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Quality Report

Measure: Heart Attack Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Aspirin at Discharge 100% 99% 99% 100%
PCI Within 90 minutes of Arrival 100% 94% 93% 100%
Statin at Discharge 99% 98% 99% 100%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: Heart Failure Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfuction (LVSD) 96% 96% 96% 100%
Discharge Instructions 89% 93% 94% 100%
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function (LVF) 100% 99% 98% 100%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012 

Measure: Pneumonia Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Appropriate Initial Antibiotic Selection 100% 95% 95% 100%
Blood Cultures performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospital 94% 97% 97% 100%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: SCIP

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Prophylactic Antibiotic within 1 hour 100% 98% 98% 100%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection 98% 98% 98% 100%
Antibiotic d/c within 24 hours 99% 97% 97% 100%
Cardiac Surgery patients with controlled 6 a.m. postoperative serum Glucose 100% 96% 96% 99%
Appropriate Hair Removal 100% 100% 100% 100%
Doctors Ordered Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots 97% 97% 97% 100%
Received Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots in 24 hours 95% 95% 96% 100%
Removal of Urinary Catheter on POD 1 or 2 98% 95% 93% 100%
Beta Blocker Received Perioperatively 97% 96% 96% 100%
Perioperative Temperature Management 100% 100% 100% 100%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: Children's Asthma Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Relievers for Inpatient Asthma 100% 100% NA NA
Systemic Corticosteroids for Inpatient Asthma 100% 100% NA NA
Home Management Plan 80% 85% NA NA

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: Outpatient SCIP

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Prophylactic Antibiotic within 1 hours 99% 80% 97% 100%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection 100% 82% 96% 100%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012 

Measure: Immunization

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Pneumonia Immunization  94%  88% 84% 98% 
Influenza Immunization  NA 86% 83%   98%

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: Inpatient ED

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Median Time from ED Arrival to ED Departure for Admitted ED Patients (Min) 283  277   223 175
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients (Min) 119  98   70 43 

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Measure: Outpatient ED

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 3rd Q 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Median Time to Pain Management for Long Bone Fracture (Min)  78 58   70 26 
Arrival to Departure Time (min) 172  59  129 20 
Door to Diagnostic Evaluation (min) 45  59  31  29 
Head CT/MRI Scan Results with in 45 Minutes for Stroke Patients  NA 38  43  100 

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Safety Report

30-Day Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates

MeasureHospitalPredicted Range
Number PatientsMortality Ratefromto
Heart Attack 427 18.1% 15.1% 21.5%
Heart Failure 579 14.8% 12.4% 17.5%
Pneumonia 643 14.9% 12.8% 17.4%

30-Day Risk Adjusted Readmission Rates

MeasureHospitalPredicted RangeNational Average
Number PatientsReadmission Ratefromto
Heart Attack 436 19.1% 16.2% 22.3% 19.8%
Heart Failure 753 23.1% 20.6% 26.0% 24.8%
Pneumonia 678 17.8% 15.4% 20.4% 18.4%

Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare July 2007 - June 2010

Satisfaction Report

Satisfaction IndicatorHospital Score 3rdQ 2012National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Percent who said Nurses "Always" communicated well 80% 78% 78% NA
Doctors "Always" communicated well 82% 81% 83% NA
"Always" received help as soon as they wanted 61% 66% 67% NA
Pain was "Always" well controlled 72% 70% 71% NA
Staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them 67% 63% 63% NA
Room and bathroom were "Always" clean 73% 73% 72% NA
Area around their room was "Always" quiet at night 68% 60% 66% NA
"Always" given information about what to do at home 81% 84% 81% NA
Rated hospital a 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 71% 69% 69% NA
"Always" would definitely recommend the hospital 73% 70% 69% NA

Time Period: 7/1/2012 to 9/30/2012

Cost Report

  Average Hospital Charge
Description (MS-DRG) St. Bernards NEA Baptist Baptist LR Baptist NLR Ark Methodist Washington Regional St. Joseph's Mercy
Brain/Neurological              
Degenerative nervous disorders without complications (057) $10,914 $18,297 $20,555 $9,452 $4,335 $15,419 $32,576
Stroke with complications (065) $11,444 $20,561 $26,567 $16,950 $8,419 $17,666 $22,332
Stroke without complications (066) $9,951 $13,240 $17,729 $14,099 $6,495 $12,228 $17,892
Childbirth              
C-Section with complications (765) $6,908 $11,925 $20,761 $14,735 $7,192 $13,079 $24,728
C-Section without complications (766) $5,319 $11,449 $14,736 $13,270 $6,193 $11,245 $17,229
Normal delivery with complications (774) $4,191 $8,584 $12,856 $9,985   $6,186 $14,466
Normal delivery without complications (775) $3,460 $7,708 $9,474 $8,280 $5,347 $4,521 $11,000
General Medicine              
Fainting (312) $7,421 $12,651 $17,020 $10,878 $6,188 $10,002 $13,783
Stomach disorder without complications (392) $5,605 $15,882 $14,225 $11,427 $5,655 $9,109 $15,319
Infection of the skin (603) $5,458 $13,867 $11,999 $9,901 $7,845 $10,907 $13,847
Diabetes without complications (639) $5,254 $14,153 $11,434 $11,982 $5,295 $10,479 $12,214
Nutritional or metabolic disorders without complications (641) $4,470 $11,610 $13,889 $10,230 $4,565 $6,853 $13,655
Anemia or other red blood cell disorder without complication (812) $7,927 $16,591 $13,429 $11,738 $5,791 $9,257 $15,382
Blood infection with major compication (871) $17,393 $37,729 $36,861 $24,449 $16,578 $29,828 $37,301
Blood infection without major complication (872) $11,226 $23,773 $17,530 $16,330 $11,436 $18,244 $22,931
Alcohol or Drug Abuse without rehab or major complications (897) $3,173 $14,244 $7,550 $10,177   $10,626 $12,838
Drug Overdose without complications (918) $6,507 $8,304 $10,556 $7,735 $4,119 $6,744 $10,094
Heart / Cardiology              
Drug Coated Stent in Heart Artery without complications (247) $21,030 $36,481 $37,764 $39,577 $34,821 $32,927 $44,854
Cardiovascular Procedure without Drug Coated Stent and without complication (249) $19,056 $36,158 $35,081 $33,091   $27,977 $35,782
Cardiac Cath without Complex Heart Diagnosis and without complications (287) $10,721 $22,202 $20,473 $17,395 $13,055 $21,429 $20,574
Heart Failure with major complications (291) $12,232 $31,885 $28,996 $22,039 $14,007 $20,921 $26,451
Heart failure with complications (292( $8,458 $13,784 $19,249 $15,589 $9,292 $13,214 $19,590
Heart failure without complications (293) $6,917 $10,087 $12,384 $10,932 $6,579 $9,607 $15,971
Abnormal or irregular heartbeat (310) $5,562 $8,151 $9,059 $9,124 $5,984 $9,053 $11,814
Chest pain (313) $6,671 $8,433 $11,204 $10,307 $6,081 $9,014 $12,129
Kidney/Urology              
Kidney/urinary infection without complications (690) $6,085 $20,213 $12,502 $10,005 $5,894 $9,105 $14,677
Lung/Pulmonary              
Respiratory Failure (189) $12,977 $17,331 $27,375 $17,837 $18,049 $22,922 $27,965
Chronic Lung Disease with complications (191) $8,678 $16,160 $18,300 $14,779 $9,177 $15,743 $16,522
Chronic Lung Disease without complications (192) $7,941 $13,985 $13,536 $10,378 $7,537 $11,005 $14,479
Pneumonia with complications (194) $9,036 $18,980 $17,140 $12,179 $10,069 $12,787 $18,290
Pneumonia without complications (195) $6,381 $12,827 $9,617 $9,881 $7,154 $7,661 $12,854
Bronchitis or asthma without complications (203) $4,341 $11,316 $7,244 $7,002 $4,678 $6,457 $8,920
Newborns              
Newborn with significant problems (794) $1,395 $1,489 $4,681 $2,288 $1,155 $3,588 $3,741
Normal newborn (795) $952 $1,113 $2,471 $1,756 $778 $1,730 $1,928
Orthopedic Surgery              
Shoulder or hip replacement without major complications (470) $17,230 $32,218 $32,736 $29,841 $24,713 $34,763 $41,846
Surgery              
Uterus or Ovary Surgery not related to cancer without complications (743) $5,992 $14,697 $15,197 $13,476 $7,134 $17,098 $16,976

Data Source: MedPAR data 2007