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Home / Hospitals / New York / Brooklyn / Suny/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn
DBelow average · score 33/100 · #113 of 138 in New York

Suny/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn

445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · Acute care hospital · Government - State

CMS overall rating 1 of 5bottom quarter among New York acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 7

Why Suny/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn is graded D

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against New York hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.

Suny/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn at a Glance

D 33/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 1 of 5.
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Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 5 measures (net +0).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 7 measures (net +1).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 0 better, 2 worse of 6 measures (net -2).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 7 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: New York, acute care hospitals · CMS record 330350 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone(718) 270-1000
CountyKINGS
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - State
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)

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