DEKALB HEALTH - AUBURN, IN

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Addresss:
1316 E SEVENTH ST
AUBURN, IN, 46706
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (260) 925-4600

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 14.43
Registered Professional Nurses : 87.40
Other Salaried Personnel : 244.05
Physical Therapists : 1.03
Registered Pharmacists : 2.80
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.85
Physicians : 9.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.81
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 11.39
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.97
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 16.92
Nurse Practitioners: 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 45
Total Certified: 45

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

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

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,396
State:

$11,376
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,658
State:

$3,551
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

7.76%
State:

1.68%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,966
State:

$13,937
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,496
State:

$4,555
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

11.21%
Indiana:

1.99%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,388
Indiana:

$16,152
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,773
State:

$4,688
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

10.78%
Indiana:

3.33%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,408
Indiana:

$18,988
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,287
Indiana:

$6,328
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

6.90%
State:

3.42%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,976
Indiana:

$13,057
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,316
Indiana:

$4,285
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

8.19%
Indiana:

1.38%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,965
Indiana:

$15,131
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,047
State:

$4,807
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

6.47%
Indiana:

2.88%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,714
Indiana:

$13,734
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,407
Indiana:

$4,316
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

7.76%
State:

2.36%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,814
Indiana:

$16,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,116
Indiana:

$5,107
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

7.33%
Indiana:

1.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,442
Indiana:

$21,094
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,049
Indiana:

$7,145
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

5.60%
Indiana:

1.40%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,590
State:

$19,830
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,718
Indiana:

$6,291
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

12.50%
State:

3.06%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,737
State:

$13,716
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,496
State:

$4,408
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

15.52%
Indiana:

1.24%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

8.000%
Indiana:

8.100%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.008%
State:

0.160%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

80%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Usually
Here:

12%
State:

14%
Always
Here:

88%
Indiana:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

76%
Indiana:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Indiana:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Indiana:

23%
Always
Here:

77%
Indiana:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
Indiana:

19%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Indiana:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
Indiana:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

35%
Indiana:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

51%
Indiana:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

89%
State:

84%
No
This Hospital:

11%
State:

16%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

18%
State:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

75%
State:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

26%
Indiana:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

72%
Indiana:

73%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

95.0%
Indiana:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

85.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

8
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.0%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

53.0%
Indiana:

96.9%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

76.0%
State:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

97.0%
Indiana:

91.0%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
Indiana:

93.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Indiana:

96.3%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

95.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

100.0%
Indiana:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

91.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.6%
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:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

94.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

93.0%
Indiana:

96.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.4%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Indiana:

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

99.0%
State:

99.5%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.6%
State:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.8%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.2%
Indiana:

12.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

20.5%
Indiana:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.8%
State:

18.1%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.846%
Indiana:

0.379%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.846%
State:

0.221%

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