DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PALM SPRINGS, CA

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DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1150 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE
PALM SPRINGS, CA, 92262

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (760) 323-6511

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
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 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
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 : 50.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 272.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 1109.00
Occupational Therapists : 6.00
Physical Therapists : 10.00
Registered Pharmacists : 11.00
Respiratory Therapists : 26.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 7.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 394
Total Certified: 394
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 27
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 27

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	30.000%
California:	27.382%

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

This Hospital:	14.500%
State:	8.494%

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

Here:	0.035%
California:	0.224%

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

This Hospital:	0.029%
California:	0.054%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 40%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	19%
California:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	73%
State:	70%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	16%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	78%
State:	76%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
State:	15%

Usually

Here:	27%
California:	28%

Always

Here:	59%
California:	57%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	9%
California:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
California:	25%

Always

Here:	70%
California:	66%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	18%
California:	25%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
California:	19%

Always

Here:	65%
State:	56%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
State:	11%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
California:	21%

Always

This Hospital:	69%
California:	68%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
California:	19%

Usually

This Hospital:	35%
State:	34%

Always

Here:	50%
California:	47%

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

Yes

Here:	81%
California:	79%

Here:	19%
California:	21%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	8%
California:	11%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	26%
California:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	66%
California:	64%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	5%
California:	7%

Yes, probably

Here:	25%
State:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	70%
California:	68%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $6,696

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $35

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $4,695

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $13

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $11,287

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,645

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $5,607

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $10,072

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $7,484

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $11,075

Diabetes w MCC: $10,510

Chest Pain: $9

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $65

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $58,283

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $75

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $38,918

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $89

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $51,882

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $45,613

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $18

Extracranial procedures w CC: $11,908

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $64

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $101

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $36

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $19,855

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $34

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $20

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $19,144

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $12,661

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $20,929

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $543

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $19,166

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $25

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $12,541

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $19,781

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $39,939

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $26

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $34

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $33,841

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $47

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $63

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $106

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $17

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $31

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $20

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $24,302

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $36

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $17,539

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $44

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $11,866

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $26

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $22,693

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $16,408

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $22,414

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $5,333

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $25,341

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $18,983

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $25,781

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $17,307

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $21,416

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $16,687

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $2,448

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $8,645

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $2,964

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $15

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	98.0%
State:	98.2%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
California:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
California:	97.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
California:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	91.0%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
California:	98.1%

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

Here:	95.0%
California:	94.9%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	98.0%
California:	91.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.6%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	95.2%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	97.3%

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

Here:	93.0%
State:	92.5%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	96.0%
California:	91.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	97.0%
California:	93.1%

Surgery

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	96.1%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	92.5%

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	96.7%

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

Here:	89.0%
California:	89.4%

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

Here:	87.0%
California:	90.8%

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

Here:	88.0%
California:	93.2%

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:	99.4%

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

Here:	87.0%
California:	88.3%

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

Here:	90.0%
California:	91.5%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	90.3%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	92.5%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.9%
State:	15.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	15.3%
California:	11.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	13.0%
State:	11.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	19.9%
California:	19.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	26.5%
State:	24.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	19.1%
California:	18.1%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

Here:	1.064%
California:	0.456%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.456%
State:	0.437%

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