Baystate Medical Center

Baystate Medical Center, located at 759 Chestnut Street in Springfield, MA, is a leading academic medical center and the flagship hospital of Baystate Health. As the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and a teaching site for UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate, we provide expert, compassionate care across a wide range of specialties. Our commitment to innovation and quality is reflected in our state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated team of 10,000 employees, all working to improve the health of our communities. With a history dating back to 1870, Baystate Medical Center continues to be a trusted healthcare provider, offering advanced medical services and personalized attention to every patient. We are dedicated to providing a safe and supportive environment for patients and visitors alike.

Identifiers

Hospital Name Baystate Medical Center
Facility ID 220077

Location

Address 759 CHESTNUT STREET
City/Town Springfield
State MA
ZIP Code 1199
County/Parish HAMPDEN

Health System

Health System Baystate Health
Health System Website Domain baystatehealth.org
Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) No

Health System Size & Scope

Health System Total Hospitals 4
Health System Total Beds 946
Health System Hospital Locations Massachusetts

Ownership & Characteristics

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

Sam Skura

President of Baystate Medical Center, Senior Vice President at Baystate Health

Sam Skura, MPH, MBA, is a healthcare professional with more than 25 years of clinical leadership experience. Prior to his appointment as President of Baystate Medical Center and Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations for Baystate Health, he served as chief operating officer reporting to the president at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. In previous roles at BIDMC, he served as senior vice president of Ambulatory and Clinical Services and chief administrative officer.

Residency Programs

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

Capacity & Services

Licensed Beds 716

Staffing & Personnel

FTE Employees on Payroll 6867.46
FTE Interns & Residents 340.68

Inpatient Utilization

Inpatient Days (Title V) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) 69182
Inpatient Days (Title XIX) 27956
Total Inpatient Days 227846
Bed Count 728
Available Bed Days 265720
Discharges (Title V) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII) 11903
Discharges (Title XIX) 3337
Total Discharges 38909

Adult & Pediatric Subtotal

Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 63551
Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 19787
Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) 190152
Bed Count (Adults & Peds) 611
Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) 223015
Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 11903
Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 3337
Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) 38909

Quality Summary

Care Quality Stengths Hospital does an above-average job of ensuring patients at the hospital do not get infections.
Care Quality Concerns Low overall patient satisfaction. Patients report significant challenges with Staff responsiveness to their needs. 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 pneumonia 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 64%

Mortality Group Indicators

Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients Better Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for CABG Surgery Patients No Different Than National Average
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 Worse 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 Worse 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 Worse Than National Average
Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite Worse Than National Average

Timely & Effective Care

Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) 270

Readmission Scores & Groups

Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients 4.4
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients 11
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients 32.2
Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) 12
Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy 11.1
Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy 4
Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery 0.7
Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate 15.6
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG 12.8
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients 21.7
Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate 20.6
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement 4.2
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) 17.3
Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 19.7
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Average Days per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients Average Days 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) No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Better Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery Better than expected
Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate Worse Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Worse 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) Worse Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate Worse Than the National Rate

Infection SIRs

CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.012
CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.523
SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.115
CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.632
MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.408

Fiscal Period

Fiscal Year Begin Oct 01, 2021
Fiscal Year End Sep 30, 2022

Charity & Uncompensated Care ($ thousands)

Charity Care Cost $3,462
Bad Debt Expense $22,097
Uncompensated Care Cost $12,351
Total Uncompensated Care $76,462

Operating Expenses ($ thousands)

Total Salaries $582,495
Overhead Expenses (Non-Salary) $1,095,996
Depreciation Expense $57,847
Total Operating Costs $1,442,438

Charges ($ thousands)

Inpatient Charges $1,479,342
Outpatient Charges $1,955,540
Total Patient Charges $3,434,882

Wage-Related Details ($ thousands)

Core Wage Costs $118,009
Wage Costs (RHC/FQHC)
Adjusted Salaries $582,495
Contract Labor (Patient Care) $77,811
Wage Costs (Part A Teaching)
Wage Costs (Interns & Residents) $3,777

Balance Sheet – Current Assets ($ thousands)

Cash & Bank Balances $62,629
Short-Term Investments $172,333
Notes Receivable
Accounts Receivable $202,548
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $-45,632
Inventory $38,452
Prepaid Expenses $4,716
Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets $527,506

Balance Sheet – Fixed Assets ($ thousands)

Land Value $15,698
Land Improvements Value $18,404
Building Value $968,839
Leasehold Improvements $5,850
Fixed Equipment Value $79,973
Major Movable Equipment $667,937
Minor Depreciable Equipment
Health IT Assets
Total Fixed Assets $680,561

Balance Sheet – Other Assets ($ thousands)

Long-Term Investments
Other Assets $340,721
Total Other Assets $340,721
Total Assets $1,548,788

Balance Sheet – Current Liabilities ($ thousands)

Accounts Payable $109,650
Salaries & Wages Payable $51,559
Payroll Taxes Payable
Short-Term Debt $15,189
Deferred Revenue $3,398
Other Current Liabilities $22,094
Total Current Liabilities $201,889

Balance Sheet – Long-Term Liabilities ($ thousands)

Mortgage Debt
Long-Term Notes Payable $502,308
Unsecured Loans
Other Long-Term Liabilities $51,778
Total Long-Term Liabilities $554,086
Total Liabilities $755,976

Balance Sheet – Equity ($ thousands)

General Fund Balance $777,495
Total Fund Balances $792,812
Total Liabilities & Equity $1,548,788

DRG & Program Payments ($ thousands)

DRG (Non-Outlier)
DRG (Pre-Oct 1)
DRG (Post-Oct 1) $169,493
Outlier Payments
DSH Adjustment $9,729
Eligible DSH % $0
Simulated MC Payments $95,636
Total IME Payments $39,741

Revenue & Income Statement ($ thousands)

Inpatient Revenue $1,469,314
Outpatient Revenue $1,970,009
Total Patient Revenue $3,439,323
Contractual Allowances & Discounts $1,979,946
Net Patient Revenue $1,459,377
Total Operating Expenses $1,678,491
Net Service Income $-219,114
Other Income $53,798
Total Income $-165,316
Other Expenses
Net Income $-165,316

Ratios & Program Revenues ($ thousands)

Cost-to-Charge Ratio $0
Net Medicaid Revenue $249,669
Medicaid Charges $772,882
Net CHIP Revenue
CHIP Charges

EHR Information

EHR Oracle Health Millennium
EHR Version Oracle Health Millennium (Not CommunityWorks)
EHR is Changing No

ERP Information

ERP Workday
ERP Version NA
EHR is Changing No