AMERICAN FORK HOSPITAL - AMERICAN FORK, UT

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Addresss:
170 NORTH 1100 EAST
AMERICAN FORK, UT, 84003
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (801) 855-3300

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 5.34
Registered Professional Nurses : 107.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 246.03
Dieticians : 0.86
Occupational Therapists : 0.60
Physical Therapists : 0.88
Registered Pharmacists : 4.16
Respiratory Therapists : 5.99
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.75
Medical Social Workers : 2.02

Number Of Beds
Total: 76
Total Certified: 76
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 10

Provided 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 - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

41.300%
State:

39.661%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

10.200%
State:

7.395%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.082%
Utah:

0.080%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

4.300%
State:

5.157%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

0.800%
Utah:

2.376%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,257
Utah:

$13,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,281
State:

$5,441
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.74%
State:

1.18%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,935
Utah:

$19,087
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,886
Utah:

$7,450
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.51%
State:

0.29%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,460
Utah:

$14,115
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,008
Utah:

$5,111
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

5.94%
State:

2.39%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,320
State:

$17,247
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,640
Utah:

$6,752
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.74%
Utah:

2.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,918
State:

$17,471
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,534
Utah:

$6,803
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

3.65%
State:

2.36%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,953
Utah:

$25,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,224
Utah:

$9,646
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.51%
State:

1.55%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,226
State:

$34,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,279
Utah:

$11,922
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.51%
State:

1.54%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,581
State:

$12,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,355
State:

$4,914
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

5.94%
State:

2.72%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,615
State:

$36,502
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,554
State:

$13,992
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

9.59%
Utah:

15.53%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,727
Utah:

$11,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,838
State:

$4,746
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

4.34%
State:

2.45%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,743
State:

$16,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,155
Utah:

$6,964
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.97%
Utah:

1.65%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,256
State:

$16,834
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,540
Utah:

$6,731
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

6.85%
Utah:

2.22%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,814
Utah:

$27,679
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,870
State:

$10,736
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

4.34%
State:

1.44%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,000
Utah:

$22,780
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,191
State:

$9,512
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.51%
State:

0.79%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,619
Utah:

$34,138
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,600
State:

$14,447
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

4.57%
Utah:

0.88%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,000
State:

$30,053
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,411
Utah:

$12,205
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

15.53%
Utah:

7.39%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,712
State:

$16,996
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,564
State:

$7,341
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

4.79%
State:

2.33%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,267
Utah:

$16,111
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,591
Utah:

$6,555
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

8.68%
State:

3.77%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,458
State:

$22,327
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,764
Utah:

$8,972
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.88%
State:

2.09%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,962
Utah:

$12,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,935
Utah:

$4,560
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

3.42%
Utah:

1.53%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

7
State:

8
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

38
Utah:

43
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

83.0%
State:

93.9%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
Utah:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

96.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Utah:

96.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Utah:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.3%

Surgery

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

97.0%
State:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

95.0%
Utah:

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

98.0%
Utah:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

95.0%
State:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

80.0%
Utah:

93.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

75.0%
Utah:

94.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
Utah:

96.4%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

99.4%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.4%
State:

12.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.6%
State:

22.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

16.2%
State:

16.8%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.514%
State:

1.349%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 45%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Utah:

19%
Always
Here:

76%
Utah:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Utah:

2%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Utah:

15%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
Utah:

6%
Usually
Here:

30%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Utah:

5%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

17%
Usually
Here:

23%
Utah:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

56%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
Utah:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Utah:

8%
Usually
Here:

41%
State:

32%
Always
Here:

46%
State:

60%

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

Yes
Here:

90%
Utah:

89%
No
This Hospital:

10%
Utah:

11%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
State:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

74%
Utah:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

18%
Utah:

21%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

79%
State:

76%

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