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Hospital Compare - Process of Care Measures

Data are for the collection period ending 06/30/2007 posted on 03/31/2008 / Definitions
Report is based on information from Hospital Compare, a website created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA).  The HQA is a public-private collaboration established to promote reporting on hospital quality of care.

Measure: Heart Attack
Condition Number of Patients Hospital Footnotes Hospital Score National Average Nat 90th Percentile State Average
ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 134 91% 82% 100% 75%
Aspirin at Arrival 413 97% 92% 100% 89%
Aspirin at Discharge 403 99% 90% 100% 86%
Beta Blocker at Arrival 283 93% 87% 100% 82%
Beta Blocker at Discharge 463 99% 90% 100% 86%
Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival 0 31% 100% 31%
PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival 22 1 64% 54% 95% 44%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 129 98% 88% 100% 84%

Measure: Heart Failure
Condition Number of Patients Hospital Footnotes Hospital Score National Average Nat 90th Percentile State Average
ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 253 84% 82% 100% 78%
Discharge Instructions 536 70% 61% 93% 59%
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function 739 98% 83% 99% 79%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 83 100% 82% 100% 82%

Measure: Pneumonia
Condition Number of Patients Hospital Footnotes Hospital Score National Average Nat 90th Percentile State Average
Appropriate Initial Antibiotic Selection 332 85% 83% 94% 82%
Blood Cultures Performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospital 340 91% 90% 100% 89%
Influenza Vaccination Status 104 71% 70% 100% 76%
Initial Antibiotic Timing 540 70% 80% 93% 82%
Oxygenation Assessment 694 100% 99% 100% 99%
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status 455 70% 69% 94% 75%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 134 97% 80% 100% 84%

Measure: Surgical Care Improvement / Surgical Infection Prevention
Condition Number of Patients Hospital Footnotes Hospital Score National Average Nat 90th Percentile State Average
Appropriate Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to Surgery to 24 Hours After Surgery 773 75% 75% 97% 69%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Received Within 1 Hour Prior to Surgical Incision 2593 87% 81% 96% 77%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection 1919 96% 90% 100% 85%
Prophylactic Antibiotics Discontinued Within 24 Hours After Surgery End Time 2487 76% 76% 95% 71%
Recommended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Ordered 773 81% 79% 99% 73%

Hospital Compare - Survey of Patient Hospital Experiences

Data are for the collection period ending 06/30/2007 posted on 03/31/2008 / Definitions
Report is based on information from Hospital Compare, a website created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA).  The HQA is a public-private collaboration established to promote reporting on hospital quality of care.

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Survey question Measure Percent Measure Percent Measure Percent
Nurses communicated well Always 72% Usually 24% Sometimes 4%
Doctors communicated well Always 78% Usually 18% Sometimes 4%
Help received quickly Always 54% Usually 33% Sometimes 13%
Pain controlled well Always 65% Usually 29% Sometimes 6%
Staff explained medicines Always 58% Usually 18% Sometimes 24%
Room and bath kept clean Always 56% Usually 31% Sometimes 13%
Area quiet at night Always 45% Usually 36% Sometimes 19%
Given discharge instructions Yes 84% No 16%
Overall hospital rating High 67% Medium 23% Low 10%
Would recommend hospital Definitely 73% Probably 23% No 4%

Hospital Compare - Outcome Measures

Data are for the collection period ending 06/30/2006 posted on 03/31/2008 / Definitions
Report is based on information from Hospital Compare, a website created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA).  The HQA is a public-private collaboration established to promote reporting on hospital quality of care.

30-Day Risk Adjusted Mortality Compared to National Rate for 12 Months Ending 06/30/2006
Measure Hospital National (Number of Hospitals) State (Number of Hospitals)
Better Same Worse Better Same Worse
Heart Attack Same 17 4,453 7 0 100 0
Heart Failure Same 38 4,734 35 0 103 0