DOCTORS HOSPITAL - COLUMBUS, GA

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Addresss:
616 19TH STREET
COLUMBUS, GA, 31901
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 494-4262

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 44.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 131.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 258.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 14.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 219
Total Certified: 219
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 22

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
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.713%
State:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

1.426%
Georgia:

0.572%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

1.783%
State:

0.605%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.357%
State:

0.280%

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

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

$23,193
State:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,140
Georgia:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.00%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,270
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,265
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

3.16%
Georgia:

1.61%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,100
State:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,490
Georgia:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.00%
State:

1.74%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,835
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,516
State:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

2.33%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,809
State:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,394
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.33%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,750
Georgia:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,605
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

3.16%
Georgia:

1.80%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,442
Georgia:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,718
Georgia:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

6.66%
State:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,590
Georgia:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,906
Georgia:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

3.16%
Georgia:

2.05%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,930
State:

$20,917
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,963
State:

$5,983
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.50%
Georgia:

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

$24,601
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,349
Georgia:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

3.83%
State:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,688
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,510
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

6.32%
Georgia:

3.03%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,770
State:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,371
State:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

3.16%
State:

1.23%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,164
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,287
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.00%
State:

1.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,131
State:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,994
State:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

4.49%
Georgia:

3.08%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,807
Georgia:

$22,776
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,889
State:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.83%
Georgia:

1.12%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,686
Georgia:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,766
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

6.49%
Georgia:

2.20%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,460
State:

$12,300
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,291
State:

$4,244
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.50%
Georgia:

0.26%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,374
Georgia:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,218
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

12.15%
State:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,675
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,522
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

4.99%
State:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,964
State:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,921
Georgia:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.33%
State:

1.84%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,610
State:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,445
Georgia:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.00%
Georgia:

1.05%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,229
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,278
State:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

6.66%
State:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,633
State:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,267
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

4.16%
Georgia:

1.59%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,478
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,451
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

3.83%
Georgia:

2.75%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,519
Georgia:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,576
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.00%
State:

1.59%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 20%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

18%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

81%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

61%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Georgia:

22%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

24%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
Here:

15%
Georgia:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Georgia:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Georgia:

19%
Always
Here:

68%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

27%
Always
Here:

75%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
Georgia:

81%
No
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

24%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

68%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

20%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

76%
Georgia:

69%

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

86.0%
State:

89.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

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:

98.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

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

95.0%
Georgia:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

82.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

95.0%
State:

96.2%

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%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
Georgia:

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

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.4%
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
Here:

76.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

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

99.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

8.6%
State:

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

13.3%
State:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.6%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.7%
State:

18.5%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.030%
Georgia:

0.125%

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