Lenox Hill Hospital
An acute care hospital in New York, New York 10075
100 East 77th Street, New York, New York 10075. (212) 434-2000.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 2of 5 patient survey rating
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 652 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 Aug 17, 2026: 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Operating Room Policies
The inspectors’ words, 309 words
“OPERATING ROOM POLICIES CFR(s): 482.51(b) Surgical services must be consistent with needs and resources. Policies governing surgical care must be designed to assure the achievement and maintenance of high standards of medical practice and patient care. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 33919 Based on document review, observation, and interview, the surgical services staff did not follow Operating Room (OR) attire policy and procedure in four (4) of six (6) OR observations. Findings: The facility policy and procedure (P&P) titled, “Surgical Attire Peri-Operative and Invasive Procedures with Implants,” last revised on 06/15/2023, stated: “Earrings should be totally confined within the head covering/scrub attire. Jewelry that cannot be contained or confined within the scrub attire should not be worn...individuals with beard or facial hair must ensure that all hair is covered within their hood or a beard cover prior to donning a mask.” Observation of Registered Nurses (RNs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNAs), Anesthesiologists, Attending Physicians, and Resident Physicians in the facility’s Main OR, during a tour between 11:00AM and 12:34PM on 07/30/2025, identified the following during sterile surgical procedures: - OR #9: Staff with visible earrings exposed and beard uncovered. - OR #10: Staff with visible dangling earrings exposed. - OR #16: Staff with visible dangling earrings exposed. - OR #12: Staff with visible earrings exposed. These observations were made in the presence of Staff B (Administrator). During interview of Staff B on 07/30/2025 at 12:34PM, Staff B confirmed these findings and stated that exposed earrings were an acceptable practice according to the Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN), and that staff were compliant with the facility’s policy. During interview of Staff B on 07/31/2025 at 9:19AM, Staff B confirmed that after reading the facility P&P for surgical attire, the OR staff with exposed earrings and the uncovered beard were not in compliance with the facility policy.”
Mar 14, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Patient Rights: Grievance Review Time Frames
The inspectors’ words, 197 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: GRIEVANCE REVIEW TIME FRAMES CFR(s): 482.13(a)(2)(ii) At a minimum: The grievance process must specify time frames for review of the grievance and the provision of a response. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 47318 Based on document review and interview, in one (1) of seven (7) patients’ complaints, the facility did not provide a written response to a patient’s complaint in a timely manner. Findings include: Patient #1’s initial complaint was received via USPS (United States Postal Service) on 9/10/2024. The facility sent a seven-day letter on 9/12/2024 stating an investigation will be forthcoming. A detailed written response was sent by the facility to the patient on 10/04/2024. The patient was unsatisfied with the facility response and an email was sent by Patient #1’s spouse to the facility complaint Email address on 11/21/2024. The facility policy titled “Management of Patient Complaints and Grievances,” last revised 02/2022, instructs “A response will be provided within 7 (seven) calendar days of receipt of a grievance”. No response was provided to the emailed complaint as per policy. These findings were discussed and acknowledged on 3/14/2025 at 9:45 AM with Staff A, (Associate Executive Director of Quality Management).”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency 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 5 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, 4 better and 0 worse of 8; safety of care, 4 better and 0 worse of 8; readmission, 1 better and 0 worse of 11.
- Patients rate it 2 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (446 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 68% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), no different than national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), no different than national benchmark; surgical site infections after colon surgery, better than the national benchmark; surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy, no different than national benchmark; MRSA bloodstream infections, better than the 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 12.3%, heart failure 8.7%, pneumonia 13.5%, COPD 7.8%, stroke 9.3%, heart bypass surgery 1.7%. 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 15.2%, heart failure 20.1%, pneumonia 19.2%, COPD 20.5%, heart bypass surgery 12.7%, hip or knee replacement 5.4%. 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 184 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 2% left before being seen.
- 72% 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 1.03 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 |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 5 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: voluntary non-profit - private.
- 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.
- Voluntary non-profit - Private.
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.
- 74% 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?
- Northwell Healthcare Inc. owns 100% directly since May 19, 2010.
- 25 owners or officers are people: William L Mack (corporate officer); Margaret M Crotty (corporate officer); Harry E Gindi (corporate officer); Jeffrey A Kraut (corporate officer); Robert D Rosenthal (corporate officer); Mark L Claster (corporate officer); Brian Lally (corporate officer); Mark J Solazzo (corporate officer); Mark J Solazzo (corporate director); Richard D Goldstein (corporate officer); David L Battinelli (corporate officer); Donald Zucker (corporate officer); Barry Rubenstein (corporate officer); Michael A Epstein (corporate officer); Mark A. Gloade (corporate officer); John K D’angelo (corporate officer); Donna K Drummond (corporate officer); Michael J Dowling (corporate officer); Michael J Dowling (managing employee (on the payroll)); Laurence A Kraemer (corporate officer); Konstantine Costalas (corporate officer); Ralph A Nappi (corporate officer); Kevin Beiner (corporate officer); Michele L Cusack (corporate officer); Michele L Cusack (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- 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.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwell, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Northwell Healthcare Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 19, 2010 |
| Northwell Health Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2015 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 16 hospitals CMS lists in New York County, 11 have an overall star rating from CMS: 4 rated 5 of 5, 2 rated 4 of 5, 3 rated 3 of 5, 2 rated 2 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 5 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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