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Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs in Ashland, (PA) Pennsylvania

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Address 101 BROAD STREET
Ashland PA, 17921
Phone (570) 875-2000
County Schuylkill
Type & Ownership Acute Care Hospital
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency? Yes

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Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 3 67% 1 84% 87% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival 27 85% 95% 93% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge 16 88% 1 93% 91% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival 27 96% 92% 89% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge 18 94% 1 95% 91% 100%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 3 0% 1 91% 92% 100%
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 9 67% 1 84% 85% 100%
Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 111 59% 91% 86% 100%
Patients Given Discharge Instructions 89 53% 69% 68% 96%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 18 11% 1 90% 88% 100%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination 25 52% 78% 75% 98%
Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination 48 56% 81% 77% 96%
Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment 75 100% 100% 99% 100%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 13 38% 1 89% 85% 100%
Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) 66 76% 88% 87% 97%
Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics 45 91% 91% 90% 100%
Surgical Infection Prevention Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision 36 69% 84% 83% 97%
Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery 26 92% 3 92% 90% 99%
Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots 23 39% 1 82% 76% 95%
Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries 23 39% 1 86% 80% 97%
Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery 32 75% 79% 80% 97%

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Diagnosis related group
Avg. payment
# of cases
State payments
State # of cases
US payments
US # of cases
Chronic Lung Disease $4,686 17 $4,462 - $5,311 17,588 $4,524 - $5,484 374,599
Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions $5,178 17 $5,140 - $6,008 19,538 $5,244 - $6,415 468,862
Heart Attack with Major Complications $6,652 0 $7,898 - $9,354 7,475 $8,003 - $10,049 131,892
Heart Attack without Complications $3,553 0 $4,861 - $5,811 2,259 $4,841 - $6,123 47,503
Heart Failure $5,146 24 $5,192 - $6,189 33,934 $5,295 - $6,566 626,051
Chest Pain $2,859 0 $2,962 - $3,580 11,924 $2,964 - $3,755 219,457
Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications $17,127 0 $17,203 - $21,357 6,342 $17,600 - $22,617 128,011
Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $5,640 0 $5,857 - $6,901 539 $5,804 - $7,121 11,947
Diabetes in Adults $3,865 0 $3,890 - $4,762 4,194 $3,970 - $5,196 93,811
Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle $9,899 0 $9,946 - $11,627 19,399 $10,086 - $12,263 442,125
Pacemaker Implant $10,606 0 $10,890 - $12,571 4,284 $10,958 - $13,379 78,212

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Condition
Rate
Lower rate
Upper rate
# of patients
Avg. US rate
Heart Attack 15.6 11.8 20.0 23 16.1
Heart Failure 11.0 7.6 15.4 60 11.1
Pneumonia 10.2 6.7 15.1 46 11.4