| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
23 |
96% 1 |
91% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
167 |
96% |
96% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
159 |
97% |
93% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
137 |
93% |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
149 |
97% |
95% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
66 |
80% |
70% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
45 |
96% |
93% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
53 |
89% |
89% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
186 |
92% |
87% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
151 |
49% |
61% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
20 |
100% 1 |
82% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
48 |
96% 2 |
67% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
153 |
85% 2 |
75% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
83 |
93% 2 |
94% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
199 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
50 |
90% 2 |
84% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
113 |
88% 2 |
87% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
181 |
93% 2 |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
298 |
95% 2 |
86% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
299 |
95% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
280 |
86% 2 |
77% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
280 |
91% 2 |
79% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
297 |
85% 2 |
82% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (27% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
12% |
9% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
27% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
61% |
64% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
77% |
79% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
16% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
67% |
72% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
7% |
5% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
26% |
23% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
54% |
61% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
12% |
10% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
34% |
29% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
57% |
58% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
21% |
22% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
22% |
20% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
63% |
67% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
6% |
7% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
31% |
26% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
56% |
51% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
13% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
31% |
34% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
70% |
69% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
9% |
10% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
21% |
21% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
18% |
19% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
82% |
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) |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
73% |
70% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
22% |
25% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,245 |
88 |
$5,264 - $5,827 |
4,083 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,050 |
115 |
$6,113 - $6,850 |
6,469 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$35,018 |
0 |
$23,603 - $26,596 |
954 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$9,865 |
65 |
$9,278 - $10,611 |
1,868 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,420 |
17 |
$5,864 - $6,536 |
675 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,356 |
169 |
$6,164 - $6,902 |
7,174 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,454 |
52 |
$3,414 - $3,787 |
2,441 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$8,997 |
0 |
$8,707 - $9,595 |
355 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$24,230 |
42 |
$20,495 - $23,108 |
2,246 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$22,561 |
0 |
$24,514 - $27,398 |
513 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,401 |
0 |
$8,494 - $9,432 |
372 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$5,030 |
0 |
$5,056 - $5,628 |
214 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$15,169 |
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 |
$11,068 |
13 |
$11,296 - $12,647 |
330 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,661 |
0 |
$6,755 - $7,536 |
204 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,210 |
18 |
$11,255 - $12,839 |
545 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,490 |
11 |
$4,590 - $5,121 |
859 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$13,235 |
0 |
$13,596 - $14,974 |
503 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$16,634 |
0 |
$14,564 - $16,114 |
242 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,098 |
0 |
$7,199 - $7,974 |
327 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$13,404 |
0 |
$12,756 - $14,010 |
447 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,026 |
0 |
$5,085 - $5,646 |
465 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,429 |
0 |
$3,446 - $3,852 |
510 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$4,676 |
19 |
$4,432 - $4,978 |
553 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,182 |
12 |
$4,809 - $5,327 |
514 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$19,326 |
0 |
$18,215 - $20,954 |
298 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,883 |
16 |
$11,010 - $12,120 |
886 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$6,136 |
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 |
$31,485 |
0 |
$21,918 - $26,487 |
507 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$19,262 |
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 |
$9,869 |
14 |
$8,412 - $9,336 |
923 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$5,819 |
42 |
$5,536 - $6,059 |
1,469 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$35,619 |
0 |
$35,291 - $37,638 |
795 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,154 |
0 |
$15,292 - $18,057 |
224 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$10,494 |
0 |
$10,314 - $11,295 |
343 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$6,086 |
0 |
$6,165 - $6,779 |
692 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$51,490 |
0 |
$45,710 - $47,868 |
100 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$12,141 |
323 |
$11,719 - $13,112 |
9,122 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$15,873 |
55 |
$14,812 - $16,630 |
928 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$12,610 |
35 |
$12,763 - $13,937 |
1,379 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$13,190 |
0 |
$13,530 - $14,691 |
2,509 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |
