| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
5 |
60% 1 |
87% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
26 |
96% |
92% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
19 |
95% 1 |
89% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
11 |
82% 1 |
86% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
17 |
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) |
48 |
94% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
115 |
100% |
85% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
92 |
63% |
67% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
40 |
100% |
88% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
50 |
94% |
78% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
88 |
94% |
77% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
32 |
100% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
121 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
47 |
100% |
85% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
64 |
94% |
85% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
98 |
93% |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
141 |
91% |
77% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
144 |
100% |
87% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
153 |
86% |
69% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
153 |
93% |
74% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
134 |
73% |
76% |
80% |
97% |
| Children’s Asthma Care | Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma |
9 |
100% 1 |
99% |
100% |
% |
| Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication (oral and IV Medication That Reduces Inflammation and Controls Symptoms) While Hospitalized for Asthma |
9 |
100% 1 |
99% |
99% |
% |
| Question/Answer (23% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
19% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
30% |
25% |
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 |
78% |
80% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
16% |
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 |
54% |
59% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
20% |
15% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
26% |
26% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
53% |
56% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
28% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
19% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
63% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
10% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
27% |
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 |
55% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
15% |
12% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
30% |
22% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
21% |
22% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
79% |
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) |
9% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
50% |
67% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
41% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,497 |
51 |
$4,557 - $5,218 |
25,100 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,887 |
134 |
$5,288 - $6,091 |
32,899 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$22,373 |
0 |
$20,138 - $24,375 |
4,006 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$7,311 |
33 |
$8,202 - $9,650 |
8,363 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,722 |
0 |
$4,971 - $5,889 |
2,885 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,684 |
151 |
$5,331 - $6,231 |
45,853 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,464 |
73 |
$2,968 - $3,474 |
11,979 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$8,342 |
0 |
$7,449 - $8,657 |
1,436 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$19,166 |
22 |
$17,756 - $21,179 |
8,586 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$21,267 |
0 |
$21,021 - $25,819 |
1,771 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,868 |
0 |
$7,450 - $8,846 |
1,358 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,339 |
0 |
$13,221 - $16,132 |
1,016 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,501 |
0 |
$5,753 - $6,756 |
852 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,172 |
0 |
$9,935 - $11,400 |
1,890 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,462 |
22 |
$3,967 - $4,807 |
6,785 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$12,918 |
0 |
$11,648 - $13,849 |
1,825 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,837 |
0 |
$12,551 - $15,744 |
1,043 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,929 |
0 |
$6,208 - $7,116 |
1,452 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$12,164 |
0 |
$10,988 - $13,212 |
2,967 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,473 |
12 |
$4,363 - $5,039 |
1,610 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,347 |
0 |
$2,991 - $3,603 |
1,302 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,629 |
0 |
$4,194 - $4,976 |
2,094 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$18,281 |
0 |
$16,274 - $18,969 |
1,513 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,676 |
14 |
$9,610 - $11,226 |
5,256 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,013 |
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 |
$12,456 |
32 |
$10,116 - $11,870 |
30,272 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$14,458 |
0 |
$12,954 - $15,471 |
2,579 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$12,227 |
0 |
$10,885 - $12,477 |
5,527 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
