Broward Health North
An acute care hospital in Deerfield Beach, Florida 33064
201 E Sample Rd, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33064. (954) 786-6400.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 2of 5 patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 409 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Feb 10, 2025: a complaint inspection.
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Feb 10, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Patient Rights: Notice Of Rights
The inspectors’ words, 643 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: NOTICE OF RIGHTS CFR(s): 482.13(a)(1) A hospital must inform each patient, or when appropriate, the patient’s representative (as allowed under State law), of the patient’s rights, in advance of furnishing or discontinuing patient care whenever possible. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 33162 Based on interview and record review the facility found to provide notices of patient rights, including notices from Medicare pertaining to observation status or discharge rates, as applicable, to 6 of 11 sampled patients (Patients# 6, 15, 17, 21, 23 and 1). The facility’s Policy and Procedure titled Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) & Hospital Outpatient Observation Notice (HOON) documents, “The MOON must be delivered to beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare (fee-for-service) and Medicare Advantage enrollees who receive observation services as outpatients for more than 24 hours, and must be delivered not later than 36 hours after observation services begin.” 1) During interview on 02/10/25 at 12:17 PM, Patient# 6 reported she did not get a notice of her rights as a patient, but stated she knows her rights and that she could leave against medical advice. Review of the record with the Risk Manager on 02/10/25 reveals Patient# 6 was admitted on 2/7/25 but no evidence of notice of her rights as a patient. 2) During interview on 02/10/25 at 12:23 PM, Patient# 15 reported she was not offered a notice of her rights as a patient, has received no papers and denied finding a folder in her room on admission, and that she signed for something about releasing records but nothing for notice of her rights, not even electronically. During interview on 2/10/25 at 12:35 PM, the Unit Manager of the 5th floor stated patients do not get folders in their rooms with notices of their rights and said, “ED does that.” Review of the record with the Risk Manager on 02/10/25 reveals Patient #15 was admitted to the hospital on 01/23/25 but there is no evidence Patient #7 was offered a copy of Patient’s Rights or provided notice of her rights under Medicare to appeal a discharge. During interview on 2/10/25 at 2:33 PM, the Risk Manager stated Patients# 6 and 15 should have received folders with Patient Rights in their room when they were admitted; the Risk Manager made a call in front of the surveyor and immediately afterwards reported he spoke to the Nurse Manager of that floor who reported she just checked and verified these patients did not have admission folders, which she then provided to them. 3) Review of the record with the Risk Manager on 02/06/25 reveals Patient# 17’s order to admit her to observation status was dated/timed 01/25/25 at 6:33 PM; however, Patient 17’s Medicare notice of observation status was signed by the patient and dated 1/27/25 at 10:15 AM (over 36 hours after admission) and not within 36 hours. The Risk Manager verified the findings at 02/06/25 at 1:45 PM. 4) Review of the record with the Risk Manager reveals Patient #21 had Medicare and was admitted to observation status on 01/27/25 and discharged on 01/30/25 but the notice of observation status was not given and was documented as “not received” although the patient did sign their own general consent to treatment. 5) Review of the record with the Risk Manager reveals Patient #23 had Medicare and was admitted on 01/28/25 at 8:15 PM; however, Patient 23’s Medicare notice of observation status was signed by the patient and dated 1/30/25 at 3:35 PM (over 36 hours after admission) and not within 36 hours. 6) Review of the record reveals Patient# 1 was admitted to the facility on 01/17/25, their primary payer was Medicare, and their spouse made their medical decisions and consented to care; however their “CMS IM” (Important Message from Medicare, per Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) was documented on Patient Demographics as “not received.””
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Patient Rights: Admission Status Notification
The inspectors’ words, 378 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: ADMISSION STATUS NOTIFICATION CFR(s): 482.13(b)(4) The patient has the right to have a family member or representative of his or her choice and his or her own physician notified promptly of his or her admission to the hospital. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 33162 Based on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure patients’ own physician and family member or representative were notified of their admission as per the patient’s choice for 3 out of 6 patients (Patients# 7, 17, 18 ). The findings include: 1) Review of the record reveals Patient #7 was admitted on 01/23/25 with femur fracture but no answer to the question of whether she wanted a family member or representative notified of her admission and no evidence family was notified of her admission before they called the next day to obtain information, after she had surgery. During interview on 02/06/25 at 12:07 PM the director of patient access confirmed there was no answer to the question of whether Patient# 7 wanted family notified of admission although there was contact information on file and explained these are not “hard stop” questions, meaning they do not have to be answered in order to continue with the admission process and the emergency department is often busy with a lot of patients and activity, so her staff focus on the hard stop questions and may not ask if they want their provider or family notified of admission. 2) Review of the record reveals Patient# 17 was admitted 01/17/25 and responded yes to wanting their primary care provider notified of their admission but no answer for the question of whether they wanted a family member or representative notified of their admission. 3) Review of the record reveals Patient# 18 was admitted 01/16/25 and had a family member with contact information on file and responded yes to wanting that person notified of their admission, but no documentation that staff notified them Patient #18 was in the hospital. Patient# 18 signed consents for surgery on 01/17/25 and 01/20/25. During simultaneous record review on 02/06/25 at 2:15 PM the Risk Manager confirmed there was no evidence of contact with the patients family member until documentation that the family member called the hospital on 01/22/25.”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS’s overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. for it is 3 of 5.
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 0 worse of 7; safety of care, 2 better and 0 worse of 7; readmission, 0 better and 2 worse of 10.
- Patients rate it 2 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (702 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 65% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), better than the national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), better than the national benchmark; surgical site infections after colon surgery, no different than national benchmark; MRSA bloodstream infections, no different than national benchmark; C. diff infections, better than the national benchmark.
- CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 13.3%, heart failure 8.6%, pneumonia 14.6%, COPD 7.7%, stroke 11.1%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 14%, heart failure 21.6%, pneumonia 17.8%, COPD 21.2%, hip or knee replacement 5.5%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after a colonoscopy, no different than the national rate; hospital admissions after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; emergency visits after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 187 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 0% left before being seen.
- 65% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
- Medicare’s spending per patient here is 1.11 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
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| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | 2 of 5 |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Jul 1, 1966.
- Ownership: government - hospital district or authority.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- It has an inpatient rehabilitation unit of 30 beds, which CMS lists apart as a rehabilitation facility.
- Government - Hospital District or Authority.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- Not among the hospitals whose Medicare payments CMS cut under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program for fiscal year 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 2 of 5.
- 86% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- North Broward Hospital District runs it.
- 24 owners or officers are people: Stuart M Glassberg (managing employee (on the payroll)); Nancy Gregoire (corporate officer); Michael A Cornehls (corporate officer, 0%); Michael A Cornehls (corporate director, 0%); Michael A Cornehls (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Stacy Angier (corporate officer, 0%); Jennifer B Nicole (corporate officer, 0%); Jennifer B Nicole (corporate director, 0%); Jennifer B Nicole (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Matthew K Garner (corporate officer, 0%); Matthew K Garner (corporate director, 0%); Matthew K Garner (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Paul C. Tanner (corporate officer, 0%); Paul C. Tanner (corporate director, 0%); Paul C. Tanner (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Ray Berry (corporate officer); Shane Strum (corporate officer, 0%); Shane Strum (corporate director, 0%); Shane Strum (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Christopher Pernicano (corporate officer, 0%); Jonathan Hage (corporate officer, 0%); Alisa Bert (corporate officer, 0%); Alisa Bert (corporate director, 0%); Alisa Bert (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records no change of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 18 hospitals CMS lists in Broward County, 15 have an overall star rating from CMS: 2 rated 5 of 5, 3 rated 4 of 5, 6 rated 3 of 5, 4 rated 2 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 3 of 5.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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