| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
6 |
100% 1 |
92% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
47 |
100% |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
15 |
100% 1 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
43 |
93% |
90% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
15 |
93% 1 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
4 |
25% 1 |
48% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
1 |
100% 1 |
91% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
38 |
89% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
136 |
96% |
90% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
113 |
73% |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
23 |
91% 1 |
92% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
60 |
77% |
81% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
138 |
75% |
81% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
68 |
88% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
180 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
41 |
90% |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
102 |
91% |
88% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
152 |
93% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
304 |
83% 2 |
83% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
303 |
92% 2 |
88% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
258 |
88% 2 |
77% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
258 |
93% 2 |
81% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
293 |
88% 2 |
80% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (17% of more than responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
8% |
12% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
22% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
70% |
61% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
81% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
3% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
16% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
75% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
7% |
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 |
63% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
12% |
14% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
25% |
26% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
63% |
57% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
20% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
17% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
67% |
66% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
8% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
25% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
62% |
55% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
10% |
14% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
28% |
31% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
77% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
8% |
13% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
15% |
21% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
15% |
20% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
85% |
80% |
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% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
77% |
67% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
18% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,288 |
80 |
$4,400 - $4,838 |
9,796 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,368 |
108 |
$5,057 - $5,688 |
11,353 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$7,619 |
42 |
$7,737 - $8,893 |
3,874 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,273 |
21 |
$4,571 - $5,281 |
1,371 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,591 |
148 |
$5,122 - $5,702 |
16,786 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,522 |
36 |
$2,820 - $3,139 |
6,041 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$8,865 |
0 |
$7,153 - $8,307 |
492 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$20,394 |
24 |
$17,070 - $20,119 |
3,393 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$22,211 |
0 |
$20,002 - $25,145 |
629 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,979 |
0 |
$12,743 - $14,145 |
392 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$10,480 |
25 |
$9,467 - $10,518 |
531 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,138 |
0 |
$5,596 - $6,384 |
267 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,050 |
0 |
$9,498 - $10,643 |
652 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,439 |
16 |
$3,814 - $4,245 |
2,482 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,544 |
0 |
$11,864 - $18,482 |
368 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,541 |
0 |
$6,042 - $6,688 |
467 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,448 |
0 |
$10,607 - $12,411 |
818 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,272 |
0 |
$4,250 - $4,674 |
434 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,160 |
0 |
$2,919 - $3,353 |
275 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,084 |
0 |
$3,702 - $4,334 |
520 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,370 |
0 |
$3,969 - $4,545 |
693 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$18,593 |
0 |
$15,056 - $17,294 |
497 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,079 |
0 |
$9,076 - $10,154 |
1,485 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$7,666 |
0 |
$5,092 - $5,655 |
463 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,916 |
0 |
$17,935 - $22,627 |
1,070 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$15,279 |
0 |
$13,877 - $17,359 |
738 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,604 |
0 |
$7,045 - $8,244 |
811 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$4,973 |
0 |
$4,641 - $5,589 |
1,103 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,577 |
0 |
$12,692 - $15,425 |
388 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$9,230 |
0 |
$8,606 - $10,486 |
508 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,564 |
112 |
$9,601 - $10,822 |
11,617 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$13,667 |
11 |
$12,135 - $14,878 |
1,026 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$11,907 |
12 |
$10,662 - $12,514 |
1,582 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
