| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
17 |
94% 1 |
85% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
71 |
96% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
52 |
79% |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
57 |
86% |
87% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
58 |
95% |
90% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
3 |
0% 1 |
48% |
39% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
15 |
100% 1 |
90% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
91 |
76% |
81% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
340 |
97% |
86% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
285 |
92% |
70% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
63 |
100% |
88% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
120 |
92% |
73% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
330 |
85% 2 |
75% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
148 |
92% 2 |
91% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
356 |
100% 2 |
99% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
122 |
100% 2 |
81% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
204 |
84% 2 |
85% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
293 |
88% 2 |
90% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
439 |
85% 2 |
76% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
440 |
97% 2 |
84% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
337 |
90% 2 |
78% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
337 |
92% 2 |
81% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
394 |
82% 2 |
74% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (36% of more than 300 responded) |
% |
State % |
US % |
| How do patients rate the hospital overall? |
| Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low) |
10% |
11% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
31% |
26% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
59% |
63% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
78% |
82% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
6% |
4% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
16% |
14% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
74% |
75% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
6% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
21% |
19% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
62% |
64% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
12% |
11% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
26% |
25% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
57% |
59% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
25% |
24% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
18% |
17% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
66% |
68% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
9% |
8% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
25% |
24% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
48% |
50% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
14% |
15% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
38% |
35% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
72% |
72% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
8% |
9% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
20% |
19% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
18% |
21% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
82% |
79% |
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 |
63% |
65% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
32% |
30% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,714 |
261 |
$4,308 - $4,742 |
6,135 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,254 |
257 |
$4,969 - $5,593 |
5,655 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,237 |
0 |
$19,029 - $21,521 |
459 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$7,611 |
59 |
$7,596 - $9,008 |
1,623 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$4,847 |
25 |
$4,534 - $5,336 |
654 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,203 |
346 |
$4,999 - $5,588 |
7,108 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,119 |
29 |
$2,777 - $3,115 |
2,086 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$5,250 |
0 |
$7,030 - $7,997 |
156 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$16,836 |
35 |
$16,757 - $19,315 |
1,160 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,248 |
0 |
$19,826 - $22,791 |
224 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,078 |
0 |
$6,780 - $7,861 |
161 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$4,230 |
0 |
$4,139 - $4,715 |
68 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,751 |
0 |
$12,484 - $14,194 |
178 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$9,407 |
21 |
$9,580 - $10,793 |
155 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,601 |
0 |
$5,479 - $6,232 |
101 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,625 |
0 |
$9,275 - $10,747 |
135 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$3,813 |
36 |
$3,755 - $4,133 |
895 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$11,122 |
0 |
$11,051 - $16,436 |
200 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,898 |
0 |
$11,919 - $17,605 |
104 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,980 |
15 |
$5,783 - $6,448 |
272 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$10,447 |
0 |
$10,219 - $11,665 |
353 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,424 |
24 |
$4,135 - $4,458 |
348 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$2,878 |
0 |
$2,825 - $3,065 |
225 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$3,724 |
0 |
$3,645 - $4,161 |
219 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,631 |
11 |
$3,903 - $4,484 |
275 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$15,921 |
68 |
$15,191 - $15,778 |
116 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,193 |
21 |
$8,997 - $10,232 |
607 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,159 |
0 |
$4,999 - $5,583 |
191 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,038 |
26 |
$6,926 - $7,748 |
217 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$4,539 |
27 |
$4,547 - $6,603 |
275 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$27,643 |
0 |
$27,448 - $30,925 |
494 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,127 |
0 |
$5,014 - $5,695 |
432 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$10,101 |
174 |
$9,497 - $10,966 |
3,456 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$12,291 |
13 |
$11,951 - $13,860 |
184 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$11,632 |
23 |
$10,107 - $11,721 |
619 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |