WELLSTAR KENNESTONE HOSPITAL - MARIETTA, GA

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WELLSTAR KENNESTONE HOSPITAL
677 CHURCH STREET
MARIETTA, GA, 30060

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (770) 793-5000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery 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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 27.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 508.80
Other Salaried Personnel : 1200.30
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 9.30
Physical Therapists : 20.10
Registered Pharmacists : 25.10
Respiratory Therapists : 33.60
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 5.00
Physicians : 0.90
Medical Social Workers : 45.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 633
Total Certified: 633
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 23
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 20

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,048

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,263

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,038

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,130

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,475

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,844

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,211

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,563

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,663

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,316

Diabetes w MCC: $7,892

Chest Pain: $3,040

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $28,571

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $61,730

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $31,625

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $29,452

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $28,999

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $38,958

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $34,250

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $46,157

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,724

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,011

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $20,864

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $32,918

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,643

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,026

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,102

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,538

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $14,375

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,581

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $39,342

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,519

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $14,429

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,020

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,417

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,853

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,989

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,434

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $10,949

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $51,414

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,140

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $20,668

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $34,088

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,446

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $9,985

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,422

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $9,964

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,248

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,485

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $18,821

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $14,221

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,522

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,557

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $18,890

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,320

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $17,802

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $7,874

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $19,028

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,811

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $23,717

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $19,358

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $26,363

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $12,808

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,599

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $16,081

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,349

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,618

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,444

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,738

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,827

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	98.1%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

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

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.7%

Percent of Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	77.1%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	98.0%
Georgia:	87.4%

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

This Hospital:	7
Georgia:	12

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital

Here:	274
State:	82

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

This Hospital:	22
State:	32

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

This Hospital:	81.0%
Georgia:	95.2%

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival

This Hospital:	80
Georgia:	58

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Georgia:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
Georgia:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	80.0%
Georgia:	86.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	99.0%
State:	98.9%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	96.0%
Georgia:	94.9%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Georgia:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	97.6%

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

Here:	93.0%
State:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	97.0%
Georgia:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	97.0%
State:	94.3%

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:	96.5%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Georgia:	93.6%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
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

Here:	92.0%
State:	90.1%

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

Here:	95.0%
Georgia:	93.0%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	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:	88.0%
State:	89.5%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
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:	96.0%
Georgia:	93.8%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	94.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.8%
Georgia:	16.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	9.3%
Georgia:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.9%
Georgia:	12.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	20.8%
Georgia:	19.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	23.8%
Georgia:	23.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	19.5%
State:	18.3%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	27.300%
State:	31.798%

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

Here:	11.200%
State:	8.697%

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

This Hospital:	0.084%
State:	0.178%

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

This Hospital:	0.065%
State:	0.069%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

Here:	0.275%
State:	0.092%

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.096%
State:	0.118%

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.915%
State:	0.635%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	1.011%
State:	0.368%

Catheter-Associated UTI

Here:	0.481%
State:	0.337%

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

This Hospital:	5%
Georgia:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	77%
State:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	17%
Georgia:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	79%
Georgia:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	11%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	26%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
Georgia:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	23%
Georgia:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	70%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	25%
Georgia:	23%

Usually

This Hospital:	15%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	60%
Georgia:	60%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	10%
State:	10%

Usually

Here:	19%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	71%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	12%
State:	9%

Usually

Here:	31%
State:	27%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	64%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	81%
Georgia:	80%

Here:	19%
State:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	9%
State:	9%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	23%
Georgia:	24%

9 or 10

Here:	68%
State:	67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	4%
State:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	22%
State:	25%

Yes, definitely

Here:	74%
State:	69%

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