| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
1 |
100% 1 |
87% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
16 |
88% 1 |
92% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
11 |
73% 1 |
89% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
16 |
100% 1 |
86% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
11 |
100% 1 |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
5 |
100% 1 |
94% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
14 |
100% 1 |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
71 |
97% |
85% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
51 |
98% |
67% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
14 |
100% 1 |
88% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
62 |
95% |
78% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
144 |
98% |
77% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
66 |
100% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
212 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
94 |
97% |
85% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
127 |
94% |
85% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
183 |
95% |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
47 |
89% 2 |
77% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
47 |
94% 2 |
87% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
48 |
94% 2 |
69% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
48 |
94% 2 |
74% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
44 |
80% 2 |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (37% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
7% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
22% |
25% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
71% |
62% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
92% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
0% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
8% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
83% |
71% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
3% |
8% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
14% |
21% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
72% |
59% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
7% |
15% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
21% |
26% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
69% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
18% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
13% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
80% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
3% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
17% |
24% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
71% |
59% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
10% |
12% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
19% |
29% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
79% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
10% |
12% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
11% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
13% |
22% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
87% |
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) |
4% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
80% |
67% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
16% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,493 |
50 |
$4,557 - $5,218 |
25,100 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,204 |
77 |
$5,288 - $6,091 |
32,899 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$5,455 |
17 |
$8,202 - $9,650 |
8,363 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,423 |
0 |
$4,971 - $5,889 |
2,885 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,124 |
68 |
$5,331 - $6,231 |
45,853 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$2,911 |
0 |
$2,968 - $3,474 |
11,979 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$18,546 |
0 |
$17,756 - $21,179 |
8,586 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,244 |
0 |
$7,450 - $8,846 |
1,358 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,338 |
0 |
$4,419 - $5,125 |
798 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$25,249 |
0 |
$13,221 - $16,132 |
1,016 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,744 |
0 |
$5,753 - $6,756 |
852 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,822 |
0 |
$9,935 - $11,400 |
1,890 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,865 |
0 |
$3,967 - $4,807 |
6,785 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$11,413 |
0 |
$11,648 - $13,849 |
1,825 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$15,253 |
0 |
$16,274 - $18,969 |
1,513 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,432 |
0 |
$9,610 - $11,226 |
5,256 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,291 |
0 |
$5,366 - $6,191 |
1,855 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$10,708 |
44 |
$10,116 - $11,870 |
30,272 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
