CMS certification 330202
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Kings County Hospital Center has a CMS overall rating of 1 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 16 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 21 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: 428 completed surveys, 9% 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 · 361 visits sampled | 4 h 21 min | 3 h 14 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 14 visits sampled | 10 h 34 min | 4 h 54 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 135 patients | 45% | 60% | 65% |
How Kings County Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County Hospital CenterThis hospital | 1/5 | 66% | 4 h 21 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Suny/Downstate University Hospital of BrooklynSame city | 1/5 | 64% | 2 h 44 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusSame city | 2/5 | 57% | 3 h 20 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterSame city | 2/5 | 55% | 3 h 18 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - BrooklynSame city | 4/5 | — | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterSame city | 1/5 | 42% | 3 h 48 min | 3 better 2 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 2,073 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 111 cases | Too few cases | 10.2% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 127 cases | Too few cases | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 406 cases | Too few cases | 8.9% | 11.9% |
| COPD 28 cases | Too few cases | 9.1% | 8.6% |
2 more measures 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 | 1.18 likely 0.79 – 1.57 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 58 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 37 cases | No different | 201.19 per 1,000 likely 149.28 per 1,000 – 253.09 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 2,360 cases | No different | 1.37 per 1,000 likely 0.62 per 1,000 – 2.11 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,652 cases | No different | 0.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.41 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,740 cases | No different | 0.33 per 1,000 likely 0.12 per 1,000 – 0.53 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 288 cases | No different | 2.16 per 1,000 likely 0.49 per 1,000 – 3.83 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 60 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.38 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 63 cases | No different | 8.25 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 17.8 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 266 cases | No different | 3.87 per 1,000 likely 1.43 per 1,000 – 6.31 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 61 cases | No different | 4.79 per 1,000 likely 0.64 per 1,000 – 8.95 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 70 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.21 per 1,000 – 3.23 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 372 cases | No different | 0.96 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.01 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 | 0.24 likely 0.06 – 0.64 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.63 likely 0.29 – 1.19 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.71 likely 0.63 – 3.78 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.26 likely 0.61 – 2.3 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.3 likely 0.19 – 0.45 | 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 heart failure 432 cases | Too few cases | 21.6% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 368 cases | Too few cases | 19.3% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 183 cases | Too few cases | 20.9% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 61 cases | Too few cases | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 120 cases | Too few cases | 10 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 105 cases | Too few cases | 45 days per 100 | — |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 27 cases | No different | 11.9 per 100 likely 8.1 per 100 – 17.1 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 27 cases | No different | 5 per 100 likely 3.1 per 100 – 7.8 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
624 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical | 44 |
| Family | 44 |
| Physician Assistant | 41 |
| Emergency Medicine | 36 |
| Psychiatry | 35 |
| Internal Medicine | 30 |
| Pediatrics | 24 |
| Pharmacist | 19 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 16 |
| Anesthesiology | 15 |
| Psychologist | 15 |
| Physical Therapist | 14 |
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 $249,334
- 2020 $929,899
- 2021 $341,960
- 2022 $2,089
- 2023 $429,965
- 2024 $75,653
- 2025 $100,354
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $7,604 | 3 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $92,750 | 3 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $7,574 | 2 |
| Olympus America Inc. | $30 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Double blind, Parallel group, Placebo controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tozorakimab (MEDI… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $71,806 |
| A Phase III Multicentre Randomised Double blind Chronic dosing Parallel group Placebo controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Two Dos… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $13,850 |
| A Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Chronic-dosing, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of T… AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $7,094 |
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 Kings County Hospital Center
Is Kings County Hospital Center a good hospital?
Kings County Hospital Center has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Of the 16 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 1 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Kings County Hospital Center?
66% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 428 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Kings County Hospital Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 21 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 Kings County Hospital Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $100,354 in payments to Kings County Hospital Center for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.