CMS certification 330019
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INC.
2525 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. 51% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 19 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 3. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 13 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
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: 381 completed surveys, 12% 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 | NY | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 387 visits sampled | 3 h 13 min | 3 h 14 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 19 visits sampled | 3 h 2 min | 4 h 54 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 65 patients | 35% | 60% | 65% |
How New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INC.This hospital | 1/5 | 51% | 3 h 13 min | 3 worse |
| South Brooklyn HealthSame city | 2/5 | 60% | 2 h 40 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterSame city | 2/5 | 62% | 3 h 38 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Maimonides Medical CenterSame city | 2/5 | 62% | 3 h 28 min | 6 better 5 worse |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterSame city | 1/5 | 42% | 3 h 48 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - BrooklynSame city | 4/5 | — | — | 2 better 1 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. All hospitals in Brooklyn.
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 2,111 cases | Too few cases | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 69 cases | Too few cases | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 370 cases | Too few cases | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 576 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 106 cases | Too few cases | 15% | 11.9% |
| COPD 117 cases | Too few cases | 7.6% | 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 | 1.07 likely 0.68 – 1.45 | 1 |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 29 cases | No different | 195.85 per 1,000 likely 133.06 per 1,000 – 258.63 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 5,324 cases | No different | 0.64 per 1,000 likely 0.01 per 1,000 – 1.27 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 5,543 cases | No different | 0.22 per 1,000 likely 0.01 per 1,000 – 0.42 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 5,748 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.44 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 511 cases | No different | 2.05 per 1,000 likely 0.43 per 1,000 – 3.68 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 493 cases | No different | 5.13 per 1,000 likely 2.8 per 1,000 – 7.45 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 120 cases | No different | 1.71 per 1,000 likely 0.2 per 1,000 – 3.21 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 916 cases | No different | 1.15 per 1,000 likely 0.14 per 1,000 – 2.16 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.45 likely 0.08 – 1.5 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.54 likely 0.03 – 2.67 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.19 likely 0.06 – 0.46 | 1 |
3 more measures 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 61 cases | Too few cases | 14.8% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 438 cases | Too few cases | 25% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 548 cases | Too few cases | 17.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 169 cases | Too few cases | 21.2% | 20% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 428 cases | Too few cases | 52.2 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 556 cases | Too few cases | 69.7 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 44 cases | No different | 12.6 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 17.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 107 cases | No different | 13.8 per 100 likely 10.2 per 100 – 18.4 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 107 cases | No different | 5.6 per 100 likely 3.7 per 100 – 8.4 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 175 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.2 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
41 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 3 residents and trainees. 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 |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 7 |
| Physician Assistant | 7 |
| Surgery | 5 |
| Emergency Medicine | 3 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 2 |
| Medical | 2 |
| Podiatrist | 2 |
| Administrator | 1 |
| Adult Health | 1 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 1 |
| Critical Care Medicine | 1 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 1 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $10,259
- 2020 $27,737
- 2021 $2,943
- 2022 $6,082
- 2023 $50,466
- 2024 $1,451
- 2025 $3,000
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $3,000 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Olympus America Inc. | $3,000 | 1 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
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 New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn
Is New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn a good hospital?
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Of the 19 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on none and worse on 3. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn?
51% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 381 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 13 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.
Does New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $3,000 in payments to New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn for 2025, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.