AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - CAH - WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD

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AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - CAH
604 1ST ST NE
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD, 57382

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (605) 539-1201

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Emergency Services: Yes

Provided Services

Anesthesia Services
CT Scanner Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 1.74
Registered Professional Nurses : 10.64
Other Salaried Personnel : 14.81
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	17.0%
State:	93.7%

Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

This Hospital:	100.0%
South Dakota:	91.5%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	100.0%
South Dakota:	86.6%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	94.4%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	95.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	50.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

Here:	88.0%
South Dakota:	90.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
South Dakota:	92.7%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	92.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	14.1%
State:	11.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.1%
State:	17.9%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 57%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	2%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	80%
South Dakota:	81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	2%
South Dakota:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
South Dakota:	14%

Always

Here:	81%
State:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	25%
South Dakota:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	71%
State:	76%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
South Dakota:	4%

Usually

Here:	28%
South Dakota:	26%

Always

Here:	68%
South Dakota:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	14%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	73%
State:	67%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	1%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	12%
South Dakota:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	87%
State:	79%

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

Usually

Here:	26%
South Dakota:	28%

Always

Here:	74%
State:	67%

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

Yes

Here:	77%
South Dakota:	79%

Here:	23%
State:	21%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	5%
South Dakota:	7%

7 or 8

Here:	22%
State:	20%

9 or 10

Here:	73%
South Dakota:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	4%
South Dakota:	3%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	20%
South Dakota:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	76%
State:	74%

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