| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
161 |
91% |
87% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
204 |
100% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
637 |
100% |
97% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
204 |
100% |
96% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
642 |
99% |
97% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
29 |
72% |
73% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
136 |
90% |
92% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
166 |
95% 2 |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
444 |
98% 2 |
93% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
444 |
90% 2 |
74% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
77 |
99% 2 |
91% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
100 |
58% 2 |
81% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
248 |
85% 2 |
82% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
97 |
94% 2 |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
286 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
89 |
100% 2 |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
113 |
87% 2 |
89% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
244 |
92% 2 |
89% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
868 |
94% 2 |
90% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
885 |
83% 2 |
93% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
469 |
96% 2 |
87% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
469 |
96% 2 |
89% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
834 |
90% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (34% 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% |
9% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
21% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
72% |
64% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
76% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
75% |
75% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
20% |
20% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
55% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
15% |
12% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
30% |
28% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
59% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
20% |
22% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
21% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
66% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
8% |
7% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
26% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
52% |
48% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
16% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
32% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
65% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
10% |
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 |
13% |
16% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
87% |
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) |
3% |
5% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
79% |
71% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
18% |
24% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$7,348 |
124 |
$5,224 - $6,055 |
9,685 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,175 |
247 |
$5,913 - $7,060 |
12,616 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$51,199 |
107 |
$41,099 - $50,274 |
786 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$34,844 |
117 |
$25,900 - $31,316 |
1,399 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$12,532 |
98 |
$9,050 - $11,057 |
3,987 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$8,252 |
26 |
$5,575 - $6,880 |
1,269 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$8,354 |
465 |
$5,972 - $7,271 |
15,652 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$4,840 |
192 |
$3,381 - $4,398 |
6,536 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$12,113 |
16 |
$8,597 - $11,127 |
457 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$28,706 |
112 |
$19,754 - $26,673 |
3,091 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$32,541 |
51 |
$24,748 - $32,334 |
638 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,392 |
23 |
$8,565 - $11,002 |
433 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$7,064 |
0 |
$5,129 - $6,587 |
234 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,428 |
20 |
$15,098 - $19,704 |
351 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$15,407 |
11 |
$11,220 - $13,244 |
440 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,587 |
0 |
$6,786 - $8,811 |
269 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,821 |
17 |
$11,391 - $14,908 |
513 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$6,096 |
78 |
$4,425 - $5,920 |
2,088 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$19,292 |
29 |
$14,084 - $17,582 |
628 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,668 |
16 |
$14,063 - $18,753 |
366 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,987 |
18 |
$7,141 - $9,246 |
576 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$17,733 |
54 |
$13,329 - $16,666 |
659 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,077 |
27 |
$5,014 - $6,524 |
744 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$4,813 |
32 |
$3,458 - $4,490 |
527 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$6,236 |
17 |
$4,458 - $5,804 |
367 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$6,700 |
18 |
$4,870 - $6,273 |
553 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$30,515 |
0 |
$18,640 - $21,510 |
277 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,101 |
24 |
$10,886 - $12,618 |
1,055 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$7,880 |
0 |
$6,120 - $7,338 |
418 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,963 |
24 |
$21,510 - $28,536 |
433 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$21,265 |
0 |
$16,502 - $22,015 |
270 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,598 |
22 |
$8,213 - $10,719 |
889 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$7,645 |
18 |
$5,441 - $6,448 |
978 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$46,666 |
75 |
$37,828 - $46,109 |
848 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,626 |
13 |
$15,586 - $20,626 |
235 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$14,053 |
0 |
$10,410 - $13,250 |
226 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$8,552 |
41 |
$6,428 - $8,051 |
743 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$57,964 |
0 |
$46,973 - $55,612 |
123 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$16,614 |
148 |
$11,664 - $15,144 |
9,218 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$20,568 |
11 |
$14,742 - $19,558 |
831 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$45,017 |
28 |
$36,458 - $42,580 |
270 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$29,884 |
60 |
$27,630 - $30,194 |
446 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$17,794 |
57 |
$12,763 - $16,404 |
1,597 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$18,695 |
298 |
$15,149 - $17,896 |
2,361 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |