| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
1 |
100% 1 |
87% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
26 |
92% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
18 |
89% 1 |
97% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
33 |
97% |
96% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
23 |
96% 1 |
97% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
5 |
80% 1 |
92% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
15 |
87% 1 |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
100 |
92% |
93% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
81 |
64% |
74% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
9 |
89% 1 |
91% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
30 |
100% |
81% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
97 |
92% |
82% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
45 |
87% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
122 |
99% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
39 |
79% |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
52 |
83% |
89% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
102 |
89% |
89% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
26 |
62% |
90% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
24 |
88% 1 |
93% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
28 |
64% |
87% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
28 |
64% |
89% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
24 |
67% 1 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (33% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
9% |
9% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
32% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
59% |
64% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
76% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
20% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
74% |
75% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
21% |
20% |
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 |
12% |
12% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
32% |
28% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
57% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
22% |
22% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
21% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
68% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
5% |
7% |
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 |
43% |
48% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
16% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
41% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
68% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
9% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
23% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
15% |
16% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
85% |
84% |
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% |
5% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
68% |
71% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
27% |
24% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,715 |
75 |
$5,224 - $6,055 |
9,685 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,423 |
131 |
$5,913 - $7,060 |
12,616 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,212 |
31 |
$9,050 - $11,057 |
3,987 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,946 |
0 |
$5,575 - $6,880 |
1,269 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,320 |
93 |
$5,972 - $7,271 |
15,652 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,061 |
24 |
$3,381 - $4,398 |
6,536 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$17,715 |
0 |
$19,754 - $26,673 |
3,091 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,615 |
0 |
$8,565 - $11,002 |
433 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,000 |
0 |
$15,098 - $19,704 |
351 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,138 |
0 |
$4,425 - $5,920 |
2,088 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,435 |
0 |
$7,141 - $9,246 |
576 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,262 |
0 |
$13,329 - $16,666 |
659 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,556 |
0 |
$5,014 - $6,524 |
744 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,108 |
0 |
$3,458 - $4,490 |
527 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,566 |
0 |
$10,886 - $12,618 |
1,055 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,562 |
0 |
$6,120 - $7,338 |
418 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$10,584 |
20 |
$11,664 - $15,144 |
9,218 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$13,427 |
0 |
$14,742 - $19,558 |
831 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$11,355 |
0 |
$12,763 - $16,404 |
1,597 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |