| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
10 |
80% 1 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
96 |
100% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
49 |
92% |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
87 |
98% |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
56 |
88% |
93% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
3 |
67% 1 |
34% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
2 |
100% 1 |
96% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
81 |
91% |
85% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
282 |
98% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
217 |
90% |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
24 |
100% 1 |
94% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
58 |
88% |
76% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
177 |
88% |
79% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
46 |
100% |
91% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
182 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
28 |
100% |
93% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
129 |
94% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
166 |
95% |
88% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
176 |
98% 2 |
88% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
173 |
95% 2 |
90% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
161 |
50% 2 |
74% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
161 |
50% 2 |
80% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
174 |
87% 2 |
78% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (25% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
20% |
17% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
28% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
52% |
56% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
81% |
73% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
7% |
8% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
12% |
19% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
70% |
66% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
12% |
10% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
18% |
24% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
58% |
53% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
23% |
19% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
19% |
28% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
52% |
51% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
36% |
31% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
12% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
60% |
62% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
20% |
11% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
20% |
27% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
59% |
50% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
19% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
22% |
32% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
70% |
61% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
17% |
15% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
13% |
24% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
37% |
25% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
63% |
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) |
18% |
11% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
58% |
62% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
24% |
27% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$6,682 |
212 |
$4,450 - $4,987 |
29,086 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,805 |
151 |
$5,184 - $5,728 |
27,870 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$29,001 |
0 |
$19,626 - $23,011 |
4,279 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$12,084 |
42 |
$7,992 - $8,872 |
10,448 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$7,398 |
30 |
$4,877 - $5,435 |
3,559 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$7,782 |
166 |
$5,211 - $5,777 |
45,060 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,976 |
44 |
$2,889 - $3,182 |
18,400 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$10,908 |
0 |
$7,215 - $8,071 |
1,187 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$25,049 |
21 |
$17,144 - $19,951 |
9,201 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$29,168 |
0 |
$20,368 - $25,750 |
1,589 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,692 |
0 |
$7,136 - $8,148 |
1,325 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$6,421 |
0 |
$4,247 - $4,833 |
723 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,332 |
0 |
$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 |
$14,522 |
13 |
$9,610 - $10,355 |
2,270 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,477 |
0 |
$5,625 - $6,162 |
975 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,612 |
0 |
$9,605 - $10,588 |
1,939 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,791 |
40 |
$3,908 - $4,574 |
6,091 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$16,847 |
0 |
$11,248 - $13,510 |
1,748 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,737 |
0 |
$11,979 - $14,664 |
940 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,018 |
11 |
$6,078 - $6,704 |
1,973 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$15,781 |
0 |
$10,638 - $12,260 |
2,693 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,389 |
14 |
$4,295 - $4,678 |
1,721 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$4,361 |
0 |
$2,897 - $3,155 |
1,093 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$5,642 |
0 |
$3,751 - $4,100 |
1,521 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$6,027 |
0 |
$4,060 - $4,687 |
1,747 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,698 |
16 |
$9,243 - $10,238 |
4,859 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,228 |
0 |
$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 |
$27,510 |
0 |
$18,053 - $20,850 |
2,551 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,472 |
0 |
$6,967 - $7,664 |
2,504 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$41,876 |
11 |
$27,977 - $31,776 |
5,446 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$18,642 |
0 |
$12,450 - $13,683 |
1,038 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$12,785 |
0 |
$8,456 - $9,265 |
1,387 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$14,718 |
25 |
$9,796 - $10,653 |
31,168 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$18,825 |
0 |
$12,307 - $13,989 |
2,911 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$15,912 |
16 |
$10,600 - $11,588 |
6,975 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
