| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
4 |
75% 1 |
89% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
32 |
97% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
24 |
96% 1 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
32 |
97% |
90% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
27 |
93% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
1 |
0% 1 |
25% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
4 |
100% 1 |
89% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
21 |
86% 1 |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
77 |
88% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
57 |
81% |
77% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
12 |
75% 1 |
89% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
44 |
95% |
79% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
108 |
90% |
80% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
45 |
89% |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
135 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
40 |
88% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
71 |
90% |
92% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
97 |
82% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
262 |
88% 2 |
88% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
263 |
81% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
224 |
83% 2 |
83% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
224 |
83% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
261 |
89% 2 |
88% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (42% 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% |
10% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
25% |
25% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
66% |
65% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
83% |
78% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
13% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
74% |
74% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
21% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
67% |
63% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
9% |
10% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
24% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
59% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
21% |
23% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
20% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
69% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
24% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
53% |
51% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
9% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
38% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
73% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
9% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
18% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
17% |
19% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
83% |
81% |
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 |
61% |
68% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
34% |
27% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,140 |
87 |
$4,787 - $5,701 |
15,816 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,136 |
66 |
$5,519 - $6,663 |
17,328 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,326 |
28 |
$8,567 - $10,483 |
6,378 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,829 |
23 |
$5,179 - $6,384 |
2,102 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,837 |
85 |
$5,609 - $6,734 |
28,090 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,491 |
25 |
$3,107 - $3,689 |
8,814 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$8,332 |
0 |
$7,812 - $9,306 |
818 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$20,369 |
23 |
$18,614 - $22,444 |
5,076 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,191 |
0 |
$7,731 - $9,247 |
744 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,720 |
14 |
$13,837 - $16,518 |
645 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,494 |
0 |
$5,949 - $7,238 |
474 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,049 |
13 |
$4,173 - $5,078 |
3,414 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$12,904 |
0 |
$12,500 - $16,446 |
970 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,709 |
0 |
$13,183 - $17,616 |
579 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,433 |
16 |
$6,489 - $7,728 |
893 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,901 |
21 |
$4,598 - $5,464 |
857 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$4,029 |
19 |
$3,136 - $3,774 |
912 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$5,609 |
11 |
$4,102 - $4,849 |
1,133 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,623 |
0 |
$4,334 - $5,153 |
1,240 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$17,584 |
0 |
$16,684 - $20,351 |
633 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,664 |
0 |
$9,977 - $11,885 |
1,668 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,983 |
0 |
$5,597 - $6,640 |
538 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,715 |
110 |
$10,589 - $12,579 |
20,047 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$14,308 |
0 |
$13,352 - $16,095 |
1,963 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
