EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER - BATON ROUGE, LA

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EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
5825 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
BATON ROUGE, LA 70805

SHORT TERM HOSPITALS

Services provided by EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER:

Beds - Total (Total number of beds in a facility, including those in non-Participating or non-licensed areas): 157

Beds - Total certified (Number of beds in Medicare and/or Medicaid certified areas within a facility): 157

Residents (physicians) (The number of full-time equivalent residents (physicians) employed by a hospital): 62

Change of ownership counter (The number of times a change of ownership (chow) has taken place for a particular provider): 1

Change of ownership date (Effective date of a change of ownership): Jan 1992

Accreditation effective date (The effective date of the current period of accreditation by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Feb 2002

Accreditation expiration date (The expiration date of the current period of accreditation by the joint committee on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Feb 2005

Accreditation indicator (Indicates the organization that is responsible for the accreditation of the provider): JCAHO

Certified rn anesthetists (Number of full-time equivalent certified registered nurse anesthetists (crna) employed by a hospital): 8

Current survey ever accredited (Indicates if this provider was an accredited hospital anytime during the current survey): Yes

Current survey ever non-Accred (Indicates if this provider was a non-Accredited hospital anytine during the current survey): No

Current survey ever swingbed (Indicates if this provider was a swingbed hospital anytime during the current survey): No

Dieticians (Number of full-time equivalent dieticians employed by a facility): 3

Inhalation therapists (Number of fulltime equivalent inhalation therapists employed by a hospital): 4

Licensed pract/vocat nurses (Number of full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurses employed by a facility): 84

Medical school affiliation (The type of affiliation that a hospital may have with a medical school): MAJOR

Other personnel (The number of full-time equivalent other salaried personnel employed by a facility): 463

Participating code (y,n) (This code indicates whether a provider is participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program): Yes

Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

Psychiatric unit beds (The number of beds in a pps exempt psychiatric unit of a hospital): 44

Psychiatric unit effective date (The date a psychiatric unit became exempt from the prospective payment system (pps)): Jul 1993

Psychiatric unit indicator (Indicates if a hospital has a pps exempt psychiatric unit): Yes

Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 112

Registered pharmacists (The number of full-time equivalent registered pharmacists employed by a provider): 7

Resident program approved by ada (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american dental association): No

Resident program approved by ama (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american medical association): Yes

Resident program approved by aoa (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american osteopathic association): No

Resident program approved by other (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by other professional organizations): No

Srv: dietary (Indicates how dietary services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: emergency services(organized) (Indicates how organized emergency services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: inpatient surgical (Indicates how inpatient surgical services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: intensive care unit (Indicates how intensive care unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (anatomical) (Indicates how anatomical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (clinical) (Indicates how clinical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: neonatal nursery (Indicates how neonatal nursery services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nuclear medicine (Indicates how nuclear medicine services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: obstetrics (Indicates how obstetrics services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: operating rooms (Indicates how operating room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient (Indicates how outpatient services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient surgery unit (Indicates how outpatient surgery unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pediatric (Indicates how pediatric services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pharmacy (Indicates how pharmacy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: psychiatric (Indicates how psychiatric services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: radiology (diagnostic) (Indicates how diagnostic radiology services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: social (Indicates how social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Swing bed indicator (Indicates if a hospital provides swing bed services - Beds can be used for either hospital or long term care services): No

Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): SHORT - TERM

Srv: respiratory care (Indicates how respiratory care services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Medical social workers (Number of full-time equivalent medical social workers employed by a hospital or hospice): 5

Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

Current survey date (The date of the health or life safety code survey, whichever is later. the "official" survey date for the provider): Jan 1992

Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Mar 1968

Quality Measure Score

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100%	89%	85%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	92%	94%	93%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	92%	90%	90%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	95%	89%	88%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	98%	91%	91%
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival	0%	35%	39%
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	82%	93%	91%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	97%	83%	84%
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	73%	60%	66%
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	98%	84%	86%
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	97%	84%	85%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination	14%	67%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	11%	66%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	91%	93%	93%
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment	100%	99%	99%
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	80%	77%	84%
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	82%	82%	86%
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	82%	88%	90%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision	80%	77%	82%
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots	63%	72%	75%
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery	70%	78%	90%
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries	68%	77%	79%
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery	77%	69%	78%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems Survey

How do patients rate the hospital overall?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high)	70%	68%	63
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium)	24%	22%	26
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low)	6%	10%	11

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Doctors always communicated well	90%	85%	79
Doctors usually communicated well	9%	12%	16
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well	1%	3%	5

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Nurses always communicated well	83%	78%	73
Nurses usually communicated well	12%	16%	21
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well	5%	6%	6

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted	72%	65%	60
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted	16%	22%	28
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted	12%	13%	12

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Staff always explained	74%	63%	58
Staff usually explained	10%	15%	18
Staff sometimes or never explained	16%	22%	24

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pain was always well controlled	79%	72%	67
Pain was usually well controlled	15%	20%	25
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled	6%	8%	8

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Always quiet at night	66%	67%	54
Usually quiet at night	21%	24%	32
Sometimes or never quiet at night	13%	9%	14

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Room was always clean	78%	70%	68
Room was usually clean	15%	18%	21
Room was sometimes or never clean	7%	12%	11

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Yes, staff did give patients this information	83%	79%	79
No, staff did not give patients this information	17%	21%	21

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital	75%	72%	67
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital	22%	22%	27
NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)	3%	6%	6

Average Medicare Payment

Chest Pain: $4429
Chronic Lung Disease: $6870
Diabetes in Adults: $5993
Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope: $8034
Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations: $7910
Heart Attack with Major Complications: $12512
Heart Attack without Complications: $8133
Heart Failure: $8078
Hernia Operations in Adults: $6610
Insertion of Heart Defibrillator: $43279
Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $8657
Major Small & Large Intestine Operations: $11230
Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications: $33066
Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations: $16236
Pacemaker Implant: $16460
Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $8066
Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement: $19464
Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle: $15383
Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $31499
Uterus & Ovary Operations: $6231

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