| Heart Attack | Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
6 |
67% 1 |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
4 |
75% 1 |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
5 |
80% 1 |
88% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
4 |
100% 1 |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
12 |
75% 1,2 |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
61 |
89% 2 |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
43 |
86% 2 |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
2 |
50% 1,2 |
87% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
36 |
78% |
71% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
74 |
77% |
73% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
35 |
100% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
85 |
100% |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
18 |
83% 1 |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
41 |
100% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
47 |
100% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
78 |
87% |
82% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
78 |
92% |
92% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
72 |
86% |
78% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
72 |
86% |
82% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
76 |
75% |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (40% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
7% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
23% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
70% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
83% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
2% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
15% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
79% |
73% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
2% |
6% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
19% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
72% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
6% |
13% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
22% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
64% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
20% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
16% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
75% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
6% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
19% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
60% |
52% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
11% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
29% |
33% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
84% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
5% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
11% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
18% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
82% |
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) |
5% |
6% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
74% |
66% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
21% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,274 |
49 |
$4,618 - $5,544 |
16,773 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,094 |
69 |
$5,297 - $6,302 |
22,700 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$7,250 |
12 |
$8,111 - $10,055 |
5,877 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$3,939 |
0 |
$4,947 - $6,186 |
1,638 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$4,933 |
58 |
$5,549 - $6,826 |
31,972 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$2,992 |
31 |
$3,086 - $3,768 |
12,109 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$6,915 |
0 |
$7,454 - $9,775 |
655 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$16,029 |
18 |
$17,926 - $22,959 |
5,882 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,070 |
0 |
$4,541 - $5,304 |
431 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,274 |
0 |
$13,350 - $16,839 |
676 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,390 |
0 |
$6,013 - $6,957 |
567 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,261 |
0 |
$10,461 - $12,704 |
892 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,694 |
12 |
$4,172 - $5,381 |
4,931 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$10,053 |
0 |
$11,365 - $14,730 |
1,496 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$3,837 |
0 |
$4,263 - $5,463 |
1,019 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,850 |
0 |
$9,944 - $11,424 |
2,628 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,498 |
0 |
$5,541 - $6,280 |
919 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$9,333 |
17 |
$10,574 - $12,106 |
19,598 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$10,136 |
0 |
$11,442 - $13,083 |
2,975 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
