CMS certification 210049
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
500 Upper Chesapeake Drive, Bel Air, MD 21014
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. 59% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 59 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 1,431 completed surveys, 23% 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. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | MD | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 391 visits sampled | 3 h 59 min | 4 h 6 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 23 visits sampled | 9 h 46 min | 6 h 55 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 20 patients | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 261 patients | 50% | 65% | 65% |
How Umd Upper Chesapeake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterThis hospital | 2/5 | 59% | 3 h 59 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Columbia | 3/5 | 69% | 4 h 26 min | 4 better 2 worse |
| University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Glen Burnie | 5/5 | 66% | — | 7 better |
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 3,818 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 325 cases | Too few cases | 10.8% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 751 cases | Too few cases | 12.8% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 668 cases | Too few cases | 14% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 311 cases | Too few cases | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| COPD 358 cases | Too few cases | 11.9% | 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 | Worse | 1.31 likely 1.01 – 1.61 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 38 cases | Too few cases | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 108 cases | No different | 188.97 per 1,000 likely 140 per 1,000 – 237.94 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 8,332 cases | Worse | 2.28 per 1,000 likely 1.67 per 1,000 – 2.88 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 10,383 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 10,578 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,690 cases | No different | 2.06 per 1,000 likely 0.62 per 1,000 – 3.49 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 639 cases | No different | 1.8 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.38 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 596 cases | No different | 6.37 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 12.91 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,793 cases | No different | 2.72 per 1,000 likely 0.78 per 1,000 – 4.66 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 583 cases | No different | 4.18 per 1,000 likely 0.61 per 1,000 – 7.75 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 405 cases | No different | 1.51 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 2.93 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,666 cases | No different | 0.79 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.74 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) | Better | 0.13 likely 0.01 – 0.64 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.48 likely 0.15 – 1.16 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Better | 0 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.35 likely 0.02 – 1.72 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.1 likely 0.03 – 0.28 | 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 268 cases | Too few cases | 13.6% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 738 cases | Too few cases | 19.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 606 cases | Too few cases | 16.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 394 cases | Too few cases | 20.4% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 40 cases | Too few cases | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 319 cases | Too few cases | 7.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 865 cases | Too few cases | 0.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 715 cases | Too few cases | -2.8 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 359 cases | No different | 14 per 1,000 likely 10.7 per 1,000 – 18.6 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 726 cases | No different | 0.8 likely 0.6 – 1.1 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
208 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 |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 33 |
| Emergency Medicine | 22 |
| Acute Care | 16 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 13 |
| Physician Assistant | 13 |
| Hospitalist | 9 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 9 |
| Family | 8 |
| Pediatrics | 8 |
| Anesthesiology | 7 |
| Medical | 7 |
| Adult Health | 6 |
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 Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Is Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center a good hospital?
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center?
59% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,431 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 59 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.