| Heart Attack | Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
6 |
83% 1,2 |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
4 |
100% 1,2 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
6 |
100% 1,2 |
90% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
5 |
100% 1,2 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
22 |
91% 1,2 |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
65 |
85% 2 |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
55 |
51% 2 |
77% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
15 |
93% 1,2 |
89% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
24 |
67% 1,2 |
79% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
40 |
78% 2 |
80% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
19 |
95% 1,2 |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
65 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
17 |
88% 1,2 |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
37 |
97% 2 |
92% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
39 |
90% 2 |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
17 |
82% 1,2 |
88% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
17 |
82% 1,2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
24 |
62% 1,2 |
83% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
24 |
67% 1,2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
17 |
88% 1,2 |
88% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (27% of more than responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
6% |
10% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
26% |
25% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
68% |
65% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
75% |
78% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
19% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
80% |
74% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
1% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
19% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
72% |
63% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
4% |
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 |
57% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
15% |
23% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
28% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
79% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
1% |
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 |
61% |
51% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
5% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
34% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
85% |
68% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
1% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
14% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
22% |
19% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
78% |
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 |
67% |
68% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
30% |
27% |
26% |
