| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
13 |
77% 1 |
89% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
150 |
93% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
64 |
94% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
135 |
90% |
96% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
70 |
96% |
96% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
3 |
67% 1 |
50% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
5 |
100% 1 |
95% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
89 |
81% |
90% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
413 |
89% |
96% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
279 |
55% |
83% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
37 |
100% |
97% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
169 |
84% |
88% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
423 |
86% |
89% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
176 |
98% |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
523 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
85 |
100% |
95% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
262 |
93% |
92% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
465 |
92% |
93% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
423 |
89% 2 |
90% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
428 |
80% 2 |
93% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
396 |
71% 2 |
79% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
396 |
72% 2 |
83% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
409 |
89% 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) |
9% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
27% |
29% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
64% |
58% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
79% |
77% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
6% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
17% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
78% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
7% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
17% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
62% |
56% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
12% |
17% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
26% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
60% |
54% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
20% |
27% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
20% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
70% |
66% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
6% |
9% |
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 |
51% |
48% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
17% |
18% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
32% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
67% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
8% |
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 |
26% |
25% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
74% |
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) |
4% |
8% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
67% |
64% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
29% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,336 |
235 |
$5,223 - $6,259 |
12,696 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,103 |
347 |
$6,140 - $7,337 |
14,262 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$21,486 |
19 |
$23,273 - $28,790 |
1,478 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,781 |
86 |
$9,100 - $11,154 |
4,873 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,634 |
38 |
$5,554 - $6,852 |
1,840 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,016 |
393 |
$6,164 - $7,413 |
23,631 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,389 |
240 |
$3,405 - $4,038 |
7,672 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,656 |
0 |
$8,581 - $10,415 |
544 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$19,970 |
69 |
$20,099 - $24,513 |
3,933 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$24,714 |
11 |
$24,036 - $29,540 |
648 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,378 |
0 |
$8,471 - $10,238 |
522 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,016 |
0 |
$5,057 - $6,131 |
304 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,371 |
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 |
$11,083 |
15 |
$11,273 - $13,508 |
517 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,642 |
0 |
$6,719 - $8,024 |
271 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,414 |
0 |
$11,520 - $13,679 |
399 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,486 |
58 |
$4,617 - $5,853 |
3,928 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$13,198 |
0 |
$13,732 - $16,740 |
645 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,137 |
0 |
$14,002 - $17,277 |
479 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,283 |
17 |
$7,158 - $8,491 |
1,122 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,954 |
19 |
$13,578 - $16,556 |
1,188 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,156 |
12 |
$5,020 - $6,012 |
735 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,419 |
0 |
$3,443 - $4,179 |
500 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,419 |
0 |
$4,577 - $5,690 |
409 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,652 |
15 |
$4,815 - $5,812 |
667 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,115 |
50 |
$10,924 - $12,970 |
1,693 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,162 |
22 |
$6,218 - $7,340 |
727 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$6,069 |
30 |
$6,137 - $7,274 |
978 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,705 |
147 |
$11,652 - $13,833 |
9,251 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$14,771 |
0 |
$14,630 - $17,717 |
787 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$12,515 |
39 |
$12,719 - $14,983 |
2,752 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
