Acute Care Hospital

Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas

917 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
24/7 Emergency Services

Quality measures

Mortality

Same as National Average

Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.

Underlying measures: Death rate for heart attack patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 12.70 95% interval: 9.40 – 16.90 Sample size: 27 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_AMI Death rate for pneumonia patients No Different Than the National Rate Hospital score: 18.50 95% interval: 12.30 – 26.60 Sample size: 25 Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_PN Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse Than the National Rate Hospital score: 5.90 95% interval: 4.70 – 7.50 Sample size: 371 Reporting period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: Hybrid_HWM Death rate for CABG surgery patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_CABG Death rate for COPD patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_COPD Death rate for heart failure patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_HF Death rate for stroke patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: MORT_30_STK

Safety of Care

Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.

Underlying measures: Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_15 Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIR Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIR Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIR Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_06 Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients Number of Cases Too Small Hospital score: — Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024 CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEE In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_08 MRSA Bacteremia Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIR Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_09 Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_12 Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_10 Postoperative respiratory failure rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_11 Postoperative sepsis rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_13 Pressure ulcer rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_03 CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_90 SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIR SSI - Colon Surgery Not Available Hospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIR Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_04 Postoperative wound dehiscence rate Not Available Hospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024 CMS measure id: PSI_14

Readmissions

Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.

Patient Experience

Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.

Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above expand ↓

CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey. Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of Centro's recent patients who gave the most positive response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures — see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.

  • Communication with Nurses N/A
  • Communication with Doctors N/A
  • Hospital Cleanliness N/A
  • Hospital Quietness N/A
  • Staff Responsiveness N/A
  • Discharge Information N/A
  • Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10) N/A
  • Would Recommend Hospital N/A

Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.

Timely & Effective Care

Below National Average

Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.

Underlying measures: Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia Near the national median Hospital score: 7.00 % National median: 8.00 % (lower is better) Sample size: 23,617 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: HH_HYPER Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 0.00 % National median: 75.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 27 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_03 Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 0.00 % National median: 98.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 97 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_02 Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 0.00 % National median: 94.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 103 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: STK_05 Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 63.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 289 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: VTE_2 Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 43.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 1,965 Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025 CMS measure id: IMM_3 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Worse than ~75% of hospitals Hospital score: 47.00 % National median: 90.00 % (higher is better) Sample size: 10,080 Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 CMS measure id: VTE_1

Psychiatric Unit Quality (IPFQR)

Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas operates a Medicare-certified inpatient psychiatric unit that reports under the federal IPFQR program. The measures below are specific to that unit — not the hospital as a whole. They cover restraint and seclusion use, screening for medication side effects, substance-use and tobacco treatment, transitions of care, follow-up after discharge, and readmissions.

Physical Restraint Use 1.2 hours per 1,000 patient-hours
National median: 0.1 hours Worse than national median

HBIPS-2 — hours of physical restraint use per 1,000 patient-hours. Lower is better; restraints carry physical and psychological risks.

Seclusion Use 0.0 hours per 1,000 patient-hours
National median: 0.0 hours Near national median

HBIPS-3 — hours of seclusion per 1,000 patient-hours. Lower is better; seclusion is used only when no other intervention works.

Metabolic Screening (SMD) 56.0 %
National median: 92.0 % Worse than national median

SMD — % of patients on antipsychotics screened for metabolic side effects (BMI, blood glucose, cholesterol). Antipsychotics raise metabolic-syndrome risk; screening catches it early.

Substance-Use Treatment Provided 0.0 %
National median: 74.0 % Worse than national median

SUB-2 — % of patients with alcohol/drug use referred for treatment during admission.

Substance-Use Treatment at Discharge 100.0 %
National median: 77.0 % Better than national median

SUB-3 — % of patients with substance-use disorder offered or referred to treatment at discharge.

Transition Record Completed 0.0 %
National median: 77.0 % Worse than national median

TR-1 — % of discharges with a completed transition record including medications, follow-up plan, and crisis instructions.

Influenza Immunization 7.0 %
National median: 87.0 % Worse than national median

IMM-2 — % of patients given a flu vaccine during the inpatient stay.

Source: CMS Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting period ending 12/31/2024.

Clinical Staff

Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas has 78 CMS-affiliated clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.

Top specialties

  • Internal Medicine 16
  • Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) 9
  • Anesthesiology 8
  • Pathology 4
  • Nephrology 4
  • General Surgery 3
  • Pulmonary Disease 3
  • Infectious Disease 3

Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.

Practice characteristics

Accept Medicare assignment
76 (97%)

Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.

Offer telehealth
1 (1%)

Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-05-27. Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH) do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.

Find a Doctor

Search the 78 clinicians affiliated with Centro Médico Episcopal San Lucas. Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.

Showing 30 of 78 clinicians (alphabetical)

Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-05-27. A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS profile, not that they exclusively work here.

Pricing & Costs

Facility Information

Facility type
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency services
Yes — 24/7

Nearby Hospitals

Acute Care Hospital

Hospital Metropolitano Dr. Pila

Ponce, PR

Not rated · CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Not enough data to calculate a star rating. Individual quality measures may be available.
24/7 ER
About this data

Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program. Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds, ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the CMS Provider of Services file.

Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update cadence and limitations.

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