| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
6 |
83% 1 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
27 |
96% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
20 |
100% 1 |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
28 |
96% |
88% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
22 |
100% 1 |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
4 |
100% 1 |
93% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
52 |
96% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
157 |
99% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
119 |
86% |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
17 |
100% 1 |
87% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
70 |
90% |
71% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
171 |
93% |
73% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
69 |
100% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
195 |
100% |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
50 |
100% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
102 |
98% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
162 |
99% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
301 |
96% 2 |
82% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
300 |
93% 2 |
92% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
251 |
85% 2 |
78% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
251 |
92% 2 |
82% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
294 |
88% 2 |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (51% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
10% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
32% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
58% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
76% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
19% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
72% |
73% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
6% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
24% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
65% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
8% |
13% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
27% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
58% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
23% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
19% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
65% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
8% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
27% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
45% |
52% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
12% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
43% |
33% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
63% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
12% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
25% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
20% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
80% |
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) |
4% |
6% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
58% |
66% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
38% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,746 |
122 |
$4,618 - $5,544 |
16,773 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,374 |
162 |
$5,297 - $6,302 |
22,700 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,888 |
0 |
$20,962 - $27,068 |
2,461 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$7,543 |
29 |
$8,111 - $10,055 |
5,877 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,628 |
15 |
$4,947 - $6,186 |
1,638 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,374 |
181 |
$5,549 - $6,826 |
31,972 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,155 |
23 |
$3,086 - $3,768 |
12,109 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,447 |
0 |
$7,454 - $9,775 |
655 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$18,234 |
57 |
$17,926 - $22,959 |
5,882 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,330 |
0 |
$22,025 - $30,678 |
1,096 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,264 |
0 |
$7,678 - $9,278 |
884 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,383 |
0 |
$4,541 - $5,304 |
431 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,195 |
0 |
$13,350 - $16,839 |
676 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$9,946 |
0 |
$10,377 - $12,670 |
707 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,804 |
0 |
$6,013 - $6,957 |
567 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,836 |
14 |
$4,172 - $5,381 |
4,931 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$11,533 |
0 |
$12,108 - $17,102 |
1,148 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,353 |
0 |
$12,954 - $18,319 |
649 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,186 |
14 |
$6,454 - $7,799 |
1,457 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$10,826 |
0 |
$11,365 - $14,730 |
1,496 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,514 |
0 |
$4,589 - $5,523 |
1,339 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$5,565 |
0 |
$3,096 - $3,806 |
773 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$3,862 |
0 |
$4,001 - $4,667 |
729 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,452 |
13 |
$4,263 - $5,463 |
1,019 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,669 |
35 |
$9,944 - $11,424 |
2,628 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,333 |
0 |
$5,541 - $6,280 |
919 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,822 |
0 |
$7,542 - $9,210 |
1,387 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$4,703 |
0 |
$4,928 - $5,691 |
1,317 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,839 |
0 |
$13,467 - $19,898 |
422 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,293 |
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 |
$10,572 |
142 |
$10,574 - $12,106 |
19,598 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$12,875 |
0 |
$13,373 - $16,532 |
1,727 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$10,901 |
14 |
$11,442 - $13,083 |
2,975 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |