LEONARD J CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER - HOUMA, LA

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Addresss:
1978 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
HOUMA, LA, 70363
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (985) 873-2200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 90.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 145.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 419.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.00
Respiratory Therapists : 18.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 33.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00
Residents (Physicians) : 27.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 156
Total Certified: 156
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 24

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 19%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Louisiana:

14%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
Louisiana:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

11%
Louisiana:

11%
Always
This Hospital:

86%
Louisiana:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
Louisiana:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Louisiana:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Louisiana:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

75%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
State:

17%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

68%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Louisiana:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

74%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Louisiana:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

68%
Louisiana:

73%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

83%
No
Here:

19%
State:

17%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
Louisiana:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

21%
State:

18%
9 or 10
Here:

72%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

20%
State:

21%
Yes, definitely
Here:

77%
Louisiana:

75%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.710%
Louisiana:

1.429%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

1.420%
Louisiana:

0.450%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.
Here:

45.900%
State:

40.453%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

4.300%
Louisiana:

8.157%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.102%
Louisiana:

0.309%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.018%
Louisiana:

0.092%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

3.100%
State:

5.188%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,742
State:

$17,074
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,058
Louisiana:

$5,195
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

7.39%
Louisiana:

2.37%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,576
State:

$22,169
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,049
Louisiana:

$5,961
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

4.28%
State:

2.01%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,676
Louisiana:

$15,410
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,240
State:

$4,526
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

8.17%
Louisiana:

1.96%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,810
State:

$32,751
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,625
State:

$7,080
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

7.00%
State:

1.81%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,882
Louisiana:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,203
Louisiana:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

5.45%
State:

3.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,660
State:

$20,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,801
Louisiana:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

4.67%
Louisiana:

4.02%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,873
State:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,954
Louisiana:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

7.00%
Louisiana:

2.07%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,520
State:

$16,881
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,725
State:

$4,786
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

6.23%
Louisiana:

4.16%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,588
State:

$48,840
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,173
State:

$13,051
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

10.51%
Louisiana:

4.93%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,575
State:

$13,945
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,994
State:

$4,247
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

7.39%
State:

2.82%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,028
State:

$15,539
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,548
State:

$5,075
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

9.73%
State:

2.33%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,902
Louisiana:

$43,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,707
Louisiana:

$11,975
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.28%
State:

4.23%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,949
State:

$16,744
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,890
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

4.67%
State:

0.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,105
State:

$23,889
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,345
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

7.78%
State:

3.35%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,670
State:

$16,578
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,158
Louisiana:

$4,361
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

5.45%
Louisiana:

1.62%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

97.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

91.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

8
Louisiana:

12
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

94.5%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

92.0%
State:

96.0%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

90.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
This Hospital:

92.0%
Louisiana:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
Louisiana:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
State:

90.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

93.5%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

97.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Louisiana:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.3%
State:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.8%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.4%
State:

25.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.9%
State:

18.7%

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