| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
38 |
92% |
87% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
188 |
97% |
92% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
245 |
97% |
89% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
161 |
98% |
86% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
249 |
98% |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
1 |
0% 1 |
35% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
34 |
53% |
59% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
114 |
97% |
94% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
126 |
95% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
313 |
92% |
85% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
263 |
86% |
67% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
87 |
91% |
88% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
63 |
67% |
78% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
179 |
61% |
77% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
120 |
87% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
290 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
127 |
82% |
85% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
224 |
84% |
85% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
160 |
82% |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
764 |
81% 2 |
77% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
783 |
83% 2 |
87% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
420 |
73% 2 |
69% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
420 |
73% 2 |
74% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
756 |
68% 2 |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (25% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
13% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
27% |
25% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
60% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
71% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
9% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
20% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
66% |
71% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
9% |
8% |
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 |
57% |
59% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
14% |
15% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
29% |
26% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
54% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
30% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
16% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
64% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
10% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
26% |
24% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
54% |
59% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
13% |
12% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
33% |
29% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
64% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
14% |
12% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
22% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
25% |
22% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
75% |
78% |
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) |
10% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
63% |
67% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
27% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,820 |
89 |
$4,557 - $5,218 |
25,100 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,703 |
142 |
$5,288 - $6,091 |
32,899 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$39,004 |
26 |
$31,473 - $38,292 |
1,619 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$26,007 |
39 |
$20,138 - $24,375 |
4,006 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$10,674 |
45 |
$8,202 - $9,650 |
8,363 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$6,534 |
12 |
$4,971 - $5,889 |
2,885 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$7,079 |
203 |
$5,331 - $6,231 |
45,853 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,762 |
50 |
$2,968 - $3,474 |
11,979 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$9,487 |
0 |
$7,449 - $8,657 |
1,436 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$23,735 |
39 |
$17,756 - $21,179 |
8,586 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$29,104 |
11 |
$21,021 - $25,819 |
1,771 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,314 |
0 |
$7,450 - $8,846 |
1,358 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,598 |
0 |
$4,419 - $5,125 |
798 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$21,714 |
0 |
$13,221 - $16,132 |
1,016 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$12,702 |
0 |
$9,852 - $11,200 |
1,702 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,397 |
11 |
$5,753 - $6,756 |
852 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,693 |
11 |
$9,935 - $11,400 |
1,890 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,178 |
30 |
$3,967 - $4,807 |
6,785 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$14,967 |
0 |
$11,648 - $13,849 |
1,825 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,776 |
0 |
$12,551 - $15,744 |
1,043 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,900 |
0 |
$6,208 - $7,116 |
1,452 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$13,872 |
27 |
$10,988 - $13,212 |
2,967 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,573 |
0 |
$4,363 - $5,039 |
1,610 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,816 |
0 |
$2,991 - $3,603 |
1,302 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,927 |
0 |
$3,863 - $4,381 |
1,741 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,277 |
12 |
$4,194 - $4,976 |
2,094 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$20,962 |
21 |
$16,274 - $18,969 |
1,513 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,249 |
22 |
$9,610 - $11,226 |
5,256 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,812 |
0 |
$5,366 - $6,191 |
1,855 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$23,829 |
23 |
$18,563 - $22,615 |
2,297 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$18,412 |
0 |
$14,241 - $16,937 |
1,952 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,215 |
29 |
$7,216 - $8,429 |
2,463 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$6,054 |
16 |
$4,672 - $5,410 |
3,629 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$36,643 |
60 |
$28,980 - $34,680 |
4,160 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$18,885 |
0 |
$12,803 - $15,514 |
1,159 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$11,200 |
14 |
$8,646 - $10,320 |
1,615 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$6,759 |
30 |
$5,305 - $5,989 |
3,264 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$45,805 |
0 |
$36,334 - $43,871 |
521 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$13,285 |
258 |
$10,116 - $11,870 |
30,272 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$16,411 |
51 |
$12,954 - $15,471 |
2,579 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$32,796 |
12 |
$26,786 - $32,346 |
1,067 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$23,916 |
46 |
$18,950 - $22,570 |
2,101 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$13,912 |
58 |
$10,885 - $12,477 |
5,527 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$14,724 |
318 |
$11,393 - $13,359 |
12,855 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |