CMS certification 210043
University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center
301 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 7 and worse on none.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 980 completed surveys, 19% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | MD | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 72,452 patients | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 180 patients | 41% | 65% | 65% |
How University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical CenterThis hospital | 5/5 | 66% | — | 7 better |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, INCSame county · Annapolis | 3/5 | 71% | 4 h 5 min | 4 better 4 worse |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Columbia | 3/5 | 69% | 4 h 26 min | 4 better 2 worse |
| Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Bel Air | 2/5 | 59% | 3 h 59 min | 2 better 3 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 3,571 cases | Too few cases | 3% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 151 cases | Too few cases | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 631 cases | Too few cases | 11.4% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 522 cases | Too few cases | 11.1% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 310 cases | Too few cases | 11.1% | 11.9% |
| COPD 233 cases | Too few cases | 6.2% | 8.6% |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.83 likely 0.56 – 1.09 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 27 cases | Too few cases | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 128 cases | No different | 139.78 per 1,000 likely 97.87 per 1,000 – 181.7 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 8,294 cases | No different | 0.57 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 1.1 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 10,548 cases | No different | 0.13 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.33 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 11,121 cases | No different | 0.28 per 1,000 likely 0.1 per 1,000 – 0.46 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,767 cases | No different | 1.95 per 1,000 likely 0.55 per 1,000 – 3.34 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 728 cases | No different | 1.31 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.84 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 714 cases | No different | 6.57 per 1,000 likely 0.97 per 1,000 – 12.18 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,854 cases | No different | 2.83 per 1,000 likely 0.95 per 1,000 – 4.72 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 651 cases | No different | 5.01 per 1,000 likely 1.78 per 1,000 – 8.23 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 541 cases | No different | 1.47 per 1,000 likely 0.07 per 1,000 – 2.87 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,879 cases | No different | 0.79 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.63 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.4 likely 0.1 – 1.09 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.44 likely 0.11 – 1.2 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.4 likely 0.68 – 2.57 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.04 likely 0.38 – 2.31 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.3 likely 0.16 – 0.53 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 115 cases | Too few cases | 13.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 712 cases | Too few cases | 19% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 554 cases | Too few cases | 17.1% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 296 cases | Too few cases | 20.1% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 126 cases | Too few cases | -32.4 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 726 cases | Too few cases | -27 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 577 cases | Too few cases | -7.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 319 cases | No different | 12.7 per 1,000 likely 9.6 per 1,000 – 16.8 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 520 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.2 | — |
5 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
269 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | 27 |
| Emergency Medicine | 23 |
| Acute Care | 20 |
| Anesthesiology | 19 |
| Internal Medicine | 18 |
| Pediatrics | 17 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 13 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 12 |
| Family | 10 |
| Pharmacist | 9 |
| Medical | 8 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 7 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Is University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center a good hospital?
University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 24 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 7 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center?
66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 980 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center.