SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL - MOUNT VERNON, WA

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Addresss:
1415 KINCAID STREET
MOUNT VERNON, WA, 98274
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (360) 424-4111

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 : 14.80
Registered Professional Nurses : 244.65
Other Salaried Personnel : 450.98
Dieticians : 2.10
Occupational Therapists : 4.00
Physical Therapists : 12.90
Registered Pharmacists : 8.20
Respiratory Therapists : 11.80
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.60
Medical Social Workers : 8.60

Number Of Beds
Total: 234
Total Certified: 234
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 15

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room 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
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,786
Washington:

$26,851
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,719
State:

$8,085
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.83%
Washington:

0.61%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,088
State:

$39,743
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,114
Washington:

$12,509
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.04%
State:

0.81%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,609
Washington:

$23,498
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,440
Washington:

$5,716
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.83%
State:

0.31%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,236
Washington:

$16,862
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,420
Washington:

$4,829
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.78%
Washington:

0.55%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,067
Washington:

$28,115
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,726
State:

$7,349
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.73%
State:

1.40%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,491
State:

$19,185
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,689
Washington:

$6,018
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.88%
Washington:

1.51%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,492
State:

$28,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,891
Washington:

$9,007
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.45%
Washington:

0.97%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,406
Washington:

$13,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,954
Washington:

$4,102
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

1.45%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,637
State:

$19,246
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,656
Washington:

$6,076
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

2.65%
State:

1.91%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,458
Washington:

$17,037
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,731
Washington:

$4,013
Number of discharges: 74
Here:

3.84%
Washington:

1.57%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,393
Washington:

$21,239
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,604
Washington:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.25%
Washington:

1.39%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,003
State:

$26,545
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,940
State:

$8,452
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.87%
Washington:

1.58%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,009
Washington:

$16,601
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,061
State:

$5,152
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.56%
State:

1.09%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,445
Washington:

$33,474
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,404
State:

$8,253
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

2.02%
Washington:

1.16%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,674
Washington:

$31,299
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,837
Washington:

$9,120
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.78%
Washington:

0.64%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,147
State:

$19,342
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,866
Washington:

$5,262
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

2.70%
Washington:

2.94%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,685
State:

$15,948
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,852
Washington:

$5,007
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.57%
Washington:

0.39%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,317
Washington:

$23,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,468
Washington:

$7,355
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

2.80%
Washington:

2.16%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,404
Washington:

$16,574
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,791
State:

$5,143
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.04%
Washington:

0.31%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,592
Washington:

$21,801
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,340
Washington:

$6,787
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.78%
State:

0.77%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,918
State:

$15,540
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,248
State:

$4,529
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.88%
Washington:

0.52%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,425
Washington:

$22,674
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,830
State:

$7,340
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.28%
Washington:

2.88%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,596
State:

$33,350
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,486
Washington:

$10,380
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.92%
State:

2.56%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,460
State:

$16,567
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,650
State:

$4,783
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.76%
State:

1.13%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,376
State:

$48,552
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,554
State:

$13,275
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.61%
State:

1.35%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,436
Washington:

$36,430
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,332
Washington:

$10,543
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.25%
Washington:

0.30%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,665
Washington:

$27,759
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,891
Washington:

$8,157
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.30%
Washington:

1.83%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,854
State:

$22,533
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,535
State:

$5,833
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.04%
State:

1.11%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,022
Washington:

$24,041
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,031
Washington:

$8,362
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.99%
Washington:

0.98%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,409
Washington:

$17,974
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,302
State:

$5,488
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

3.11%
State:

2.50%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,124
Washington:

$53,039
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,483
State:

$15,499
Number of discharges: 183
Here:

9.50%
State:

8.63%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$93,210
State:

$62,419
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,941
Washington:

$19,282
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.83%
State:

0.91%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,293
State:

$20,815
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,566
Washington:

$6,055
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.67%
Washington:

0.74%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,155
Washington:

$23,633
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,627
Washington:

$8,548
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.62%
State:

0.82%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,300
Washington:

$17,265
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,130
Washington:

$5,005
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.45%
State:

1.76%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,130
Washington:

$43,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,147
State:

$13,929
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.78%
State:

0.66%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,928
State:

$54,958
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,960
Washington:

$12,263
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

0.43%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$55,557
Washington:

$67,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,376
Washington:

$15,228
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.40%
Washington:

1.59%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,348
Washington:

$58,581
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,215
State:

$16,805
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.82%
Washington:

0.40%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,975
State:

$58,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,207
Washington:

$15,365
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.99%
State:

0.28%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,364
Washington:

$23,720
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,899
Washington:

$7,156
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.67%
Washington:

0.39%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,624
Washington:

$50,675
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,221
Washington:

$14,331
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.14%
Washington:

0.43%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,435
State:

$16,522
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,084
State:

$4,592
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.14%
Washington:

0.53%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,499
State:

$22,154
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,287
Washington:

$6,505
Number of discharges: 109
Here:

5.66%
State:

0.82%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,510
State:

$30,125
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,690
Washington:

$9,273
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.67%
Washington:

2.14%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,254
State:

$24,751
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,263
State:

$7,605
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.57%
Washington:

0.60%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,271
Washington:

$18,056
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,398
Washington:

$5,663
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.30%
State:

1.00%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,629
State:

$23,090
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,893
State:

$7,310
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.61%
Washington:

2.21%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,196
Washington:

$36,802
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,763
Washington:

$11,881
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.83%
Washington:

1.57%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,666
State:

$16,928
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,468
Washington:

$4,767
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.62%
Washington:

0.22%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,569
Washington:

$27,953
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,181
Washington:

$9,836
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.61%
Washington:

0.88%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,408
Washington:

$42,369
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,196
Washington:

$14,185
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.19%
State:

1.17%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,058
Washington:

$42,650
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,160
State:

$13,695
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

3.37%
Washington:

6.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,103
State:

$24,246
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,683
Washington:

$8,168
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.50%
State:

1.94%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,134
State:

$19,473
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,605
Washington:

$5,209
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.19%
State:

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

$24,794
State:

$21,638
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,748
State:

$7,154
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

3.01%
Washington:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,977
Washington:

$32,426
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,119
Washington:

$10,267
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.66%
Washington:

1.85%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,465
State:

$15,579
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,946
Washington:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

1.92%
Washington:

0.98%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$79,854
State:

$110,701
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,261
Washington:

$30,882
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.30%
Washington:

1.22%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,304
State:

$18,489
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,866
Washington:

$5,200
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

2.80%
State:

1.45%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,441
State:

$19,711
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,959
State:

$5,141
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.30%
State:

0.95%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.534%
State:

0.623%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.005%
State:

0.091%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

3.600%
State:

4.997%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.100%
Washington:

2.223%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Washington:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Washington:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
Washington:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
Washington:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Washington:

9%
Usually
Here:

31%
Washington:

27%
Always
Here:

59%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

61%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Washington:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Washington:

20%
Always
Here:

73%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Washington:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

37%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

50%
Washington:

53%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
Washington:

85%
No
Here:

16%
Washington:

15%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
Washington:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
Washington:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
Washington:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
Washington:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

28%
Washington:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

68%
Washington:

73%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Washington:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

98.0%
State:

91.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Washington:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

91.0%
Washington:

88.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

98.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

93.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
Washington:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

99.0%
State:

92.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Washington:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.6%
Washington:

15.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.8%
State:

12.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.8%
Washington:

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

18.9%
Washington:

18.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

23.7%
State:

24.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

20.2%
State:

17.7%

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