| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
22 |
86% 1 |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
89 |
99% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
132 |
100% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
76 |
96% |
92% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
136 |
99% |
95% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
18 |
89% 1 |
76% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
29 |
100% |
91% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
43 |
84% |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
126 |
100% |
88% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
98 |
62% |
76% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
22 |
100% 1 |
86% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
43 |
70% |
82% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
147 |
84% |
83% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
70 |
97% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
173 |
100% |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
46 |
89% |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
95 |
97% |
90% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
131 |
92% |
94% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
563 |
91% 2 |
91% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
572 |
98% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
312 |
87% 2 |
83% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
312 |
89% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
543 |
63% 2 |
87% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (54% 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% |
7% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
25% |
24% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
65% |
69% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
| Doctors always communicated well |
81% |
82% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
3% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
15% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
| Nurses always communicated well |
75% |
77% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
3% |
3% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
22% |
20% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
63% |
68% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
8% |
7% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
29% |
25% |
28% |
| How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients? |
| Staff always explained |
61% |
63% |
58% |
| Staff sometimes or never explained |
18% |
17% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
21% |
20% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
| Pain was always well controlled |
71% |
70% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
5% |
5% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
24% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
| Always quiet at night |
52% |
58% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
17% |
10% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
31% |
32% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
| Room was always clean |
67% |
75% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
10% |
7% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
23% |
18% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
17% |
16% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
83% |
84% |
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% |
3% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
67% |
71% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
28% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$4,938 |
50 |
$4,581 - $5,002 |
4,548 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$5,623 |
91 |
$5,326 - $5,881 |
7,800 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$32,901 |
39 |
$30,640 - $36,777 |
896 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$20,894 |
0 |
$20,373 - $26,828 |
1,145 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$8,338 |
32 |
$8,057 - $9,108 |
2,180 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$5,281 |
0 |
$4,923 - $5,598 |
654 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$5,535 |
117 |
$5,347 - $5,895 |
8,870 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$3,490 |
26 |
$2,958 - $3,359 |
3,221 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$7,772 |
13 |
$7,392 - $8,326 |
406 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$16,842 |
50 |
$17,742 - $20,429 |
2,756 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$26,632 |
0 |
$21,005 - $28,212 |
595 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,663 |
0 |
$13,116 - $14,920 |
289 |
$13,082 - $16,537 |
15,127 |
| Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders |
$10,225 |
0 |
$9,946 - $11,120 |
233 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,003 |
0 |
$5,828 - $6,489 |
210 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$4,210 |
0 |
$3,990 - $4,490 |
1,203 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$16,942 |
17 |
$11,594 - $15,414 |
587 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,553 |
0 |
$6,212 - $6,780 |
432 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$4,510 |
0 |
$4,399 - $4,895 |
536 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$3,077 |
0 |
$3,000 - $3,341 |
397 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$3,983 |
0 |
$3,833 - $4,317 |
384 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$4,259 |
0 |
$4,132 - $4,660 |
610 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$27,272 |
0 |
$16,079 - $17,889 |
455 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,906 |
0 |
$9,482 - $10,447 |
998 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$5,507 |
0 |
$5,370 - $5,861 |
407 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$14,920 |
0 |
$14,509 - $16,980 |
398 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,405 |
0 |
$7,092 - $8,040 |
744 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$7,227 |
0 |
$4,528 - $5,155 |
881 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$36,781 |
13 |
$29,731 - $33,605 |
973 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$5,467 |
17 |
$5,328 - $5,930 |
886 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$11,028 |
85 |
$10,116 - $11,412 |
10,989 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$12,935 |
0 |
$12,731 - $14,431 |
967 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$28,226 |
0 |
$25,507 - $29,633 |
237 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$20,969 |
25 |
$18,537 - $21,407 |
688 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$11,461 |
40 |
$10,916 - $11,965 |
1,537 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$13,191 |
38 |
$11,724 - $12,851 |
3,959 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |