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Quality Report

Measure: Heart Attack Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfuction (LVSD) 100% 96% 96% 100%
Aspirin at Arrival 100% 99% 98% 100%
Aspirin at Discharge 99% 99% 98% 100%
Beta Blocker at Discharge 100% 98% 98% 100%
PCI Within 90 minutes of Arrival 100% 89% 84% 100%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100% 100% 100% 100%

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011

Measure: Heart Failure Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfuction (LVSD) 98% 95% 94% 100%
Discharge Instructions 95% 90% 91% 100%
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function (LVF) 100% 98% 97% 100%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100% 99% 99% 100%

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011 

Measure: Pneumonia Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Appropriate Initial Antibiotic Selection 94% 93% 91% 100%
Blood Cultures performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospital 100% 96% 96% 100%
Influenza Vaccination Status NA 91% 91% 100%
Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 hours of arrival 97% 96% 96% 100%
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status 100% 94% 94% 100%
Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 100% 98% 98% 100%

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011

Measure: SCIP

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Prophylactic Antibiotic within 1 hour 100% 97% 96% 100%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection 99% 98% 97% 100%
Antibiotic d/c within 24 hours 96% 96% 95% 100%
Cardiac Surgery patients with controlled 6 a.m. postoperative serum Glucose 100% 94% 94% 99%
Appropriate Hair Removal 100% 100% 99% 100%
Doctors Ordered Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots 99% 95% 96% 100%
Received Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots in 24 hours 98% 93% 94% 100%
Removal of Urinary Catheter on POD 1 or 2 100% 91% 89% 100%
Beta Blocker Received Perioperatively 97% 94% 94% 100%

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011

Measure: Children's Asthma Care

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National 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 75% 77% NA NA

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011

Measure: Outpatient SCIP

Quality of Care IndicatorHospital Score 2nd Q 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Prophylactic Antibiotic within 1 hours 99% 94% 95% 100%
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection 96% 95% 94% 100%

Time Period: 4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011

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 2011National AverageState AverageTop 10% in the Nation
Percent who said Nurses "Always" communicated well 80% 76% 76% NA
Doctors "Always" communicated well 85% 80% 83% NA
"Always" received help as soon as they wanted 60% 64% 65% NA
Pain was "Always" well controlled 71% 69% 70% NA
Staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them 65% 61% 61% NA
Room and bathroom were "Always" clean 70% 72% 70% NA
Area around their room was "Always" quiet at night 67% 58% 65% NA
"Always" given information about what to do at home 81% 82% 80% NA
Rated hospital a 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) 71% 68% 68% NA
"Always" would definitely recommend the hospital 73% 70% 67% NA

Time Period: 7/1/2011 to 9/30/2011

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