CHRIST HOSPITAL - JERSEY CITY, NJ

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Addresss:
176 PALISADE AVE
JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07306
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (201) 795-8200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 17.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 223.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 893.62
Dieticians : 4.00
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 5.40
Registered Pharmacists : 4.58
Respiratory Therapists : 14.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.20
Physicians : 1.40
Medical Social Workers : 7.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 401
Total Certified: 401
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 20

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

11.100%
New Jersey:

11.744%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.056%
State:

0.094%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.004%
State:

0.027%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.200%
State:

6.521%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.600%
New Jersey:

2.576%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.133%
State:

0.485%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.801%
New Jersey:

0.663%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.133%
State:

0.382%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.133%
State:

0.331%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.133%
New Jersey:

0.143%

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

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

$97,898
State:

$57,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,441
State:

$8,393
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.82%
New Jersey:

0.74%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$122,102
State:

$88,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,920
New Jersey:

$13,269
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
New Jersey:

1.27%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,399
New Jersey:

$39,371
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,699
State:

$5,688
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.94%
State:

0.52%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,342
New Jersey:

$33,450
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,638
New Jersey:

$5,495
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.29%
State:

0.40%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,813
State:

$31,551
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,052
New Jersey:

$4,331
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.20%
New Jersey:

0.75%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,938
State:

$33,151
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,274
State:

$4,692
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.77%
State:

0.37%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$97,479
State:

$45,839
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,324
State:

$6,359
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.37%
State:

1.56%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$144,970
State:

$62,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,610
New Jersey:

$9,317
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.64%
New Jersey:

0.98%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,386
New Jersey:

$31,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,027
State:

$4,298
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.42%
New Jersey:

1.83%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$80,193
New Jersey:

$68,317
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,433
State:

$11,105
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.38%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$59,361
New Jersey:

$40,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,381
State:

$6,234
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.27%
State:

2.40%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,012
State:

$32,970
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,789
State:

$4,276
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.36%
New Jersey:

1.82%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$64,878
New Jersey:

$50,790
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,481
State:

$7,184
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

2.79%
State:

2.29%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$96,907
State:

$62,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,453
State:

$8,879
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

2.23%
State:

2.07%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,490
State:

$39,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,634
New Jersey:

$5,361
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

3.26%
State:

1.56%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$81,469
State:

$59,352
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,299
State:

$8,362
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

1.60%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,297
State:

$42,421
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,465
New Jersey:

$6,579
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.37%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$101,715
State:

$45,211
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,077
State:

$6,988
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.65%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$130,690
New Jersey:

$45,234
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,217
New Jersey:

$6,470
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.03%
State:

0.79%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,211
State:

$50,661
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,639
State:

$7,646
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.27%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,220
New Jersey:

$34,475
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,613
New Jersey:

$4,750
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.47%
New Jersey:

0.51%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$79,236
State:

$58,121
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,021
New Jersey:

$8,866
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.73%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,858
New Jersey:

$37,750
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,405
New Jersey:

$5,392
Number of discharges: 85
This Hospital:

3.65%
State:

3.49%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,338
State:

$35,022
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,091
New Jersey:

$5,787
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.56%
New Jersey:

0.39%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$71,164
New Jersey:

$51,281
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,747
New Jersey:

$7,633
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

1.97%
State:

2.03%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$109,830
New Jersey:

$82,647
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,822
New Jersey:

$13,270
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.77%
New Jersey:

0.79%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,420
New Jersey:

$35,279
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,140
State:

$5,265
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
State:

0.71%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,581
New Jersey:

$34,339
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,545
State:

$4,836
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.43%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$73,354
State:

$52,684
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,886
State:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 110
Here:

4.72%
New Jersey:

3.71%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$120,635
State:

$75,197
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,420
New Jersey:

$11,417
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

3.09%
New Jersey:

2.96%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$52,570
New Jersey:

$36,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,965
New Jersey:

$5,135
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

2.96%
State:

1.54%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$126,409
New Jersey:

$69,604
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,038
State:

$13,532
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.99%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$300,153
New Jersey:

$199,694
Average Total Payments
Here:

$46,426
New Jersey:

$42,087
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.86%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$85,470
State:

$58,890
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,140
State:

$8,702
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

1.45%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$140,717
State:

$92,373
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,547
State:

$14,490
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.99%
State:

0.85%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,654
State:

$45,063
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,085
New Jersey:

$6,173
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.76%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$96,686
State:

$58,211
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,694
State:

$8,845
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
State:

1.09%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$66,417
State:

$40,335
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,861
New Jersey:

$5,798
Number of discharges: 88
This Hospital:

3.78%
New Jersey:

2.97%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,790
State:

$46,851
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,015
New Jersey:

$8,461
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.47%
New Jersey:

0.29%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$80,297
State:

$62,242
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,036
State:

$9,526
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.56%
State:

0.59%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$139,072
State:

$66,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,010
State:

$15,059
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.20%
New Jersey:

3.99%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$150,925
State:

$104,704
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,668
New Jersey:

$18,725
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.69%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,978
State:

$41,590
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,058
New Jersey:

$6,442
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.94%
New Jersey:

1.06%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$64,450
State:

$57,544
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,869
New Jersey:

$9,024
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.16%
New Jersey:

0.75%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,922
New Jersey:

$37,551
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,007
New Jersey:

$5,216
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.27%
New Jersey:

2.13%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$116,493
State:

$85,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,245
State:

$14,450
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.99%
State:

0.73%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$67,980
State:

$46,769
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,676
State:

$7,398
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.60%
New Jersey:

0.72%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$174,070
New Jersey:

$104,820
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,946
New Jersey:

$18,263
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
State:

0.60%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$156,758
State:

$132,915
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$25,432
State:

$23,760
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.47%
State:

0.53%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$87,555
New Jersey:

$65,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,779
New Jersey:

$12,306
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.77%
State:

0.31%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$63,113
State:

$48,224
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,482
State:

$7,309
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.16%
New Jersey:

0.68%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,864
New Jersey:

$35,880
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,565
State:

$5,016
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.33%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,069
State:

$51,612
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,862
New Jersey:

$8,143
Number of discharges: 92
This Hospital:

3.95%
New Jersey:

1.01%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$110,569
New Jersey:

$70,978
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,056
State:

$9,692
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
State:

0.81%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$119,320
New Jersey:

$67,734
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,251
New Jersey:

$9,908
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.43%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,978
State:

$41,991
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,905
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

2.58%
New Jersey:

1.48%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$82,433
New Jersey:

$52,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,959
New Jersey:

$7,686
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.16%
State:

2.07%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$150,804
State:

$80,919
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,056
State:

$12,608
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

1.38%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$139,522
New Jersey:

$63,749
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,506
New Jersey:

$10,364
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
New Jersey:

0.78%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$190,224
State:

$106,179
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,756
State:

$17,343
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.99%
State:

0.96%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,799
State:

$44,017
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,663
New Jersey:

$6,078
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$144,700
New Jersey:

$88,530
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,854
State:

$14,676
Number of discharges: 123
Here:

5.28%
State:

4.36%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$90,029
New Jersey:

$56,844
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,272
New Jersey:

$8,721
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.80%
New Jersey:

1.42%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,379
New Jersey:

$36,661
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,979
State:

$5,269
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.60%
New Jersey:

0.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$75,024
State:

$51,726
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,181
State:

$7,544
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

2.23%
New Jersey:

2.50%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$110,950
State:

$72,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,815
State:

$10,984
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.12%
New Jersey:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,774
State:

$37,623
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,140
State:

$5,339
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.07%
State:

0.88%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,780
State:

$40,180
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,262
New Jersey:

$5,402
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

2.45%
New Jersey:

2.82%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,768
State:

$40,888
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,273
New Jersey:

$5,447
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

1.80%
New Jersey:

1.62%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 18%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
New Jersey:

19%
Always
Here:

68%
New Jersey:

74%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
New Jersey:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

27%
Always
Here:

58%
New Jersey:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
New Jersey:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

62%
New Jersey:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

29%
New Jersey:

24%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

53%
New Jersey:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
New Jersey:

11%
Usually
Here:

24%
New Jersey:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
New Jersey:

16%
Usually
Here:

23%
New Jersey:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
New Jersey:

52%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

75%
New Jersey:

79%
No
Here:

25%
New Jersey:

21%

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

6 or lower
Here:

17%
State:

12%
7 or 8
Here:

31%
State:

26%
9 or 10
Here:

52%
New Jersey:

62%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

9%
New Jersey:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

34%
New Jersey:

28%
Yes, definitely
Here:

57%
State:

65%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Jersey:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
New Jersey:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
New Jersey:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Jersey:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

90.0%
State:

91.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

92.0%
New Jersey:

98.0%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

98.0%
New Jersey:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

89.0%
New Jersey:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
New Jersey:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
New Jersey:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

93.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

91.0%
New Jersey:

97.7%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
New Jersey:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

96.0%
New Jersey:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

96.0%
New Jersey:

98.2%
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:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

93.0%
State:

95.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

92.0%
New Jersey:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
New Jersey:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.4%
State:

14.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.5%
New Jersey:

10.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

13.8%
New Jersey:

11.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.6%
State:

21.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

30.1%
New Jersey:

26.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

23.5%
State:

19.5%

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