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Muncy Valley Hospital in Muncy, (PA) Pennsylvania

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Address 215 EAST WATER STREET
Muncy PA, 17756
Phone (570) 546-8282
County Lycoming
Type & Ownership Critical Access Hospital
Voluntary non-profit - Church
Emergency? Yes

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Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 3 100% 1 84% 87% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival 23 91% 1 95% 93% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge 17 82% 1 93% 91% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival 13 85% 1 92% 89% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge 20 85% 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) 18 78% 1 84% 85% 100%
Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 47 98% 91% 86% 100%
Patients Given Discharge Instructions 34 76% 69% 68% 96%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 2 100% 1 90% 88% 100%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination 10 100% 1 78% 75% 98%
Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination 32 94% 81% 77% 96%
Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival 17 100% 1 94% 93% 100%
Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment 33 100% 100% 99% 100%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 12 100% 1 89% 85% 100%
Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) 24 88% 1 88% 87% 97%
Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics 24 100% 1 91% 90% 100%
Surgical Infection Prevention Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision 1 100% 1 84% 83% 97%
Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery 1 0% 1 92% 90% 99%
Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots 5 60% 1 82% 76% 95%
Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries 5 80% 1 86% 80% 97%
Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery 1 100% 1 79% 80% 97%

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Question/Answer (52% of more than responded)
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State %
US %
How do patients rate the hospital overall?
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) 9% 11% 11%
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) 25% 27% 26%
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) 66% 62% 63%
How often did doctors communicate well with patients?
Doctors always communicated well 82% 78% 79%
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well 4% 5% 5%
Doctors usually communicated well 14% 17% 16%
How often did nurses communicate well with patients?
Nurses always communicated well 77% 73% 73%
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well 4% 6% 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 69% 61% 60%
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted 6% 12% 12%
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted 25% 27% 28%
How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?
Staff always explained 53% 56% 58%
Staff sometimes or never explained 23% 24% 24%
Staff usually explained 24% 20% 18%
How often was patients' pain well controlled?
Pain was always well controlled 69% 67% 67%
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled 5% 8% 8%
Pain was usually well controlled 26% 25% 25%
How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?
Always quiet at night 50% 47% 54%
Sometimes or never quiet at night 12% 17% 14%
Usually quiet at night 38% 36% 32%
How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?
Room was always clean 68% 67% 68%
Room was sometimes or never clean 6% 10% 11%
Room was usually clean 26% 23% 21%
Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?
No, staff did not give patients this information 20% 21% 21%
Yes, staff did give patients this information 80% 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) 5% 6% 6%
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital 65% 65% 68%
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital 30% 29% 26%

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Condition
Rate
Lower rate
Upper rate
# of patients
Avg. US rate
Heart Attack 16.2 12.2 20.9 22 16.1
Heart Failure 10.2 6.9 14.8 42 11.1
Pneumonia 10.1 6.4 15.4 33 11.4