Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, HI

Hilo Medical Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Hilo, Hawaii. It is located in Hawaii county at 1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. You can reach out to the office of Hilo Medical Center via phone at (808) 932-3000. This skilled nursing facility has 35 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 84.57%. Its legal business name is Hilo Medical Center and has the following ownership type - Government - State.

Hilo Medical Center (Medicare CCN 125002) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1967 (57 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in December, 2019.

Name	Hilo Medical Center
Location	1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	35
Occupancy Rate	84.57%
Medicare ID (CCN)	125002
Legal Business Name	Hilo Medical Center
Ownership Type	Government - State

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Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Hilo Medical Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Hilo Medical Center give to their patients.

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	1
Total Number of Penalties	1

The resident survey data of Hilo Medical Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	6.1	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	5.45	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	15.38	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.82	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	1.82	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.09	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	12.66	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	21.65	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.18	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	0	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	99.18	95.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function	78.94	67.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	89.01	82.93

Nursing Homes in Hilo, HI

Hilo Medical Center Location: 1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 932-3000
Life Care Center Of Hilo Location: 944 West Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 959-9151
Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Location: 1333 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 961-6644
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Location: 1180 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 961-1500
Legacy Hilo Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Location: 563 Kaumana Drive, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 498-0184

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