| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
65 |
92% 2 |
89% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
178 |
100% 2 |
96% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
252 |
98% 2 |
92% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
103 |
96% 2 |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
234 |
96% 2 |
92% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
44 |
80% 2 |
64% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
93 |
96% 2 |
90% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
120 |
93% 2 |
87% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
283 |
98% 2 |
89% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
251 |
86% 2 |
68% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
46 |
100% 2 |
89% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
47 |
94% 2 |
66% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
124 |
90% 2 |
70% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
41 |
93% 2 |
92% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
131 |
100% 2 |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
36 |
92% 2 |
84% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
78 |
97% 2 |
88% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
106 |
94% 2 |
88% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
231 |
96% 2 |
81% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
250 |
96% 2 |
90% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
13 |
15% 1,2 |
70% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
13 |
15% 1,2 |
75% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
201 |
89% 2 |
75% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (38% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
|---|
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
7% |
13% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
16% |
27% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
77% |
60% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
75% |
75% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
7% |
6% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
19% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
73% |
67% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
8% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
22% |
25% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
65% |
54% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
8% |
16% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
27% |
30% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
|---|
| Staff always explained |
55% |
54% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
26% |
27% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
19% |
19% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
72% |
64% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
5% |
9% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
23% |
27% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
47% |
43% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
14% |
21% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
39% |
36% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
77% |
64% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
6% |
13% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
17% |
23% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
26% |
24% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
74% |
76% |
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) |
4% |
7% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
85% |
65% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
11% |
28% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$5,240 |
39 |
$5,619 - $7,107 |
21,094 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,213 |
100 |
$6,398 - $8,038 |
34,384 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$35,481 |
26 |
$37,316 - $50,354 |
2,442 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$28,198 |
31 |
$25,369 - $34,642 |
3,190 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$9,231 |
26 |
$9,812 - $12,794 |
7,789 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$7,008 |
11 |
$5,995 - $7,807 |
2,696 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$6,007 |
175 |
$6,538 - $8,362 |
39,531 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,680 |
21 |
$3,578 - $4,537 |
15,590 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$8,195 |
0 |
$8,744 - $11,088 |
1,145 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$28,595 |
0 |
$21,270 - $28,556 |
8,128 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$24,444 |
0 |
$25,533 - $36,366 |
1,919 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,045 |
0 |
$8,900 - $11,336 |
1,260 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,586 |
0 |
$16,283 - $21,991 |
983 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,936 |
0 |
$4,898 - $6,471 |
6,861 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$11,922 |
0 |
$13,581 - $17,891 |
2,409 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$10,517 |
0 |
$11,711 - $14,319 |
3,919 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,888 |
0 |
$6,402 - $7,962 |
1,766 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$32,231 |
39 |
$35,284 - $45,237 |
3,036 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,007 |
23 |
$6,324 - $7,593 |
2,252 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$39,613 |
0 |
$45,096 - $58,137 |
450 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,067 |
0 |
$33,648 - $42,782 |
645 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$20,698 |
18 |
$23,409 - $29,208 |
1,478 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$12,241 |
43 |
$12,988 - $16,299 |
5,405 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$12,737 |
213 |
$13,894 - $17,630 |
10,981 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |
