Lenox Hill Hospital

Patients that would definitely recommend
3% 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 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Top 2% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality year over year

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

Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

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

Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment, and heart valve surgery

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

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

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

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

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in prostate removal surgery and transurethral resection of the prostate

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ (2019)

Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery

Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ (2019, 2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in cranial neurosurgery

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

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

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

Superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke

Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2018, 2017)

Superior clinical outcomes in stroke care and neurosurgery

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care Award™ (2017)

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

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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

4 ratings were worse than expected

Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
Excessive bruising or bleeding as a consequence of a procedure or surgery
Deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery
Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during medical care

1 rating was better than expected View details

Death following a serious complication after surgery

8 ratings were as expected View details

Death in procedures where mortality is usually very low
Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest
Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital
Hip fracture following surgery
Acute kidney dysfunction following surgery
Respiratory failure following surgery
Bloodstream infection following surgery
Breakdown of abdominal incision site

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

Research hospital performance and talk to your doctor about what's right for you.

Appendectomy

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Appendectomy

As Expected

Bariatric Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Bariatric Surgery

As Expected

Cardiac

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Defibrillator Procedures

As Expected

Pacemaker Procedures

Worse than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Better than Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Better than Expected

Heart Attack

As Expected

Heart Failure

Better than Expected

Valve Surgery

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Cardiac Care Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™

2019

Critical Care

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Diabetic Emergencies

As Expected

Better than Expected

Pulmonary Embolism

As Expected

Respiratory Failure

Better than Expected

Sepsis

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Critical Care Excellence Award™

2018, 2017

Gastrointestinal

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Bowel Obstruction

Better than Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Better than Expected

Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries

As Expected

Better than Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

As Expected

Better than Expected

Pancreatitis

As Expected

Small Intestine Surgeries

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

General Surgery Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

Gynecologic Surgeries

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Gynecologic Procedures

As Expected

Hysterectomy

Better than Expected

Labor and Delivery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

C-Section Delivery

As Expected

Vaginal Delivery

Worse than Expected

Neurosciences

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Cranial Neurosurgery

As Expected

Better than Expected

Stroke

As Expected

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

Stroke Care Excellence Award™

2018, 2017

Neurosciences Excellence Award™

2018, 2017

Orthopedic

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Hip Fracture Treatment

As Expected

Hip Replacement

As Expected

Total Knee Replacement

Worse than Expected

Prostate Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Prostate Removal Surgery

Better than Expected

Transurethral Prostate Resection Surgery

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Prostate Surgery Excellence Award™

2019, 2018, 2017

Pulmonary

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

Mortality In-Hospital Mortality within 30 days

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

As Expected

Pneumonia

Better than Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™

2017

Spine Surgery

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)

As Expected

Spinal Fusion

As Expected

Vascular

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/Condition

In Hospital

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

As Expected

Carotid Procedures

As Expected

Peripheral Vascular Bypass

As Expected

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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Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10
1% higher than the national average

Would definitely recommend
3% higher than the national average

Location

Lenox Hill Hospital

100 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075

Call

Directions (212) 434-2000

100 E 77th St

New York, NY 10075

Directions

(212) 434-2000