BURKE MEDICAL CENTER - WAYNESBORO, GA

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BURKE MEDICAL CENTER
351 LIBERTY ST
WAYNESBORO, GA, 30830

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 554-4435

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Provided Services

Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy 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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 18.23
Registered Professional Nurses : 21.79
Other Salaried Personnel : 81.02
Dieticians : 0.25
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 0.25
Physician Assistants : 1.00
Residents (Physicians) : 5.90

Number Of Beds

Total: 40
Total Certified: 40

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	73.0%
State:	98.1%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	86.0%
State:	98.3%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	86.0%
Georgia:	98.2%

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:	82.0%
State:	87.4%

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

This Hospital:	43
Georgia:	12

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

This Hospital:	82.0%
State:	95.2%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	92.0%
Georgia:	97.5%

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

Here:	93.0%
State:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	64.0%
State:	86.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	80.0%
State:	98.9%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	94.9%

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

This Hospital:	83.0%
Georgia:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	64.0%
Georgia:	97.6%

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

Here:	94.0%
Georgia:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	92.0%
Georgia:	94.3%

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%
Georgia:	96.5%

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

Here:	71.0%
Georgia:	93.6%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.2%

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

This Hospital:	86.0%
Georgia:	90.1%

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

Here:	89.0%
State:	93.0%

Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery

This Hospital:	85.0%
Georgia:	92.3%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
State:	89.5%

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

Here:	86.0%
Georgia:	91.2%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	93.8%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	94.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	16.0%
State:	16.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	9.8%
Georgia:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	15.0%
Georgia:	12.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	21.6%
State:	19.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	25.1%
Georgia:	23.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.7%
State:	18.3%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,015

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $7,832

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,331

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,334

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,764

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,044

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,354

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,821

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $4,357

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,600

Diabetes w MCC: $5,441

Chest Pain: $3,190

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $22,801

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $41,172

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $14

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $26,377

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $25,967

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $35,009

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $30,674

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $41,483

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,201

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,071

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $7,662

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $24,915

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $10,427

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $13,457

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $9,943

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $5,855

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $12,874

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $8,581

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $18,621

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,015

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $12,968

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $7,288

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,434

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $13,302

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $26,858

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $7,553

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $9,950

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $22,977

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $13,557

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $18,506

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $28,627

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $4,878

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $8,941

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,812

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,659

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $10,437

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $17,132

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $12,735

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $13,316

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $7,663

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $17,099

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $11,034

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $8

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $3,579

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $17,099

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $9,683

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $17,337

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $5,823

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $3

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $14,402

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $11,222

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,288

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $5,813

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,243

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,064

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	37.200%
Georgia:	31.798%

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.

Here:	10.100%
State:	8.697%

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

This Hospital:	0.097%
Georgia:	0.178%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:	0.071%
State:	0.069%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	16%
Georgia:	18%

Always

Here:	79%
State:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	2%
Georgia:	4%

Usually

Here:	10%
State:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	88%
Georgia:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	12%
Georgia:	13%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
Georgia:	24%

Always

Here:	65%
Georgia:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
Georgia:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
Georgia:	22%

Always

Here:	70%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	17%
Georgia:	23%

Usually

Here:	18%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	65%
State:	60%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
Georgia:	10%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
Georgia:	20%

Always

Here:	72%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
Georgia:	27%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
Georgia:	64%

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

Yes

Here:	75%
State:	80%

Here:	25%
Georgia:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	9%
Georgia:	9%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	28%
Georgia:	24%

9 or 10

Here:	63%
State:	67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	5%
Georgia:	6%

Yes, probably

Here:	35%
Georgia:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	60%
State:	69%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	1.022%
Georgia:	0.635%

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