| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
14 |
100% 1,2 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
148 |
96% 2 |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
86 |
91% 2 |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
106 |
98% 2 |
88% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
82 |
93% 2 |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
1 |
0% 1,2 |
27% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
17 |
100% 1,2 |
93% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
222 |
92% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
609 |
97% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
561 |
72% |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
147 |
100% |
87% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
84 |
89% |
71% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
218 |
83% |
73% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
122 |
93% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
314 |
99% |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
89 |
97% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
224 |
91% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
286 |
96% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
304 |
94% 2 |
82% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
306 |
95% 2 |
92% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
246 |
95% 2 |
78% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
246 |
98% 2 |
82% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
291 |
89% 2 |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (18% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
24% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
35% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
41% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
74% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
9% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
17% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
67% |
73% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
13% |
6% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
20% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
50% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
25% |
13% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
25% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
52% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
31% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
17% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
60% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
15% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
25% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
56% |
52% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
17% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
27% |
33% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
66% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
14% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
20% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
38% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
62% |
79% |
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) |
16% |
6% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
39% |
66% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
45% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,623 |
161 |
$4,618 - $5,544 |
16,773 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,414 |
104 |
$5,297 - $6,302 |
22,700 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$21,849 |
0 |
$20,962 - $27,068 |
2,461 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$9,333 |
79 |
$8,111 - $10,055 |
5,877 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$6,768 |
30 |
$4,947 - $6,186 |
1,638 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,763 |
325 |
$5,549 - $6,826 |
31,972 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,693 |
191 |
$3,086 - $3,768 |
12,109 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$12,783 |
0 |
$7,454 - $9,775 |
655 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$21,952 |
33 |
$17,926 - $22,959 |
5,882 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$28,817 |
0 |
$22,025 - $30,678 |
1,096 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,892 |
0 |
$7,678 - $9,278 |
884 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,324 |
0 |
$4,541 - $5,304 |
431 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,597 |
0 |
$13,350 - $16,839 |
676 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,050 |
0 |
$6,013 - $6,957 |
567 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,115 |
0 |
$10,461 - $12,704 |
892 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,834 |
94 |
$4,172 - $5,381 |
4,931 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$14,009 |
0 |
$12,108 - $17,102 |
1,148 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,006 |
0 |
$12,954 - $18,319 |
649 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,514 |
0 |
$6,454 - $7,799 |
1,457 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$17,408 |
0 |
$11,365 - $14,730 |
1,496 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,321 |
0 |
$4,589 - $5,523 |
1,339 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,629 |
0 |
$3,096 - $3,806 |
773 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$7,970 |
0 |
$4,263 - $5,463 |
1,019 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,416 |
12 |
$9,944 - $11,424 |
2,628 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,495 |
0 |
$5,541 - $6,280 |
919 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$6,442 |
0 |
$5,561 - $6,356 |
1,397 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$13,057 |
49 |
$10,574 - $12,106 |
19,598 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$14,373 |
0 |
$13,373 - $16,532 |
1,727 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$13,259 |
0 |
$11,442 - $13,083 |
2,975 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
