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Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY

Directions (718) 245-3901 nychealthandhospitals.org

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Overview

About Kings County Hospital Center

Kings County Hospital Center is an acute care hospital in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has 624 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. Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn is on the same campus or next door.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

1
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, out of 5

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
6 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 better · 4 no different · 1 worse
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
3 no different · 1 worse
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

261 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.25
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.63
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.30
  • Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.24
  • Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.71

45% 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.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Patient survey star rating
  • Would definitely recommend66%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
  • Completed surveys428

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kings County Hospital Center located?

Kings County Hospital Center is at 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 in Kings County.

Does Kings County Hospital Center have an emergency room?

Yes. Kings County Hospital Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 261 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Kings County Hospital Center?

Kings County Hospital 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 Kings County Hospital Center a trauma center?

Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 Kings County Hospital Center?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (718) 245-3901.

Would patients recommend Kings County Hospital Center?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (428 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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