| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
19 |
89% 1 |
91% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
109 |
96% |
96% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
123 |
98% |
93% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
86 |
100% |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
131 |
98% |
95% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
1 |
100% 1 |
12% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
36 |
64% |
70% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
42 |
95% |
93% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
51 |
88% |
89% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
147 |
99% |
87% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
113 |
81% |
61% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
20 |
95% 1 |
82% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
48 |
81% 2 |
67% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
154 |
88% 2 |
75% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
71 |
97% |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
197 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
49 |
96% 2 |
84% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
118 |
95% 2 |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
141 |
91% 2 |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
321 |
86% 2 |
86% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
317 |
88% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
252 |
92% 2 |
77% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
252 |
94% 2 |
79% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
306 |
91% 2 |
82% |
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) |
11% |
9% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
24% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
65% |
64% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
79% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
15% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
72% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
22% |
23% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
60% |
61% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
9% |
10% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
31% |
29% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
55% |
58% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
24% |
22% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
21% |
20% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
65% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
28% |
26% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
45% |
51% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
24% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
31% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
75% |
69% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
6% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
19% |
21% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
14% |
19% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
86% |
81% |
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) |
7% |
5% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
67% |
70% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
26% |
25% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,630 |
54 |
$5,264 - $5,827 |
4,083 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,431 |
112 |
$6,113 - $6,850 |
6,469 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$22,744 |
0 |
$23,603 - $26,596 |
954 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$9,833 |
23 |
$9,278 - $10,611 |
1,868 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$6,152 |
23 |
$5,864 - $6,536 |
675 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,405 |
120 |
$6,164 - $6,902 |
7,174 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,725 |
103 |
$3,414 - $3,787 |
2,441 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$9,203 |
0 |
$8,707 - $9,595 |
355 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$20,824 |
32 |
$20,495 - $23,108 |
2,246 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$26,446 |
0 |
$24,514 - $27,398 |
513 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,076 |
0 |
$8,494 - $9,432 |
372 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,400 |
0 |
$5,056 - $5,628 |
214 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$16,335 |
0 |
$15,337 - $17,106 |
240 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$12,292 |
0 |
$11,296 - $12,647 |
330 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,166 |
0 |
$6,755 - $7,536 |
204 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,210 |
0 |
$11,255 - $12,839 |
545 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,916 |
13 |
$4,590 - $5,121 |
859 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$16,227 |
11 |
$13,596 - $14,974 |
503 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,219 |
0 |
$14,564 - $16,114 |
242 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,623 |
0 |
$7,199 - $7,974 |
327 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$13,379 |
0 |
$12,756 - $14,010 |
447 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,396 |
0 |
$5,085 - $5,646 |
465 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,682 |
0 |
$3,446 - $3,852 |
510 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,758 |
13 |
$4,432 - $4,978 |
553 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,181 |
12 |
$4,809 - $5,327 |
514 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,475 |
0 |
$11,010 - $12,120 |
886 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,594 |
0 |
$6,167 - $6,682 |
375 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$23,274 |
0 |
$21,918 - $26,487 |
507 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$17,689 |
0 |
$16,894 - $18,848 |
383 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,851 |
12 |
$8,412 - $9,336 |
923 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$5,790 |
0 |
$5,536 - $6,059 |
1,469 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$6,539 |
0 |
$6,165 - $6,779 |
692 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$12,559 |
184 |
$11,719 - $13,112 |
9,122 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$15,614 |
14 |
$14,812 - $16,630 |
928 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$13,475 |
26 |
$12,763 - $13,937 |
1,379 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$14,204 |
0 |
$13,530 - $14,691 |
2,509 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |