| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
3 |
100% 1 |
92% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
15 |
100% 1 |
95% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
11 |
100% 1 |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
11 |
100% 1 |
90% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
9 |
100% 1 |
94% |
91% |
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) |
44 |
80% |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
163 |
99% |
90% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
111 |
87% |
72% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
41 |
100% |
92% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
23 |
91% 1 |
81% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
69 |
84% |
81% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
26 |
96% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
84 |
99% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
26 |
100% |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
37 |
81% |
88% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
66 |
97% |
91% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
175 |
81% |
83% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
192 |
76% |
88% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
159 |
40% |
77% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
159 |
62% |
81% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
163 |
72% |
80% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (19% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
22% |
12% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
27% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
51% |
61% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
71% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
9% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
20% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
62% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
13% |
7% |
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 |
42% |
60% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
23% |
14% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
35% |
26% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
45% |
57% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
31% |
25% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
24% |
18% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
56% |
66% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
12% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
32% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
48% |
55% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
19% |
14% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
33% |
31% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
57% |
66% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
15% |
13% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
28% |
21% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
26% |
20% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
74% |
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) |
13% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
56% |
67% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
31% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,353 |
83 |
$4,400 - $4,838 |
9,796 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,876 |
69 |
$5,057 - $5,688 |
11,353 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,783 |
0 |
$19,940 - $24,466 |
1,269 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,272 |
13 |
$7,737 - $8,893 |
3,874 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,519 |
0 |
$4,571 - $5,281 |
1,371 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,029 |
153 |
$5,122 - $5,702 |
16,786 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,028 |
35 |
$2,820 - $3,139 |
6,041 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,642 |
0 |
$7,153 - $8,307 |
492 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$21,788 |
34 |
$17,070 - $20,119 |
3,393 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,973 |
0 |
$20,002 - $25,145 |
629 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,519 |
0 |
$7,017 - $7,828 |
452 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,514 |
0 |
$4,212 - $4,990 |
212 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,612 |
0 |
$12,743 - $14,145 |
392 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,977 |
0 |
$5,596 - $6,384 |
267 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,335 |
0 |
$9,498 - $10,643 |
652 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,092 |
23 |
$3,814 - $4,245 |
2,482 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$28,386 |
0 |
$11,300 - $13,427 |
620 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$16,715 |
0 |
$11,864 - $18,482 |
368 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,370 |
0 |
$6,042 - $6,688 |
467 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,132 |
11 |
$10,607 - $12,411 |
818 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,507 |
0 |
$4,250 - $4,674 |
434 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,077 |
0 |
$2,919 - $3,353 |
275 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$3,977 |
0 |
$3,702 - $4,334 |
520 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,244 |
0 |
$3,969 - $4,545 |
693 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$16,806 |
0 |
$15,056 - $17,294 |
497 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,815 |
0 |
$9,076 - $10,154 |
1,485 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,499 |
0 |
$5,092 - $5,655 |
463 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,454 |
0 |
$5,229 - $6,028 |
842 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,060 |
34 |
$9,601 - $10,822 |
11,617 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$13,291 |
0 |
$12,135 - $14,878 |
1,026 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$12,051 |
0 |
$10,662 - $12,514 |
1,582 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |