BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - BLUEFIELD, WV

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Addresss:
500 CHERRY ST
BLUEFIELD, WV, 24701
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (304) 327-1100

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

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Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
West Virginia:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
West Virginia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
West Virginia:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
State:

14%
Always
Here:

83%
West Virginia:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
West Virginia:

12%
Usually
Here:

25%
West Virginia:

23%
Always
Here:

57%
West Virginia:

65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

23%
West Virginia:

23%
Always
Here:

65%
West Virginia:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

24%
State:

20%
Usually
Here:

16%
West Virginia:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
West Virginia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
West Virginia:

18%
Always
Here:

68%
West Virginia:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

31%
West Virginia:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
West Virginia:

55%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
State:

83%
No
Here:

16%
West Virginia:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

14%
State:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

26%
West Virginia:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

60%
State:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

10%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

30%
West Virginia:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

60%
West Virginia:

65%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.624%
West Virginia:

0.833%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.312%
State:

0.325%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.156%
State:

0.363%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.156%
West Virginia:

0.182%

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

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

$13,847
State:

$17,489
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,353
State:

$7,136
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.80%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,219
West Virginia:

$27,957
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,581
State:

$10,950
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.65%
State:

1.04%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$4,775
State:

$13,287
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,382
West Virginia:

$4,689
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.60%
West Virginia:

0.43%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,162
State:

$9,106
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,366
West Virginia:

$3,675
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.45%
West Virginia:

0.90%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,833
West Virginia:

$12,376
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,944
State:

$5,076
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.75%
State:

0.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,178
State:

$12,030
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,919
State:

$5,051
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.10%
West Virginia:

1.55%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,928
West Virginia:

$18,920
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,249
State:

$7,620
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.55%
West Virginia:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,962
State:

$8,528
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,407
State:

$3,482
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.20%
West Virginia:

1.87%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,182
West Virginia:

$9,955
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,840
State:

$4,934
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

1.95%
State:

2.14%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,935
West Virginia:

$10,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,213
State:

$3,462
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

2.50%
West Virginia:

2.41%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,562
State:

$12,902
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,704
State:

$5,791
Number of discharges: 144
Here:

7.19%
State:

3.65%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,474
West Virginia:

$16,204
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,987
West Virginia:

$7,123
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

4.20%
West Virginia:

3.14%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,157
West Virginia:

$9,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,217
State:

$4,286
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

2.50%
West Virginia:

3.30%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,897
West Virginia:

$12,547
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,873
West Virginia:

$5,103
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,485
West Virginia:

$19,325
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,965
State:

$7,172
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.95%
West Virginia:

0.50%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,163
State:

$11,121
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,235
State:

$4,399
Number of discharges: 111
Here:

5.54%
West Virginia:

3.99%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,452
State:

$10,394
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,149
State:

$4,134
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.21%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,966
West Virginia:

$15,574
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,002
West Virginia:

$6,146
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.00%
State:

1.88%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,647
West Virginia:

$29,334
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,924
State:

$11,046
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.55%
West Virginia:

0.59%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,785
West Virginia:

$10,350
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,221
State:

$4,318
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.80%
West Virginia:

0.56%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,990
West Virginia:

$13,518
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,915
State:

$6,064
Number of discharges: 78
Here:

3.90%
State:

3.11%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,252
West Virginia:

$20,887
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,528
State:

$8,936
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.50%
West Virginia:

2.50%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,832
State:

$9,106
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,921
West Virginia:

$4,047
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.65%
West Virginia:

1.40%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,472
West Virginia:

$30,759
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,779
West Virginia:

$11,523
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.60%
West Virginia:

0.91%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,007
West Virginia:

$84,867
Average Total Payments
Here:

$30,456
West Virginia:

$36,936
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.55%
West Virginia:

0.40%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,574
State:

$17,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,740
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.05%
West Virginia:

1.39%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,229
West Virginia:

$18,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,047
West Virginia:

$7,511
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.80%
State:

0.83%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,907
West Virginia:

$10,257
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,562
West Virginia:

$4,701
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

2.70%
State:

3.45%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,305
West Virginia:

$25,843
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,888
West Virginia:

$9,980
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.65%
West Virginia:

0.28%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,559
State:

$20,392
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,889
West Virginia:

$7,170
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.65%
West Virginia:

0.22%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,623
State:

$16,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,470
State:

$7,566
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.65%
West Virginia:

0.30%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,922
West Virginia:

$33,555
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,934
State:

$12,548
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

3.85%
State:

4.22%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,376
State:

$42,201
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,112
West Virginia:

$16,275
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.10%
West Virginia:

0.53%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,583
West Virginia:

$12,767
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,686
State:

$5,026
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.95%
West Virginia:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,241
State:

$19,476
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,143
State:

$7,750
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.85%
West Virginia:

0.45%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,449
State:

$9,782
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,064
West Virginia:

$4,200
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

2.55%
State:

1.96%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,627
State:

$12,133
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,656
West Virginia:

$6,076
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.70%
West Virginia:

0.29%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,897
State:

$14,413
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,830
State:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

0.42%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,006
West Virginia:

$13,396
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,700
State:

$5,969
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

0.79%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$4,970
State:

$9,434
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,846
State:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.34%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,242
West Virginia:

$8,892
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,664
West Virginia:

$3,936
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.15%
West Virginia:

0.48%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,860
West Virginia:

$18,551
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,540
West Virginia:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.20%
West Virginia:

1.77%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,301
West Virginia:

$19,164
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,386
West Virginia:

$7,994
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.05%
West Virginia:

0.28%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,658
State:

$11,327
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,697
West Virginia:

$4,774
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.60%
State:

1.34%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,821
State:

$13,699
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,822
West Virginia:

$6,153
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.70%
State:

2.20%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,275
West Virginia:

$23,118
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,823
State:

$10,082
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

1.22%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,343
State:

$19,617
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,095
State:

$8,860
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

1.45%
State:

0.85%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,228
State:

$27,963
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,364
State:

$12,086
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.10%
State:

0.88%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,002
West Virginia:

$77,185
Average Total Payments
Here:

$29,525
State:

$33,155
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.55%
West Virginia:

0.49%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,775
State:

$36,399
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,265
West Virginia:

$14,359
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.50%
West Virginia:

1.30%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,803
State:

$11,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,474
State:

$5,131
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.80%
State:

0.74%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,293
West Virginia:

$30,150
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,790
State:

$12,053
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

4.20%
State:

3.24%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,770
West Virginia:

$15,708
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,726
West Virginia:

$6,916
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.70%
State:

1.35%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,795
West Virginia:

$10,973
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,032
State:

$4,245
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

0.87%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,981
West Virginia:

$14,392
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,929
West Virginia:

$6,029
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

2.70%
West Virginia:

3.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,751
State:

$21,145
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,457
State:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

2.30%
State:

2.15%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,301
State:

$9,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,201
State:

$4,263
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.10%
West Virginia:

1.55%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,158
West Virginia:

$11,188
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,337
State:

$4,415
Number of discharges: 64
This Hospital:

3.20%
West Virginia:

1.99%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,515
West Virginia:

$11,701
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,326
West Virginia:

$4,522
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

1.31%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

47.300%
West Virginia:

42.623%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

9.700%
West Virginia:

8.958%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.478%
West Virginia:

0.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.521%
State:

0.071%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

5.200%
West Virginia:

5.768%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.400%
West Virginia:

3.183%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
West Virginia:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

88.0%
West Virginia:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
West Virginia:

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

12
West Virginia:

11
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
West Virginia:

96.9%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

88.0%
State:

96.3%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
West Virginia:

98.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

94.0%
West Virginia:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

89.0%
State:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
West Virginia:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

92.0%
State:

93.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

90.0%
West Virginia:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
State:

95.7%

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%
West Virginia:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
West Virginia:

96.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

84.0%
State:

95.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

91.0%
State:

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

100.0%
West Virginia:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

93.0%
State:

94.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

99.0%
West Virginia:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

94.8%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

93.8%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
West Virginia:

98.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.6%
State:

15.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.8%
West Virginia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.2%
State:

20.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

27.4%
State:

25.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.8%
State:

19.6%

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