BATTLE CREEK VA MEDICAL CENTER - BATTLE CREEK, MI

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Addresss:
5500 ARMSTRONG RD.
BATTLE CREEK, MI, 49015
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (269) 966-5600

Hospital Type: ACUTE CARE - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: Yes

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Number Of Beds
Total: 1823
Total Certified: 1823

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
Michigan:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%

Pneumonia

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

86.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Michigan:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

90.0%
Michigan:

92.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.1%
State:

10.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.5%
Michigan:

11.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.1%
State:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.1%
Michigan:

18.7%

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