Bellevue Hospital Center
An acute care hospital in New York, New York 10016
462 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016. (212) 561-4132.
- Medicare payments cut under the HAC Reduction Program (fiscal year 2026)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 2of 5 patient survey rating
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 912 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 May 14, 2026: a complaint inspection.
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 1 of them under EMTALA, the law requiring an emergency department to examine and stabilise anyone who comes to it.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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.
May 14, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Infection Control Surveillance, Prevention
The inspectors’ words, 412 words
“INFECTION CONTROL SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION CFR(s): The infection prevention and control program includes surveillance, prevention, and control of HAIs, including maintaining a clean and sanitary environment to avoid sources and transmission of infection, and addresses any infection control issues identified by public health authorities; and This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 36207 . Based on observation, document review, and staff interview, the facility failed to monitor and maintain Central Sterile Processing Department (CSPD) pressure relationships in accordance with facility policy and procedure and accepted standards of practice established by the Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI). The facility also failed to implement its policy and procedure for required air exchange monitoring. Findings include: The Facilities Guidelines Institute (FGI), 2018 Edition, Table 7-1, identifies the following acceptable pressure relationships to adjacent areas: 1. The clean work room should maintain positive air pressure in relation to adjacent areas to prevent dust, microbes, and particles from entering sterile spaces. 2. The decontamination room should maintain negative air pressure in relation to adjacent areas to prevent airborne contaminants from drifting into surrounding areas and to minimize the risk of infection transmission. On 05/12/2026 at 3:00 PM, review of the facility’s policy and procedure titled “Temperature and Humidity Monitoring - SPD [Sterile Processing Services Division],” dated 12/19/2025, revealed the following requirements: a) Decontamination Area: Negative (IN) b) Preparation and Packaging Area and Clean/Sterile Storage Area: Positive (OUT)” c) Air Exchanges are monitored by the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Department. During review of CSPD “Temperature and Humidity Daily Logs” for April 2026 through 05/13/2026, the logs documented pressure relationships for the clean work room; however, there was no documented evidence of monitoring or recording negative air pressure relationships for the soiled/decontamination room in relation to adjacent areas. During an interview on 05/13/2026 at 10:30 AM, Staff E (Engineer) stated, “Decontamination room pressure is taken every day but not recorded in the log; however, if there is any corrective action, it is documented in the log.” On 05/13/2026 at 11:00 AM, air pressure testing using a Vaneometer (used to measure low-speed air velocities) revealed: 1. The decontamination room was under positive pressure in relation to the corridor instead of the required negative pressure. 2. The clean-side door labeled “14W20C” was under negative pressure in relation to the corridor instead of the required positive pressure. The test was conducted in the presence of Staff A, (CSPD leadership), Staff D (CSPD leadership), and Staff E (Engineer), who acknowledged the findings.”
Apr 3, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Posting Of Signs
The inspectors’ words, 455 words
“POSTING OF SIGNS CFR(s): 489.20(q) [The provider agrees,] in the case of a hospital as defined in §489.24(b), to post conspicuously in any emergency department or in a place or places likely to be noticed by all individuals entering the emergency department, as well as those individuals waiting for examination and treatment in areas other than traditional emergency departments (that is, entrance, admitting area, waiting room, treatment area) a sign (in a form specified by the Secretary) specifying the rights of individuals under section 1867 of the Act with respect to examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in labor; and to post conspicuously (in a form specified by the Secretary) information indicating whether or not the hospital or rural primary care hospital (e.g., critical access hospital) participates in the Medicaid program under a State plan approved under Title XIX. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 48001 Based on observation, document review, and interview, the facility failed to post EMTALA signage conspicuously in places where it would be noticed by individuals entering the Emergency Department (ED) and the Labor and Delivery Unit. Findings include: A review of the policy titled “Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA),” revised June 8, 2018, states, “Required Signs: NYC HHC facilities must conspicuously post signs in any emergency department or in a place or places likely to be noticed by all individuals entering the ED as well as those individuals waiting for examination and treatment in areas other than traditional ED (that is, entrance, admitting area, waiting room, treatment area) specifying the rights of individuals under EMTALA with regard to examination and treatment of EMC [Emergency Medical Condition] and women in labor, and that the system’s facilities participate in the Medicaid program.” During a tour of the Main ED on 03/28/2025 at 11:30 AM, an EMTALA signage was not posted at the entrance to the walk-in area, where it would be noticed by all individuals entering the area. Staff A (Director of Regulatory) and Staff B (ED Medical Director) confirmed these findings during the unit tour. On 03/31/2025, at 11:00 AM, during the tour of the facility’s Labor and Delivery Unit, in the presence of Staff I (Director of Maternal and Child Services) and Staff A, surveyors observed that an EMTALA signage was not posted at the unit’s entrance, and waiting area. Staff I confirmed these findings during the unit tour. On 03/31/2025, at approximately 4:00 PM, Staff A and B acknowledged the findings. The facility staff placed EMTALA signage at the entrance and the walk-in area of the ED and the L&D unit during the survey, which was confirmed on 4/3/25 at 10:45 AM before the exit conference on 4/3/25 at 4:00 PM.”
May 3, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Quality Improvement Activities
The inspectors’ words, 306 words
“QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES CFR(s): 482.21(b)(2)(ii), (c)(1), (c)(3) (b) Program Data (2) [The hospital must use the data collected to - .....] (ii) Identify opportunities for improvement and changes that will lead to improvement. (c) Program Activities (1) The hospital must set priorities for its performance improvement activities that-- (i) Focus on high-risk, high-volume, or problem-prone areas; (ii) Consider the incidence, prevalence, and severity of problems in those areas; and (iii) Affect health outcomes, patient safety, and quality of care. (3) The hospital must take actions aimed at performance improvement and, after implementing those actions, the hospital must measure its success, and track performance to ensure that improvements are sustained. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 48001 Based on document review and interview, in four (4) of eight (8) disciplines reviewed, the hospital did not ensure performance improvement actions were delivered to all applicable disciplines and providers. The lack of timely performance improvement action may place patients at risk for harm or injury. Findings: The facility’s new policy and procedure (P&P) titled, “Vendor/Observer Access to Peri-Operative Locations,” was first issued on 01/29/2024. The facility’s Education Attestation Logs for education on the new Vendor/Observer Access Policy revealed that the following four (4) disciplines did not have completed education attestations dated before 04/24/2024, prior to survey start: - Pulmonology: Attestations were dated 04/24/2024; three (3) of four (4) providers had not attested to have reviewed/understood the new policy. - Cardiology: Attestations were dated from 04/26/2024 to 05/01/2024; seventeen (17) of twenty-two (22) providers had not attested to have reviewed/understood the new policy. - Neurology: Attestations were dated 05/01/2024; seven (7) of fifteen (15) providers had not attested to have reviewed/understood the new policy. - Urology: No attestations were found. During interview of Staff DD (Director of Regulatory Affairs) on 05/03/2024 at 02:30PM, Staff DD confirmed these findings.”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 3, 2024 | 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 2 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 6; safety of care, 1 better and 0 worse of 6; readmission, 1 better and 2 worse of 7.
- Patients rate it 2 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (514 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 64% 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), no different than national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), no different than national benchmark; surgical site infections after colon surgery, 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 10.2%, heart failure 8.8%, pneumonia 10.8%, COPD 7.3%, stroke 9.9%. 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 14.2%, heart failure 22.3%, pneumonia 18.4%, COPD 19.9%, 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: hospital admissions after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; emergency visits after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 181 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 1% left before being seen.
- 38% 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 0.91 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 | 2 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, 1970.
- Ownership: government - local.
- 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 - Local.
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.
- CMS cut its Medicare payments by 1% for fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, which does so for the quarter of hospitals that fare worst on conditions patients get in hospital.
- 3 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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Medicare payment reduction (HAC Reduction Program) | Fiscal year 2026: 1% of Medicare payments |
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.
- 26% 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?
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2017.
- 20 owners or officers are people: Vincent Calamia (corporate director); Michael M Espiritu (corporate director, 0%); John E Ulberg (corporate officer, 0%); John E Ulberg (corporate director, 0%); Vanessa Rodriguez (corporate director, 0%); Marjory J Karlin (corporate director, 0%); Marjory J Karlin (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Florencio Basquez (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Anita Kawatra (corporate director); Tricia Taitt (corporate director, 0%); Patricia Marthone (corporate director, 0%); Joann Rowe (corporate director, 0%); Joel Eisdorfer (corporate director, 0%); Helen Arteaga Landaverde (corporate director, 0%); Mitchell H Katz (corporate director); Jose Pagan (corporate director); Molly Wasow-Park (corporate director, 0%); Jason Dryden (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Sally Hernandez-Pinero (corporate director); Freda Wang (corporate director).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2017 |
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 2 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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