D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - TUSCALOOSA, AL

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D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
809 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD EAST
TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35401

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (205) 759-7111

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 150.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 675.35
Other Salaried Personnel : 1547.95
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 32.20
Dieticians : 5.40
Occupational Therapists : 4.30
Physical Therapists : 11.80
Registered Pharmacists : 30.70
Respiratory Therapists : 20.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Physicians : 3.43
Medical Social Workers : 11.30

Number Of Beds

Total: 583
Total Certified: 583
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 36

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	97.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
Alabama:	98.2%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Alabama:	97.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	99.0%
State:	98.4%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	90.0%

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

Here:	2
State:	10

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

Here:	100.0%
Alabama:	94.7%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.9%

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	95.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	85.0%
Alabama:	87.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Alabama:	98.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	95.0%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	96.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Alabama:	98.4%

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
Alabama:	89.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	97.0%
Alabama:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	93.3%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Alabama:	97.2%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	94.9%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	97.6%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	92.4%

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	94.3%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Alabama:	95.4%

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:	99.7%

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

This Hospital:	71.0%
State:	90.9%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	92.2%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
Alabama:	94.0%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	16.7%
State:	16.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	9.2%
State:	10.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	9.2%
State:	11.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	22.0%
Alabama:	20.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	25.8%
Alabama:	24.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	19.2%
State:	18.4%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	35.600%
Alabama:	36.050%

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

This Hospital:	16.800%
Alabama:	9.208%

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

Here:	0.016%
Alabama:	0.281%

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

Here:	0.001%
Alabama:	0.055%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,254

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,724

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,299

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,363

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,822

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,084

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,379

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,873

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,895

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,657

Diabetes w MCC: $8,208

Chest Pain: $3,211

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $26,507

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $25,009

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $871

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $30,659

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $30,188

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $40,332

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $35,653

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $48,029

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,045

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,381

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $21,701

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $32,437

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $12,120

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,642

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,557

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,806

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $14,964

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,974

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $21,570

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,825

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $15,014

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,471

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,795

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,462

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $31,218

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,776

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,565

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $26,368

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,761

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $21,506

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $9,128

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,669

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,394

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,996

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $12,131

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $19,662

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $14,642

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $18,492

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,825

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $17,417

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $8,226

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $19,808

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $11,254

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $27,451

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $20,042

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $13,528

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,823

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $16,739

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $13,043

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,822

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,751

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,878

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,098

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

This Hospital:	0.193%
State:	0.101%

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.398%
Alabama:	0.085%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.497%
Alabama:	0.595%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.050%
Alabama:	0.216%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.249%
Alabama:	0.327%

Manifestations Of Poor Glycemic Control

Here:	0.050%
State:	0.039%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 24%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
Alabama:	6%

Usually

Here:	17%
State:	15%

Always

Here:	76%
State:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	14%
Alabama:	11%

Always

This Hospital:	80%
Alabama:	86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	18%
State:	11%

Usually

Here:	25%
Alabama:	23%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	10%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	24%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
Alabama:	72%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	23%
Alabama:	21%

Usually

Here:	18%
Alabama:	16%

Always

Here:	59%
State:	63%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	14%
State:	11%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	64%
State:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	27%
State:	23%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
State:	70%

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

Yes

Here:	80%
State:	80%

Here:	20%
Alabama:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	12%
Alabama:	8%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	24%
Alabama:	23%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	64%
Alabama:	69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	7%
State:	5%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	27%
Alabama:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	66%
State:	70%

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