CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL - METTER, GA

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Addresss:
400 CEDAR STREET
METTER, GA, 30439
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (912) 685-5741

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 16.75
Registered Professional Nurses : 25.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 80.75
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 5.50
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 7.25
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 9.25

Number Of Beds
Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Provided Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) 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

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

77.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

85.0%
State:

89.3%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

88.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

87.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

71.0%
State:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

64.0%
State:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

75.0%
Georgia:

96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.6%
Georgia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.3%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.0%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.4%
Georgia:

18.5%

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