Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY
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About Nassau University Medical Center
Nassau University Medical Center is an acute care hospital in East Meadow, Nassau County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (state 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 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 Chsli St Joseph Hospital, about 4.0 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 1.12
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.18
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.58
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.55
19% 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 recommend47%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1044%
- Completed surveys588
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.72530, -73.55569
Nearby hospitals
- Chsli St Joseph Hospital4295 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- NYU Langone Hospital Long Island259 1st Street, Mineola, NY · Level I traumaHospital4.7 mi
- Mercy Medical Center1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Plainview Hospital888 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.3 mi
- Mount Sinai South NassauOne Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY · Level II traumaAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Syosset Hospital221 Jericho Turnpike, Syosett, NY · Emergency roomHospital6.4 mi
- Brunswick Hospital Center, Inc.81 Louden Ave, Amityville, NYPsychiatric hospital7.6 mi
- South Oaks Hosp400 Sunrise Highway, Amityville, NYPsychiatric hospital7.9 mi
- St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center100 Port Washington Boulevard, Roslyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.1 mi
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center270 - 05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Nassau University Medical Center located?
Nassau University Medical Center is at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554 in Nassau County.
Does Nassau University Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Nassau University Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 164 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Nassau University Medical Center?
Nassau University 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 Nassau University Medical 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 Nassau University Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (516) 572-0123.
Would patients recommend Nassau University Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (588 completed surveys), 47% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 44% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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