| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
6 |
83% 1 |
84% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
36 |
94% |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
16 |
100% 1 |
93% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
24 |
92% 1 |
92% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
16 |
94% 1 |
95% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
2 |
100% 1 |
91% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
81 |
79% |
84% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
290 |
92% |
91% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
193 |
68% |
69% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
38 |
100% |
90% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
54 |
52% |
78% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
189 |
74% |
81% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
90 |
98% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
192 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
45 |
100% |
89% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
145 |
90% |
88% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
142 |
94% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
150 |
77% |
84% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
147 |
88% |
92% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
140 |
88% |
82% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
140 |
89% |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
143 |
81% |
79% |
80% |
97% |
| 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) |
17% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
32% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
51% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
77% |
78% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
17% |
17% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
67% |
73% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
9% |
6% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
24% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
53% |
61% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
20% |
12% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
27% |
27% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
55% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
31% |
24% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
14% |
20% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
61% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
11% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
28% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
43% |
47% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
17% |
17% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
40% |
36% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
69% |
67% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
9% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
22% |
23% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
25% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
75% |
79% |
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) |
9% |
6% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
55% |
65% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
36% |
29% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,193 |
71 |
$4,462 - $5,311 |
17,588 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,822 |
76 |
$5,140 - $6,008 |
19,538 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$18,425 |
0 |
$20,410 - $25,596 |
2,897 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$6,949 |
27 |
$7,898 - $9,354 |
7,475 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,144 |
0 |
$4,861 - $5,811 |
2,259 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$4,945 |
182 |
$5,192 - $6,189 |
33,934 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$2,714 |
36 |
$2,962 - $3,580 |
11,924 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$6,870 |
0 |
$7,413 - $9,015 |
716 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$15,986 |
18 |
$17,203 - $21,357 |
6,342 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,376 |
0 |
$20,747 - $26,917 |
1,317 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,753 |
0 |
$7,328 - $8,936 |
867 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,194 |
0 |
$12,930 - $15,649 |
755 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$9,176 |
0 |
$9,687 - $11,446 |
975 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,670 |
16 |
$3,890 - $4,762 |
4,194 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$10,639 |
0 |
$11,913 - $15,340 |
1,173 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,706 |
0 |
$6,078 - $7,509 |
1,454 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$9,987 |
0 |
$11,084 - $13,362 |
1,540 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,041 |
0 |
$4,328 - $5,237 |
1,128 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$3,812 |
0 |
$4,092 - $4,973 |
935 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,793 |
0 |
$9,289 - $10,722 |
2,389 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$4,933 |
0 |
$5,291 - $6,079 |
917 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$4,893 |
0 |
$5,268 - $6,306 |
1,471 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$9,461 |
24 |
$9,946 - $11,627 |
19,399 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$10,070 |
16 |
$10,890 - $12,571 |
4,284 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |