| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
61 |
90% 2 |
89% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
170 |
97% 2 |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
224 |
99% 2 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
129 |
99% 2 |
96% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
243 |
100% 2 |
96% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
42 |
64% 2 |
61% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
47 |
96% 2 |
95% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
143 |
84% 2 |
90% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
344 |
93% 2 |
96% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
271 |
79% 2 |
83% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
37 |
100% 2 |
97% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
50 |
98% 2 |
88% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
165 |
96% 2 |
89% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
65 |
97% 2 |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
164 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
28 |
96% 2 |
95% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
87 |
95% 2 |
92% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
88 |
80% 2 |
93% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
488 |
91% 2 |
90% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
482 |
93% 2 |
93% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
275 |
79% 2 |
79% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
275 |
89% 2 |
83% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
473 |
82% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (31% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
10% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
28% |
29% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
62% |
58% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
77% |
77% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
6% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
69% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
7% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
25% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
53% |
56% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
15% |
17% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
32% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
56% |
54% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
26% |
27% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
18% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
66% |
66% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
9% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
25% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
49% |
48% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
16% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
35% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
64% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
11% |
11% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
25% |
23% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
28% |
25% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
72% |
75% |
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% |
8% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
71% |
64% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
24% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$6,194 |
123 |
$5,223 - $6,259 |
12,696 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,245 |
191 |
$6,140 - $7,337 |
14,262 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$37,798 |
38 |
$37,994 - $45,534 |
912 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$27,667 |
54 |
$23,273 - $28,790 |
1,478 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$11,202 |
72 |
$9,100 - $11,154 |
4,873 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$6,960 |
24 |
$5,554 - $6,852 |
1,840 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$7,208 |
279 |
$6,164 - $7,413 |
23,631 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,986 |
147 |
$3,405 - $4,038 |
7,672 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$9,693 |
0 |
$8,581 - $10,415 |
544 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$24,789 |
82 |
$20,099 - $24,513 |
3,933 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$35,483 |
12 |
$24,036 - $29,540 |
648 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,363 |
11 |
$8,471 - $10,238 |
522 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,958 |
0 |
$5,057 - $6,131 |
304 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$17,969 |
0 |
$14,821 - $17,968 |
485 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$14,734 |
13 |
$11,273 - $13,508 |
517 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,883 |
0 |
$6,719 - $8,024 |
271 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,264 |
21 |
$11,520 - $13,679 |
399 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,270 |
41 |
$4,617 - $5,853 |
3,928 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$15,673 |
0 |
$13,732 - $16,740 |
645 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,022 |
0 |
$14,002 - $17,277 |
479 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,172 |
40 |
$7,158 - $8,491 |
1,122 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$16,063 |
17 |
$13,578 - $16,556 |
1,188 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,800 |
29 |
$5,020 - $6,012 |
735 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$4,060 |
0 |
$3,443 - $4,179 |
500 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$5,251 |
0 |
$4,577 - $5,690 |
409 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,617 |
0 |
$4,815 - $5,812 |
667 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$21,884 |
0 |
$18,299 - $22,180 |
768 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,908 |
40 |
$10,924 - $12,970 |
1,693 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$7,267 |
23 |
$6,218 - $7,340 |
727 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$25,132 |
41 |
$21,511 - $25,628 |
336 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$20,438 |
11 |
$16,803 - $20,207 |
268 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,772 |
0 |
$8,324 - $9,941 |
480 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$6,389 |
0 |
$5,442 - $6,455 |
687 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$39,049 |
79 |
$36,420 - $41,761 |
2,270 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$18,693 |
15 |
$14,857 - $18,224 |
144 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$11,859 |
0 |
$10,100 - $12,275 |
160 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$7,210 |
35 |
$6,137 - $7,274 |
978 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$48,877 |
0 |
$45,616 - $57,972 |
363 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$13,972 |
140 |
$11,652 - $13,833 |
9,251 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$17,399 |
13 |
$14,630 - $17,717 |
787 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$33,781 |
13 |
$33,586 - $38,565 |
399 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$25,146 |
12 |
$23,816 - $27,347 |
689 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$14,839 |
51 |
$12,719 - $14,983 |
2,752 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$15,283 |
132 |
$14,587 - $18,601 |
6,627 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |
