Liaqat Ali, MD

Internal Medicine

1 Ratings
Dr. Liaqat Ali, MD

Dr. Ravi Aloor, MD

Cosmetic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

3 Ratings
Dr. Ravi Aloor, MD

Dr. Farida Amer

Hospital Medicine

Dr. Farida Amer

Dr. Ravi Anandakrishnan, MD

Hematology

2 Ratings
Dr. Ravi Anandakrishnan, MD

Dr. Manjula Ananthram, MD

Cardiology

1 Ratings
Dr. Manjula Ananthram, MD

Dr. Mouhamad Annous, MD

General Surgery

Dr. Mouhamad Annous, MD

Dr. Amal Ashraf, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Amal Ashraf, MD

Dr. Levan Atanelov, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

2 Ratings
Dr. Levan Atanelov, MD

Dr. Elise Attardo, DO

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Elise Attardo, DO

Dr. Linz Audain, MD

Internal Medicine

1 Ratings
Dr. Linz Audain, MD

Dr. Pamela Aung, MB

Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Pamela Aung, MB

Dr. Mateen Awan, MD

Internal Medicine

9 Ratings
Dr. Mateen Awan, MD

Dr. Raja Ayash, MD

Pulmonary Disease

1 Ratings
Dr. Raja Ayash, MD

Dr. Syed Ayaz, MD

Internal Medicine

Dr. Syed Ayaz, MD

Dr. Michelle Bahrain, DO

Infectious Disease Medicine

4 Ratings
Dr. Michelle Bahrain, DO

Dr. Terrance Baker, MD

Geriatric Medicine

3 Ratings
Dr. Terrance Baker, MD

Location

MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

5601 Loch Raven Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21239

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