Hospital comparison

Christus Spohn Hospital Alice in Alice, (TX) Texas

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Address 2500 E MAIN STREET
Alice TX, 78332
Phone (361) 661-8000
County Jim Wells
Type & Ownership Acute Care Hospital
Proprietary
Emergency? Yes

General informationQuality scoresSurvey resultsMedicare statsMortality rates
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 4 100% 1 87% 87% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival 61 98% 92% 93% 100%
Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge 36 94% 89% 91% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival 56 91% 86% 89% 100%
Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge 35 94% 90% 91% 100%
Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival 3 0% 1 35% 39% 100%
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 59 98% 87% 85% 100%
Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 205 97% 85% 86% 100%
Patients Given Discharge Instructions 162 99% 67% 68% 96%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 31 100% 88% 88% 100%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination 81 96% 78% 75% 98%
Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination 192 97% 77% 77% 96%
Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival 73 99% 93% 93% 100%
Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment 240 100% 100% 99% 100%
Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 65 100% 85% 85% 100%
Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) 116 91% 85% 87% 97%
Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics 175 94% 90% 90% 100%
Surgical Infection Prevention Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision 64 89% 77% 83% 97%
Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery 63 90% 87% 90% 99%
Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots 92 72% 69% 76% 95%
Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries 92 74% 74% 80% 97%
Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery 55 42% 76% 80% 97%

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Question/Answer (17% of more than 300 responded)
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State %
US %
How do patients rate the hospital overall?
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) 18% 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) 60% 62% 63%
How often did doctors communicate well with patients?
Doctors always communicated well 82% 80% 79%
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well 5% 5% 5%
Doctors usually communicated well 13% 15% 16%
How often did nurses communicate well with patients?
Nurses always communicated well 75% 71% 73%
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well 7% 8% 6%
Nurses usually communicated well 18% 21% 21%
How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted 66% 59% 60%
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted 13% 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 59% 56% 58%
Staff sometimes or never explained 24% 25% 24%
Staff usually explained 17% 19% 18%
How often was patients' pain well controlled?
Pain was always well controlled 70% 67% 67%
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled 8% 9% 8%
Pain was usually well controlled 22% 24% 25%
How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?
Always quiet at night 60% 59% 54%
Sometimes or never quiet at night 14% 12% 14%
Usually quiet at night 26% 29% 32%
How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?
Room was always clean 72% 66% 68%
Room was sometimes or never clean 9% 12% 11%
Room was usually clean 19% 22% 21%
Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?
No, staff did not give patients this information 22% 22% 21%
Yes, staff did give patients this information 78% 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 62% 67% 68%
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital 29% 26% 26%

General informationQuality scoresSurvey resultsMedicare statsMortality rates
Diagnosis related group
Avg. payment
# of cases
State payments
State # of cases
US payments
US # of cases
Chronic Lung Disease $6,419 76 $4,557 - $5,218 25,100 $4,524 - $5,484 374,599
Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions $6,335 146 $5,288 - $6,091 32,899 $5,244 - $6,415 468,862
Heart Attack with Major Complications $8,726 53 $8,202 - $9,650 8,363 $8,003 - $10,049 131,892
Heart Attack without Complications $4,628 29 $4,971 - $5,889 2,885 $4,841 - $6,123 47,503
Heart Failure $5,982 206 $5,331 - $6,231 45,853 $5,295 - $6,566 626,051
Chest Pain $2,842 21 $2,968 - $3,474 11,979 $2,964 - $3,755 219,457
Major Small & Large Intestine Operations $9,489 0 $7,449 - $8,657 1,436 $7,459 - $9,180 18,656
Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications $21,980 19 $17,756 - $21,179 8,586 $17,600 - $22,617 128,011
Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $55,332 0 $21,021 - $25,819 1,771 $21,087 - $28,876 26,335
Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $7,072 0 $7,450 - $8,846 1,358 $7,377 - $9,317 19,026
Hernia Operations in Adults $4,234 0 $4,419 - $5,125 798 $4,400 - $5,498 10,839
Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $12,564 15 $13,221 - $16,132 1,016 $13,082 - $16,537 15,127
Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $5,607 0 $5,753 - $6,756 852 $5,804 - $7,121 11,947
Diabetes in Adults $3,863 31 $3,967 - $4,807 6,785 $3,970 - $5,196 93,811
Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations $10,458 14 $10,988 - $13,212 2,967 $11,011 - $14,349 34,874
Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations $3,811 0 $3,863 - $4,381 1,741 $3,868 - $4,694 21,517
Uterus & Ovary Operations $3,992 0 $4,194 - $4,976 2,094 $4,152 - $5,135 26,828
Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions $10,053 12 $9,610 - $11,226 5,256 $9,474 - $11,382 59,987
Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle $12,225 27 $10,116 - $11,870 30,272 $10,086 - $12,263 442,125
Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement $12,469 0 $12,954 - $15,471 2,579 $12,766 - $16,268 40,505
Pacemaker Implant $10,941 16 $10,885 - $12,477 5,527 $10,958 - $13,379 78,212

General informationQuality scoresSurvey resultsMedicare statsMortality rates
Condition
Rate
Lower rate
Upper rate
# of patients
Avg. US rate
Heart Attack 15.4 12.0 19.7 55 16.1
Heart Failure 9.4 6.8 13.0 100 11.1
Pneumonia 9.8 7.0 13.6 117 11.4