BronxCare Health System

BronxCare Health System, located at 1276 Fulton Avenue in the Bronx, NY, has been serving the South and Central Bronx for over 120 years as the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health system in the region. With 859 beds and 4,500 employees, BronxCare delivers high-quality, accessible, and equitable healthcare services through its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, a long-term care facility, and an extensive outpatient network. The emergency room is the 15th largest in the nation, with 127,000 annual visits. As a teaching hospital affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, BronxCare is committed to medical education and innovation while caring for the Bronx.

Identifiers

Hospital Name BronxCare Health System
Facility ID 330009

Location

Address 1276 FULTON AVENUE
City/Town Bronx
State NY
ZIP Code 10456
County/Parish BRONX

Health System

Health System Independent
Health System Website Domain bronxcare.org
Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) No

Health System Size & Scope

Health System Total Hospitals 1
Health System Total Beds 579
Health System Hospital Locations New York

Ownership & Characteristics

Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Ownership Voluntary non-profit - Private
Ownership Details BronxCare Health System
Emergency Services Yes

Miguel A. Fuentes Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

NA

Ivan Durbak

Chief Information Officer

NA

Victor G. DeMarco

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

NA

Sridhar Chilimuri, M.D.

Physician-in-Chief and Chair, Medicine

NA

Hiram Torres

Vice President, Operations

NA

Magdy Mikhail, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer; Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology

NA

Peter Sherman, M.D., MPH

Chairman of Pediatrics

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center.

Charbel Ishak, M.D., M.B.A.

Chairman & Radiation Safety Officer, Radiology

NA

Dave Livingstone, M.D.

Chairman, Anesthesiology

NA

Ketki Shah, M.D.

Chairman, Psychiatry

NA

Douglas Reich, M.D.

Chairman, Family Medicine

Became Chairman in 2006 and has implemented a wide range of services and reinforced the Residency Program.

Jose Tiburcio, M.D.

Vice Chairman, Family Medicine/Director, Residency Program

NA

Anil Gogineni, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.

Performance and Quality Improvement, Family Medicine

NA

Maureen Healy, LCSW

Director, Behavioral Health and Integrative Care

NA

Angeline Thomas

Director, Non-Clinical Services

NA

Stephen Moschetta

Program Director, Non-Clinical Services

NA

Tony Ramgahan

Director, Emergency Nursing

NA

Andreas Evdokas

Administrative Director, Psychiatry

NA

Arturo Sanchez-Lacay

Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

NA

Theresa Carey

Administrative Director, Outpatient Psychiatry

NA

Ali Khadivi, PhD

Chief Psychologist/Associate Chair for Clinical Care, Evaluation, and Research

NA

Molly C. Broder, MD

Residency Program Director, Pediatrics

NA

Yossef Alnasser, MD, MPH

Associate Program Director, Pediatrics

NA

Clare Wynne, MD

Associate Program Director, Pediatrics

NA

Chrissy Manning

Director, Ambulatory Services

Previously Practice Administrator for the Department of Orthopaedics. Holds an Administration degree from Long Island University and completed Executive Education and Women's Leadership programs from Cornell and Yale Universities.

Shirley Acevedo

Administrative Director, Radiology

NA

Kevin R. Jain, M.D.

Director, BronxCare Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care & Chief, Hematology/Oncology

NA

Sindhaghatta Venkatram, M.D.

Director, Graduate Medical Education/ Attending, Pulmonary and Critical Care

NA

Oliver Sullivan, M.D.

Director of Dental Clinics

NA

Residency Programs

Allopathic Residency Program Yes
Dental Residency Program Yes
Osteopathic Residency Program No
Other Residency Programs No
Pediatric Residency Program No

Capacity & Services

Licensed Beds 579

Staffing & Personnel

FTE Employees on Payroll 4188.7
FTE Interns & Residents 346.03

Inpatient Utilization

Inpatient Days (Title V) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) 12840
Inpatient Days (Title XIX) 16149
Total Inpatient Days 137780
Bed Count 454
Available Bed Days 165710
Discharges (Title V) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII) 1522
Discharges (Title XIX) 2385
Total Discharges 22813

Adult & Pediatric Subtotal

Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 11457
Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 14707
Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) 120490
Bed Count (Adults & Peds) 382
Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) 139430
Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 1522
Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 2385
Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) 22813

Quality Summary

Care Quality Stengths The hospital is average in every measured mortality rate Hospital does an exceptional job of ensuring patients at the hospital do not get infections
Care Quality Concerns Very low overall patient satisfaction. Patients report challenges with nurse communication. Patients report significant challenges with Staff responsiveness to their needs. Patients reported significant challenges with transitions between departments in the hospital. Patients reported concerns with being abel to have quiet rest in the hospital Hospital has an long ER wait time. It takes on average over 3 hours for patients to be seen and treated Hospital does not do a good job of treating conditions like heart failure so that patients don't have to come back to the hospital.

Hospital Overall Rating

Patient Experience Star Ratings

Nurse Communication – Star Rating
Doctor Communication – Star Rating
Staff Responsiveness – Star Rating
Communication About Medicines – Star Rating
Discharge Information – Star Rating
Care Transition – Star Rating
Cleanliness – Star Rating
Quietness – Star Rating
Overall Hospital Rating – Star Rating
Recommend Hospital – Star Rating

Recommendation Percentage

Percent of Patients Who Definitely Recommend the Hospital 55%

Mortality Group Indicators

Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for CABG Surgery Patients
Mortality Group – Death Rate for COPD Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications
Mortality Group – Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – In-Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate
Mortality Group – Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Sepsis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite No Different Than National Average

Timely & Effective Care

Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) 196

Readmission Scores & Groups

Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Not Available
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients 41.9
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients 29.6
Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) 12.9
Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Not Available
Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery Not Available
Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients 20.1
Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate 21.2
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) 15.4
Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 17.5
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients Average Days per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery Number of cases too small
Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG Not Available
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate

Infection SIRs

CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.596
CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.162
SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.426
CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.380
MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.744

Fiscal Period

Fiscal Year Begin Jan 01, 2022
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2022

Charity & Uncompensated Care ($ thousands)

Charity Care Cost $16,283
Bad Debt Expense $109,155
Uncompensated Care Cost $66,802
Total Uncompensated Care $66,802

Operating Expenses ($ thousands)

Total Salaries $447,901
Overhead Expenses (Non-Salary) $395,996
Depreciation Expense $22,150
Total Operating Costs $658,397

Charges ($ thousands)

Inpatient Charges $860,907
Outpatient Charges $560,878
Total Patient Charges $1,421,784

Wage-Related Details ($ thousands)

Core Wage Costs $99,913
Wage Costs (RHC/FQHC)
Adjusted Salaries $447,901
Contract Labor (Patient Care) $51,728
Wage Costs (Part A Teaching) $14,358
Wage Costs (Interns & Residents) $8,909

Balance Sheet – Current Assets ($ thousands)

Cash & Bank Balances $136,586
Short-Term Investments $172,409
Notes Receivable
Accounts Receivable $183,749
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $-19,152
Inventory $5,601
Prepaid Expenses $5,430
Other Current Assets $8,342
Total Current Assets $505,265

Balance Sheet – Fixed Assets ($ thousands)

Land Value $1,489
Land Improvements Value $4,045
Building Value $518,432
Leasehold Improvements $12,652
Fixed Equipment Value
Major Movable Equipment $229,362
Minor Depreciable Equipment
Health IT Assets
Total Fixed Assets $161,680

Balance Sheet – Other Assets ($ thousands)

Long-Term Investments $220,913
Other Assets $42,614
Total Other Assets $263,526
Total Assets $930,471

Balance Sheet – Current Liabilities ($ thousands)

Accounts Payable $66,366
Salaries & Wages Payable $67,501
Payroll Taxes Payable
Short-Term Debt
Deferred Revenue
Other Current Liabilities $293,273
Total Current Liabilities $427,140

Balance Sheet – Long-Term Liabilities ($ thousands)

Mortgage Debt $40,929
Long-Term Notes Payable
Unsecured Loans
Other Long-Term Liabilities $93,073
Total Long-Term Liabilities $134,003
Total Liabilities $561,142

Balance Sheet – Equity ($ thousands)

General Fund Balance $365,310
Total Fund Balances $369,329
Total Liabilities & Equity $930,471

DRG & Program Payments ($ thousands)

DRG (Non-Outlier)
DRG (Pre-Oct 1) $15,350
DRG (Post-Oct 1) $5,530
Outlier Payments
DSH Adjustment $3,395
Eligible DSH % $0
Simulated MC Payments $68,781
Total IME Payments $6,981

Revenue & Income Statement ($ thousands)

Inpatient Revenue $860,907
Outpatient Revenue $560,877
Total Patient Revenue $1,421,783
Contractual Allowances & Discounts $551,433
Net Patient Revenue $870,350
Total Operating Expenses $843,896
Net Service Income $26,454
Other Income $49,230
Total Income $75,683
Other Expenses $-11,396
Net Income $87,079

Ratios & Program Revenues ($ thousands)

Cost-to-Charge Ratio $0
Net Medicaid Revenue $462,658
Medicaid Charges $737,663
Net CHIP Revenue
CHIP Charges

EHR Information

EHR Altera Sunrise
EHR Version Sunrise
EHR is Changing No

ERP Information

ERP Workday
ERP Version NA
EHR is Changing No