| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
61 |
82% 2 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
291 |
99% 2 |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
301 |
96% 2 |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
281 |
88% 2 |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
322 |
93% 2 |
93% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
43 |
67% 2 |
62% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
97 |
97% 2 |
96% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
142 |
89% 2 |
85% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
330 |
94% 2 |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
286 |
87% 2 |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
53 |
94% 2 |
94% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
59 |
53% |
76% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
176 |
63% 2 |
79% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
85 |
81% 2 |
91% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
249 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
80 |
85% 2 |
93% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
135 |
87% 2 |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
199 |
95% 2 |
88% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
553 |
89% 2 |
88% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
564 |
96% 2 |
90% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
287 |
69% 2 |
74% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
287 |
80% 2 |
80% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
516 |
76% 2 |
78% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (31% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
12% |
17% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
30% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
58% |
56% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
77% |
73% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
8% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
19% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
72% |
66% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
10% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
22% |
24% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
57% |
53% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
13% |
19% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
30% |
28% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
53% |
51% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
28% |
31% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
19% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
62% |
62% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
9% |
11% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
29% |
27% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
50% |
50% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
14% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
36% |
32% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
68% |
61% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
9% |
15% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
23% |
24% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
26% |
25% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
74% |
75% |
79% |
| Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family? |
|---|
| NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it) |
6% |
11% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
64% |
62% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
30% |
27% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,715 |
553 |
$4,450 - $4,987 |
29,086 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,529 |
443 |
$5,184 - $5,728 |
27,870 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$32,483 |
43 |
$29,148 - $35,881 |
2,224 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$22,074 |
75 |
$19,626 - $23,011 |
4,279 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,552 |
151 |
$7,992 - $8,872 |
10,448 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,239 |
59 |
$4,877 - $5,435 |
3,559 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,485 |
680 |
$5,211 - $5,777 |
45,060 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,116 |
354 |
$2,889 - $3,182 |
18,400 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,599 |
23 |
$7,215 - $8,071 |
1,187 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$20,331 |
148 |
$17,144 - $19,951 |
9,201 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,517 |
24 |
$20,368 - $25,750 |
1,589 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,469 |
18 |
$7,136 - $8,148 |
1,325 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,475 |
19 |
$4,247 - $4,833 |
723 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,086 |
13 |
$12,671 - $14,603 |
1,008 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$10,233 |
20 |
$9,610 - $10,355 |
2,270 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,918 |
25 |
$5,625 - $6,162 |
975 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,423 |
75 |
$9,605 - $10,588 |
1,939 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,068 |
98 |
$3,908 - $4,574 |
6,091 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$15,509 |
59 |
$11,248 - $13,510 |
1,748 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,824 |
15 |
$11,979 - $14,664 |
940 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,428 |
73 |
$6,078 - $6,704 |
1,973 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,084 |
69 |
$10,638 - $12,260 |
2,693 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,466 |
32 |
$4,295 - $4,678 |
1,721 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,048 |
30 |
$2,897 - $3,155 |
1,093 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,483 |
23 |
$3,751 - $4,100 |
1,521 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,888 |
36 |
$4,060 - $4,687 |
1,747 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$16,379 |
0 |
$15,555 - $16,875 |
1,517 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,320 |
65 |
$9,243 - $10,238 |
4,859 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,512 |
17 |
$5,180 - $5,685 |
1,919 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,207 |
0 |
$18,053 - $20,850 |
2,551 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$14,731 |
11 |
$13,859 - $15,659 |
1,685 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,332 |
0 |
$6,967 - $7,664 |
2,504 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$4,796 |
0 |
$4,557 - $5,012 |
3,124 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$30,226 |
121 |
$27,977 - $31,776 |
5,446 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,541 |
0 |
$12,450 - $13,683 |
1,038 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$9,551 |
11 |
$8,456 - $9,265 |
1,387 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,407 |
45 |
$5,137 - $5,601 |
3,073 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$36,838 |
31 |
$35,676 - $41,416 |
729 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$10,703 |
441 |
$9,796 - $10,653 |
31,168 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$13,409 |
26 |
$12,307 - $13,989 |
2,911 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$27,283 |
11 |
$25,261 - $28,136 |
958 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$21,956 |
40 |
$18,226 - $19,952 |
2,018 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$11,130 |
122 |
$10,600 - $11,588 |
6,975 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$11,905 |
301 |
$11,165 - $12,202 |
15,503 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |
