| Heart Attack | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
38 |
89% |
86% |
87% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
140 |
99% |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
171 |
100% |
94% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival |
93 |
98% |
92% |
89% |
100% |
| Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
172 |
99% |
95% |
91% |
100% |
| Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
20 |
80% 1 |
76% |
63% |
90% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
79 |
100% |
91% |
92% |
100% |
| Heart Failure | Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
162 |
95% 2 |
88% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
310 |
95% 2 |
88% |
86% |
100% |
| Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
274 |
83% 2 |
76% |
68% |
96% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
87 |
100% 2 |
86% |
88% |
100% |
| Pneumonia | Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
31 |
87% 2 |
82% |
75% |
98% |
| Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
93 |
94% 2 |
83% |
77% |
96% |
| Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
73 |
93% 2 |
97% |
93% |
100% |
| Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment |
179 |
100% 2 |
100% |
99% |
100% |
| Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
67 |
99% 2 |
86% |
85% |
100% |
| Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
87 |
95% 2 |
90% |
87% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
108 |
92% 2 |
94% |
90% |
100% |
| Surgical Infection Prevention | Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision |
458 |
82% 2 |
91% |
83% |
97% |
| Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery |
469 |
85% 2 |
94% |
90% |
99% |
| Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots |
283 |
86% 2 |
83% |
76% |
95% |
| Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries |
283 |
94% 2 |
86% |
80% |
97% |
| Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery |
406 |
82% 2 |
87% |
80% |
97% |
| Question/Answer (32% 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% |
7% |
11% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium) |
22% |
24% |
26% |
| Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high) |
71% |
69% |
63% |
| How often did doctors communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Doctors always communicated well |
77% |
82% |
79% |
| Doctors sometimes or never communicated well |
5% |
3% |
5% |
| Doctors usually communicated well |
18% |
15% |
16% |
| How often did nurses communicate well with patients? |
|---|
| Nurses always communicated well |
78% |
77% |
73% |
| Nurses sometimes or never communicated well |
4% |
3% |
6% |
| Nurses usually communicated well |
18% |
20% |
21% |
| How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff? |
|---|
| Patients always received help as soon as they wanted |
55% |
68% |
60% |
| Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted |
13% |
7% |
12% |
| Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted |
32% |
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 |
19% |
17% |
24% |
| Staff usually explained |
20% |
20% |
18% |
| How often was patients' pain well controlled? |
|---|
| Pain was always well controlled |
67% |
70% |
67% |
| Pain was sometimes or never well controlled |
6% |
5% |
8% |
| Pain was usually well controlled |
27% |
25% |
25% |
| How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night? |
|---|
| Always quiet at night |
49% |
58% |
54% |
| Sometimes or never quiet at night |
14% |
10% |
14% |
| Usually quiet at night |
37% |
32% |
32% |
| How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean? |
|---|
| Room was always clean |
59% |
75% |
68% |
| Room was sometimes or never clean |
14% |
7% |
11% |
| Room was usually clean |
27% |
18% |
21% |
| Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home? |
|---|
| No, staff did not give patients this information |
18% |
16% |
21% |
| Yes, staff did give patients this information |
82% |
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) |
3% |
3% |
6% |
| YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital |
77% |
71% |
68% |
| YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital |
20% |
26% |
26% |
| Diagnosis related group |
Avg. payment |
# of cases |
State payments |
State # of cases |
US payments |
US # of cases |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
$6,506 |
157 |
$4,581 - $5,002 |
4,548 |
$4,524 - $5,484 |
374,599 |
| Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$7,550 |
170 |
$5,326 - $5,881 |
7,800 |
$5,244 - $6,415 |
468,862 |
| Heart Valve Operations |
$49,678 |
18 |
$30,640 - $36,777 |
896 |
$30,907 - $43,013 |
32,048 |
| Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$30,495 |
54 |
$20,373 - $26,828 |
1,145 |
$20,391 - $27,367 |
56,507 |
| Heart Attack with Major Complications |
$12,390 |
35 |
$8,057 - $9,108 |
2,180 |
$8,003 - $10,049 |
131,892 |
| Heart Attack without Complications |
$7,209 |
0 |
$4,923 - $5,598 |
654 |
$4,841 - $6,123 |
47,503 |
| Heart Failure |
$7,454 |
238 |
$5,347 - $5,895 |
8,870 |
$5,295 - $6,566 |
626,051 |
| Chest Pain |
$4,271 |
166 |
$2,958 - $3,359 |
3,221 |
$2,964 - $3,755 |
219,457 |
| Major Small & Large Intestine Operations |
$10,423 |
0 |
$7,392 - $8,326 |
406 |
$7,459 - $9,180 |
18,656 |
| Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications |
$25,060 |
84 |
$17,742 - $20,429 |
2,756 |
$17,600 - $22,617 |
128,011 |
| Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$34,313 |
42 |
$21,005 - $28,212 |
595 |
$21,087 - $28,876 |
26,335 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$12,365 |
21 |
$7,354 - $8,603 |
431 |
$7,377 - $9,317 |
19,026 |
| Hernia Operations in Adults |
$6,116 |
0 |
$4,400 - $4,972 |
256 |
$4,400 - $5,498 |
10,839 |
| Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$25,562 |
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 |
$14,006 |
12 |
$9,946 - $11,120 |
233 |
$9,837 - $11,873 |
19,735 |
| Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$9,631 |
0 |
$5,828 - $6,489 |
210 |
$5,804 - $7,121 |
11,947 |
| Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$14,585 |
29 |
$10,011 - $10,932 |
566 |
$9,905 - $12,052 |
22,382 |
| Diabetes in Adults |
$5,816 |
54 |
$3,990 - $4,490 |
1,203 |
$3,970 - $5,196 |
93,811 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer |
$16,306 |
30 |
$11,594 - $15,414 |
587 |
$11,881 - $16,024 |
25,089 |
| Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$19,683 |
38 |
$12,405 - $17,661 |
364 |
$12,602 - $17,553 |
14,424 |
| Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$8,754 |
0 |
$6,212 - $6,780 |
432 |
$6,207 - $7,665 |
24,743 |
| Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations |
$16,698 |
25 |
$11,043 - $12,723 |
523 |
$11,011 - $14,349 |
34,874 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$6,366 |
14 |
$4,399 - $4,895 |
536 |
$4,388 - $5,375 |
25,202 |
| Removal of Prostate Via Urethra |
$5,784 |
0 |
$3,000 - $3,341 |
397 |
$3,003 - $3,703 |
19,103 |
| Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations |
$5,471 |
20 |
$3,833 - $4,317 |
384 |
$3,868 - $4,694 |
21,517 |
| Uterus & Ovary Operations |
$5,819 |
14 |
$4,132 - $4,660 |
610 |
$4,152 - $5,135 |
26,828 |
| Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations |
$23,321 |
0 |
$16,079 - $17,889 |
455 |
$16,018 - $20,415 |
18,737 |
| Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$13,392 |
0 |
$9,482 - $10,447 |
998 |
$9,474 - $11,382 |
59,987 |
| Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope |
$10,138 |
0 |
$5,370 - $5,861 |
407 |
$5,310 - $6,471 |
22,382 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$31,858 |
28 |
$18,932 - $22,133 |
581 |
$18,851 - $24,129 |
32,800 |
| Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck |
$23,665 |
23 |
$14,509 - $16,980 |
398 |
$14,411 - $18,341 |
22,370 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$11,711 |
32 |
$7,092 - $8,040 |
744 |
$7,259 - $9,018 |
34,496 |
| Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion |
$6,613 |
33 |
$4,528 - $5,155 |
881 |
$4,737 - $5,860 |
44,826 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator |
$40,393 |
34 |
$29,731 - $33,605 |
973 |
$29,416 - $37,796 |
57,697 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$18,126 |
24 |
$13,174 - $15,993 |
255 |
$13,059 - $16,860 |
14,002 |
| Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones |
$12,304 |
26 |
$8,608 - $12,104 |
281 |
$8,768 - $10,983 |
17,623 |
| Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations |
$7,452 |
14 |
$5,328 - $5,930 |
886 |
$5,300 - $6,434 |
38,831 |
| Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter |
$51,385 |
0 |
$37,500 - $42,861 |
199 |
$37,101 - $48,822 |
7,801 |
| Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle |
$15,066 |
229 |
$10,116 - $11,412 |
10,989 |
$10,086 - $12,263 |
442,125 |
| Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement |
$19,289 |
42 |
$12,731 - $14,431 |
967 |
$12,766 - $16,268 |
40,505 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions |
$36,718 |
0 |
$25,507 - $29,633 |
237 |
$26,231 - $34,844 |
12,945 |
| Heart Bypass Surgery |
$27,420 |
14 |
$18,537 - $21,407 |
688 |
$18,617 - $23,593 |
29,680 |
| Pacemaker Implant |
$15,932 |
24 |
$10,916 - $11,965 |
1,537 |
$10,958 - $13,379 |
78,212 |
| Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery |
$16,747 |
43 |
$11,724 - $12,851 |
3,959 |
$11,529 - $14,587 |
184,545 |
