DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - DREXEL HILL, PA

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Addresss:
501 NORTH LANSDOWNE AVE
DREXEL HILL, PA, 19026
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (215) 284-8100

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

Other nearby nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 17.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 291.40
Other Salaried Personnel : 569.87
Dieticians : 2.90
Occupational Therapists : 4.60
Physical Therapists : 9.30
Respiratory Therapists : 19.40
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.30
Physicians : 2.30
Medical Social Workers : 9.70
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 1.50
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 5.00
Physician Assistants : 3.50
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 13.30
Nurse Practitioners: 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 247
Total Certified: 215
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 24

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Reconstructive Surgery 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:

6.400%
State:

8.255%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.389%
Pennsylvania:

0.151%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Pennsylvania:

18%
Always
Here:

76%
Pennsylvania:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

76%
Pennsylvania:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

29%
Pennsylvania:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Pennsylvania:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
Pennsylvania:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
Pennsylvania:

21%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

57%
State:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Pennsylvania:

9%
Usually
Here:

28%
Pennsylvania:

20%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
State:

14%
Usually
Here:

36%
Pennsylvania:

34%
Always
Here:

50%
Pennsylvania:

52%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

83%
Pennsylvania:

83%
No
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
Pennsylvania:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

30%
Pennsylvania:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

61%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

34%
Pennsylvania:

28%
Yes, definitely
Here:

62%
State:

67%

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

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

$88,721
State:

$35,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,173
Pennsylvania:

$7,813
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.64%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$133,995
Pennsylvania:

$49,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,792
Pennsylvania:

$11,984
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.56%
Pennsylvania:

1.10%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,434
Pennsylvania:

$24,778
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,460
Pennsylvania:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.66%
Pennsylvania:

0.33%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,792
State:

$18,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,150
Pennsylvania:

$3,975
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

0.35%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$96,392
State:

$29,111
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,294
Pennsylvania:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.90%
State:

0.63%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$72,935
State:

$24,639
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,072
Pennsylvania:

$5,656
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.38%
Pennsylvania:

1.67%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$110,681
Pennsylvania:

$36,008
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,870
Pennsylvania:

$8,468
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

1.01%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,910
State:

$17,588
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,096
Pennsylvania:

$3,835
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.50%
State:

1.86%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,843
Pennsylvania:

$21,833
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,056
Pennsylvania:

$5,569
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

3.53%
Pennsylvania:

2.29%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,368
State:

$21,791
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,871
Pennsylvania:

$3,879
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

3.29%
State:

1.55%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$94,266
Pennsylvania:

$29,850
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,028
Pennsylvania:

$6,479
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.93%
Pennsylvania:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$117,836
Pennsylvania:

$35,841
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,908
State:

$7,862
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

3.05%
State:

1.99%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,408
State:

$21,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,321
Pennsylvania:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

2.57%
Pennsylvania:

1.72%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,150
Pennsylvania:

$39,486
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,164
State:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.84%
State:

0.35%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$86,468
Pennsylvania:

$27,059
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,239
State:

$5,943
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.26%
Pennsylvania:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$92,391
State:

$40,947
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,337
Pennsylvania:

$8,470
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.96%
Pennsylvania:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,014
Pennsylvania:

$24,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,329
Pennsylvania:

$4,986
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

4.19%
Pennsylvania:

3.72%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$70,597
State:

$29,883
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,316
State:

$6,883
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

2.57%
State:

2.08%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$158,800
State:

$56,055
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,638
Pennsylvania:

$12,195
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.44%
State:

0.73%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,528
Pennsylvania:

$21,101
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,665
State:

$4,441
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$104,478
Pennsylvania:

$29,163
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,524
Pennsylvania:

$6,918
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

4.01%
Pennsylvania:

3.75%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$105,525
State:

$40,714
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,590
Pennsylvania:

$9,817
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

3.29%
Pennsylvania:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,852
State:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,915
Pennsylvania:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

2.27%
State:

1.61%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$123,749
State:

$51,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,111
State:

$12,050
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.96%
Pennsylvania:

1.07%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$86,300
Pennsylvania:

$36,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,124
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

1.56%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$150,975
State:

$59,762
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,964
Pennsylvania:

$13,212
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.90%
State:

0.86%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$79,882
State:

$28,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,009
State:

$5,649
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.44%
State:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$122,229
Pennsylvania:

$33,452
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,861
State:

$7,881
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.72%
Pennsylvania:

1.01%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$75,615
Pennsylvania:

$23,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,799
Pennsylvania:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 75
Here:

4.49%
State:

2.94%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$73,456
Pennsylvania:

$39,613
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,159
Pennsylvania:

$8,129
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.66%
Pennsylvania:

0.18%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$184,116
State:

$104,857
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,253
State:

$22,128
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.66%
Pennsylvania:

0.45%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$103,144
State:

$51,015
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,442
Pennsylvania:

$13,679
Number of discharges: 94
Here:

5.62%
Pennsylvania:

5.31%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$189,654
State:

$79,691
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,789
Pennsylvania:

$17,879
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.44%
State:

0.67%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$473,681
State:

$156,225
Average Total Payments
Here:

$41,754
State:

$36,036
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

0.51%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$66,998
Pennsylvania:

$26,794
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,815
Pennsylvania:

$5,619
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.08%
State:

1.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$86,054
State:

$37,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,062
Pennsylvania:

$8,157
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.44%
State:

0.66%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$61,864
State:

$21,864
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,986
Pennsylvania:

$4,771
Number of discharges: 77
Here:

4.61%
State:

2.03%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$92,378
Pennsylvania:

$42,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,323
State:

$9,223
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.96%
State:

0.30%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$77,296
State:

$26,165
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,898
State:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.79%
State:

1.18%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$103,604
State:

$29,333
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,700
State:

$7,034
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.97%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$153,463
Pennsylvania:

$43,566
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,487
State:

$11,198
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.49%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$132,412
State:

$43,448
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,863
State:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.14%
Pennsylvania:

0.82%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$138,909
State:

$54,086
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,730
Pennsylvania:

$12,976
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.84%
State:

0.97%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$173,654
State:

$74,959
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,186
State:

$16,074
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

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

$71,424
State:

$28,738
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,413
State:

$5,717
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.44%
State:

0.75%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$185,133
Pennsylvania:

$50,114
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,525
Pennsylvania:

$12,705
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

3.17%
Pennsylvania:

3.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$97,990
Pennsylvania:

$28,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,308
Pennsylvania:

$7,480
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.96%
State:

1.62%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$78,048
Pennsylvania:

$24,920
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,239
State:

$5,242
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.14%
Pennsylvania:

0.72%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$88,232
Pennsylvania:

$29,567
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,308
State:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

3.65%
Pennsylvania:

2.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$142,737
Pennsylvania:

$41,229
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,780
Pennsylvania:

$9,510
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

2.09%
State:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$66,535
State:

$21,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,184
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

1.11%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$60,690
Pennsylvania:

$23,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,118
State:

$4,892
Number of discharges: 73
Here:

4.37%
State:

2.49%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,880
Pennsylvania:

$24,723
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,152
State:

$4,885
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.15%
State:

1.38%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

3
Pennsylvania:

9
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

30
State:

72
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

98.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%

Surgery

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

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:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
State:

95.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

87.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

95.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.5%
State:

14.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

9.9%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.7%
Pennsylvania:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

22.5%
State:

19.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.2%
Pennsylvania:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.8%
Pennsylvania:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.623%
Pennsylvania:

0.708%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.467%
Pennsylvania:

0.389%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.156%
Pennsylvania:

0.504%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.156%
Pennsylvania:

0.154%

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