| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
1 |
100% 1,2 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
32 |
100% 2 |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
13 |
77% 1,2 |
91% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
29 |
79% 2 |
88% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
10 |
70% 1,2 |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
5 |
100% 1,2 |
93% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
192 |
96% 2 |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
396 |
91% 2 |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
407 |
79% 2 |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
195 |
98% 2 |
87% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
68 |
16% |
71% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
65 |
23% |
73% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
124 |
69% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
335 |
100% |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
198 |
95% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
265 |
89% |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
288 |
78% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
32 |
94% 2 |
82% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
31 |
81% 2 |
92% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
53 |
75% 2 |
78% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
53 |
75% 2 |
82% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
30 |
77% 2 |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (13% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
18% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
34% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
48% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
82% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
7% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
11% |
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 |
51% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
23% |
13% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
26% |
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 |
26% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
16% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
66% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
12% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
22% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
66% |
52% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
12% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
22% |
33% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
62% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
17% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
21% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
28% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
72% |
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) |
8% |
6% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
53% |
66% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
39% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$6,485 |
71 |
$4,618 - $5,544 |
16,773 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,594 |
79 |
$5,297 - $6,302 |
22,700 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$14,840 |
15 |
$8,111 - $10,055 |
5,877 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$6,732 |
20 |
$4,947 - $6,186 |
1,638 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$7,566 |
136 |
$5,549 - $6,826 |
31,972 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$4,175 |
98 |
$3,086 - $3,768 |
12,109 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$25,152 |
0 |
$17,926 - $22,959 |
5,882 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$29,613 |
0 |
$22,025 - $30,678 |
1,096 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,427 |
0 |
$13,350 - $16,839 |
676 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,615 |
45 |
$4,172 - $5,381 |
4,931 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,847 |
0 |
$6,454 - $7,799 |
1,457 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$15,044 |
0 |
$11,365 - $14,730 |
1,496 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$4,152 |
0 |
$3,096 - $3,806 |
773 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,854 |
0 |
$4,263 - $5,463 |
1,019 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$7,539 |
0 |
$5,541 - $6,280 |
919 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |