| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
6 |
50% 1 |
81% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
21 |
57% 1 |
89% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
16 |
94% 1 |
89% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
17 |
71% 1 |
84% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
15 |
87% 1 |
83% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
2 |
50% 1 |
96% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
35 |
86% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
83 |
86% |
83% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
55 |
71% |
68% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
15 |
80% 1 |
87% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
37 |
78% |
68% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
68 |
74% |
72% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
34 |
100% |
92% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
122 |
97% |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
52 |
87% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
82 |
89% |
85% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
90 |
98% |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
98 |
69% 2 |
82% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
98 |
90% 2 |
87% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
80 |
61% 2 |
71% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
80 |
61% 2 |
74% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
94 |
35% 2 |
78% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (89% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
1% |
6% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
18% |
19% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
81% |
75% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
91% |
87% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
0% |
2% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
9% |
11% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
86% |
81% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
1% |
3% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
13% |
16% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
56% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
1% |
8% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
43% |
32% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
73% |
70% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
4% |
14% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
23% |
16% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
89% |
77% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
1% |
5% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
10% |
18% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
80% |
72% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
1% |
5% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
19% |
23% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
80% |
74% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
3% |
8% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
17% |
18% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
1% |
13% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
99% |
87% |
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) |
1% |
3% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
87% |
81% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
12% |
16% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,001 |
121 |
$4,222 - $4,695 |
9,855 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,483 |
106 |
$4,964 - $5,519 |
10,388 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,560 |
0 |
$18,642 - $21,493 |
1,370 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$6,162 |
26 |
$7,504 - $8,619 |
2,158 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,102 |
11 |
$4,442 - $5,266 |
820 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$4,975 |
100 |
$4,976 - $5,533 |
13,969 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$2,977 |
49 |
$2,722 - $3,027 |
4,285 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$17,714 |
18 |
$16,678 - $18,861 |
2,477 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,780 |
0 |
$19,603 - $22,172 |
598 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,169 |
0 |
$6,833 - $7,703 |
462 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,293 |
0 |
$4,111 - $4,588 |
257 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,945 |
0 |
$12,229 - $13,950 |
268 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,684 |
0 |
$5,405 - $6,080 |
384 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,767 |
32 |
$3,681 - $4,127 |
2,379 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$11,295 |
0 |
$10,764 - $12,411 |
401 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,992 |
0 |
$5,760 - $6,474 |
619 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$10,602 |
0 |
$10,154 - $11,638 |
1,119 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,290 |
0 |
$4,088 - $4,553 |
687 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$5,984 |
0 |
$2,782 - $3,063 |
460 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,047 |
0 |
$3,847 - $4,325 |
656 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,295 |
15 |
$8,896 - $9,889 |
1,774 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,237 |
0 |
$4,991 - $5,548 |
573 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$12,141 |
0 |
$4,950 - $5,597 |
802 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,161 |
51 |
$9,448 - $10,487 |
8,087 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$12,641 |
0 |
$11,857 - $13,244 |
710 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
