VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, located at 423 East 23rd Street in New York City, is dedicated to serving Veterans and their families with comprehensive, high-quality healthcare. As a leading healthcare system in the New York/New Jersey region, we offer a wide range of services, including primary care, mental health, specialized programs for PTSD and TBI, and addiction treatment across our three medical centers and multiple community-based clinics in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. We are committed to honoring Veterans' service through compassionate, personalized care, cutting-edge medical research, and training the next generation of healthcare providers. Our mission is to provide Veterans with accessible, high-quality care that addresses their physical, psychological, and spiritual health, ensuring they receive the support needed to live healthy, fulfilling lives. We strive to be the provider of choice for Veterans and the community by offering an efficient, integrated healthcare system capable of delivering a full range of primary, specialty, and chronic health care services that is readily accessible and responsive to change.

Identifiers

Hospital Name VA New York Harbor Healthcare System
Facility ID 33017F

Location

Address 423 EAST 23RD STREET
City/Town New York
State NY
ZIP Code 10010
County/Parish NEW YORK

Health System

Health System Department of Veterans Affairs
Health System Website Domain VA.gov
Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) No

Health System Size & Scope

Health System Total Hospitals 128
Health System Total Beds 73968
Health System Hospital Locations Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, NA, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, NA, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming

Ownership & Characteristics

Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Hospital Ownership Veterans Health Administration
Ownership Details Department of Veterans Affairs
Emergency Services Yes

Timothy Graham J.D., LL.M.

Medical Center Director

Mr. Timothy H. Graham was appointed as the Medical Center Director for the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System in January 2023. Mr. Timothy H. Graham was appointed as the Deputy Medical Center Director at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center on May 24, 2021. With more than 2,400 employees, over 100,000 Veterans enrolled for care and a budget of more than $610 million, Mr. Graham leads one of the largest VA medical centers in the nation. He is also responsible for the Community Resource and Referral Center as well as five community-based outpatient clinics located in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland.

Rosemary Cancel-Santiago MPA

Deputy Medical Center Director

Francis Cannizzo MD

Chief of Staff

Adebisi Adeyeye DHA, MPH, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Interim ADPS/Chief Nurse Executive

David Heimann MD

Acting Chief of Staff

Seagram M. Villagomez MD

Acting Chief of Staff

Michael Ingino

Associate Director

Dorothy Atkinson

Associate Director, Security & Support

Residency Programs

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

Capacity & Services

Licensed Beds 1140

Staffing & Personnel

FTE Employees on Payroll NA
FTE Interns & Residents NA

Inpatient Utilization

Inpatient Days (Title V) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XIX) NA
Total Inpatient Days NA
Bed Count NA
Available Bed Days NA
Discharges (Title V) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII) NA
Discharges (Title XIX) NA
Total Discharges NA

Adult & Pediatric Subtotal

Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) NA
Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) NA
Bed Count (Adults & Peds) NA
Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) NA
Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) NA

Quality Summary

Care Quality Stengths Average overall patient satisfaction.
Care Quality Concerns 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 does not do a good job of treating conditions like pneumonia so that patients don't have to come back to the hospital.

Hospital Overall Rating

Patient Experience Star Ratings

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Communication About Medicines – Star Rating
Discharge Information – Star Rating
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Overall Hospital Rating – Star Rating
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Recommendation Percentage

Percent of Patients Who Definitely Recommend the Hospital 67%

Mortality Group Indicators

Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients No Different Than National Average
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 Better Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients
Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications No Different Than National Average
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) NA

Readmission Scores & Groups

Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients 15.3
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients 43.1
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients 41
Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) Not Available
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 13.9
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients 19
Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate 22.1
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement 4.6
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) 15.4
Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 16.5
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Average Days per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) Not Available
Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Not Available
Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Not Available
Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery Not Available
Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate
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 No Different Than the National Rate
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) NA
CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) NA
SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) NA
CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) NA
MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) NA

Fiscal Period

Fiscal Year Begin NA
Fiscal Year End NA

Charity & Uncompensated Care ($ thousands)

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Balance Sheet – Current Liabilities ($ thousands)

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Balance Sheet – Equity ($ thousands)

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EHR Information

EHR VistA/CPRS
EHR Version VistA/CPRS
EHR is Changing Yes--In Process of Replacing

ERP Information

ERP Unknown
ERP Version NA
EHR is Changing No