| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
6 |
67% 1 |
89% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
58 |
91% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
34 |
82% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
37 |
100% |
90% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
38 |
92% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
9 |
67% 1 |
25% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
7 |
100% 1 |
89% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
45 |
87% |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
223 |
97% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
149 |
85% |
77% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
32 |
100% |
89% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
58 |
93% |
79% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
184 |
90% |
80% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
79 |
92% |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
236 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
61 |
100% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
108 |
86% |
92% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
187 |
96% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
214 |
89% 2 |
88% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
213 |
84% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
180 |
79% 2 |
83% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
180 |
81% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
199 |
76% 2 |
88% |
80% |
97% |
| Children’s Asthma Care | Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma |
6 |
100% 1 |
% |
100% |
% |
| Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication (oral and IV Medication That Reduces Inflammation and Controls Symptoms) While Hospitalized for Asthma |
6 |
100% 1 |
% |
99% |
% |
| Question/Answer (40% 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) |
24% |
25% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
67% |
65% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
81% |
78% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
3% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
16% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
75% |
74% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
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 |
69% |
63% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
7% |
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 |
56% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
28% |
23% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
16% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
74% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
6% |
7% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
20% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
50% |
51% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
15% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
35% |
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 |
14% |
19% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
86% |
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) |
3% |
5% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
70% |
68% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
27% |
27% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,422 |
103 |
$4,787 - $5,701 |
15,816 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,139 |
162 |
$5,519 - $6,663 |
17,328 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,197 |
0 |
$22,110 - $26,188 |
2,478 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$6,390 |
37 |
$8,567 - $10,483 |
6,378 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,458 |
14 |
$5,179 - $6,384 |
2,102 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,075 |
212 |
$5,609 - $6,734 |
28,090 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$2,863 |
60 |
$3,107 - $3,689 |
8,814 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,189 |
13 |
$7,812 - $9,306 |
818 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$17,637 |
52 |
$18,614 - $22,444 |
5,076 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,364 |
0 |
$22,308 - $27,913 |
1,066 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,108 |
0 |
$7,731 - $9,247 |
744 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,253 |
11 |
$4,607 - $5,476 |
471 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,816 |
0 |
$13,837 - $16,518 |
645 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,597 |
0 |
$5,949 - $7,238 |
474 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,586 |
0 |
$10,533 - $12,598 |
857 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,754 |
16 |
$4,173 - $5,078 |
3,414 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$11,172 |
0 |
$12,500 - $16,446 |
970 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,029 |
0 |
$13,183 - $17,616 |
579 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,614 |
0 |
$6,489 - $7,728 |
893 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$10,522 |
0 |
$11,684 - $14,136 |
1,318 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,218 |
0 |
$4,598 - $5,464 |
857 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,115 |
0 |
$3,136 - $3,774 |
912 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$3,733 |
0 |
$4,102 - $4,849 |
1,133 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,011 |
0 |
$4,334 - $5,153 |
1,240 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,253 |
13 |
$9,977 - $11,885 |
1,668 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,188 |
0 |
$5,597 - $6,640 |
538 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,957 |
0 |
$7,801 - $9,029 |
1,391 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$4,520 |
0 |
$5,151 - $5,905 |
1,900 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$27,827 |
0 |
$32,104 - $37,315 |
2,328 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,241 |
22 |
$5,633 - $6,613 |
2,006 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$9,713 |
47 |
$10,589 - $12,579 |
20,047 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$11,920 |
0 |
$13,352 - $16,095 |
1,963 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$10,553 |
0 |
$11,450 - $13,555 |
2,937 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
