Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY
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About Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 530 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, about 1.1 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.96
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.10
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.16
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.20
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
68% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend42%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1044%
- Completed surveys958
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.65524, -73.91221
Nearby hospitals
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center585 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomHospital1.1 mi
- Kingsboro Psychiatric Hospital681 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NYPsychiatric hospital1.2 mi
- Kings County Hospital Center451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Interfaith Medical Center1545 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomHospital2.1 mi
- New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.2525 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY · Level II traumaHospital3.6 mi
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Brookdale Hospital Medical Center located?
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center is at 1 Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212 in Kings County.
Does Brookdale Hospital Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 228 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Brookdale Hospital Medical Center?
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Brookdale Hospital Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the New York EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Brookdale Hospital Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (718) 240-5966.
Would patients recommend Brookdale Hospital Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (958 completed surveys), 42% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 44% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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