EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - LEWISBURG, PA

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Addresss:
ONE HOSPITAL DRIVE
LEWISBURG, PA, 17837
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (570) 522-2200

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 35.20
Registered Professional Nurses : 184.80
Other Salaried Personnel : 617.20
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.50
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 4.50
Physical Therapists : 11.50
Registered Pharmacists : 6.70
Respiratory Therapists : 6.80
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 5.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 19.50
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 3.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 13.30
Nurse Practitioners: 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 135
Total Certified: 99
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric 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

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

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

$9,199
Pennsylvania:

$35,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,912
Pennsylvania:

$7,813
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.51%
Pennsylvania:

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

$11,853
Pennsylvania:

$49,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,833
Pennsylvania:

$11,984
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

2.16%
State:

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

$9,459
State:

$24,778
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,204
State:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.74%
Pennsylvania:

0.33%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,050
State:

$29,507
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,244
State:

$6,877
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

0.48%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,982
Pennsylvania:

$24,639
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,685
State:

$5,656
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

3.07%
State:

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

$9,953
State:

$36,008
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,617
Pennsylvania:

$8,468
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.19%
State:

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

$6,262
State:

$17,588
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,015
Pennsylvania:

$3,835
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.88%
Pennsylvania:

1.86%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,271
Pennsylvania:

$21,833
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,287
State:

$5,569
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.91%
State:

2.29%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,281
State:

$29,850
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,358
State:

$6,479
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.19%
State:

2.15%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,606
State:

$41,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,508
Pennsylvania:

$7,854
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.98%
Pennsylvania:

1.63%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,611
State:

$27,059
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,371
State:

$5,943
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,332
State:

$24,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,794
State:

$4,986
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.81%
State:

3.72%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,646
Pennsylvania:

$32,783
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,388
Pennsylvania:

$6,751
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.32%
State:

0.32%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,475
State:

$29,883
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,270
State:

$6,883
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

3.28%
Pennsylvania:

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

$19,388
Pennsylvania:

$56,055
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,047
State:

$12,195
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.12%
Pennsylvania:

0.73%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,926
State:

$28,572
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,828
State:

$6,337
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.46%
State:

0.71%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,229
State:

$21,101
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,369
Pennsylvania:

$4,441
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.88%
State:

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

$9,026
State:

$29,163
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,211
State:

$6,918
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

2.79%
Pennsylvania:

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

$12,537
Pennsylvania:

$40,714
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,474
Pennsylvania:

$9,817
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

3.21%
State:

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

$6,788
State:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,510
Pennsylvania:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.26%
Pennsylvania:

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

$23,431
State:

$51,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,579
Pennsylvania:

$12,050
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.74%
Pennsylvania:

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

$12,566
State:

$36,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,773
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

3.21%
State:

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

$15,374
Pennsylvania:

$59,762
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,751
Pennsylvania:

$13,212
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.77%
Pennsylvania:

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

$12,425
State:

$28,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,669
Pennsylvania:

$5,649
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.81%
Pennsylvania:

0.85%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,131
Pennsylvania:

$51,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,407
Pennsylvania:

$13,679
Number of discharges: 151
This Hospital:

10.53%
State:

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

$25,088
State:

$79,691
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,331
State:

$17,879
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.32%
State:

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

$38,190
State:

$156,225
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,506
Pennsylvania:

$36,036
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.98%
State:

0.51%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,148
Pennsylvania:

$21,864
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,658
State:

$4,771
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.95%
Pennsylvania:

2.03%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,872
Pennsylvania:

$80,782
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,183
State:

$17,545
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.50%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,601
Pennsylvania:

$34,570
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,800
State:

$11,356
Number of discharges: 96
This Hospital:

6.69%
State:

1.07%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,862
State:

$32,887
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,638
State:

$7,414
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.53%
Pennsylvania:

0.46%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,304
State:

$26,165
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,100
Pennsylvania:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.77%
Pennsylvania:

1.18%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,521
Pennsylvania:

$29,333
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,192
State:

$7,034
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

2.09%
Pennsylvania:

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

$14,364
Pennsylvania:

$43,566
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,103
State:

$11,198
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.98%
Pennsylvania:

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

$7,227
State:

$43,448
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,112
Pennsylvania:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.98%
State:

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

$11,258
Pennsylvania:

$54,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,933
State:

$12,976
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.60%
Pennsylvania:

0.97%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,438
State:

$50,114
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,585
State:

$12,705
Number of discharges: 207
Here:

14.44%
State:

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

$9,148
State:

$28,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,740
State:

$7,480
Number of discharges: 87
Here:

6.07%
State:

1.62%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,440
State:

$100,572
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,539
Pennsylvania:

$26,454
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.67%
State:

0.77%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,800
State:

$23,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,794
Pennsylvania:

$4,892
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

2.02%
Pennsylvania:

2.49%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,632
Pennsylvania:

$24,723
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,867
Pennsylvania:

$4,885
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.60%
Pennsylvania:

1.38%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

99.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

8
Pennsylvania:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
Pennsylvania:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

96.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

93.4%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

96.0%
State:

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

94.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%

Surgery

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

95.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

96.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

93.0%
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
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

12.5%
Pennsylvania:

14.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.4%
State:

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

13.4%
Pennsylvania:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.3%
Pennsylvania:

19.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.2%
State:

18.6%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 45%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

80%
Pennsylvania:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
Pennsylvania:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
Pennsylvania:

26%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Pennsylvania:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

73%
Pennsylvania:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

14%
Usually
Here:

37%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

48%
Pennsylvania:

52%

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

Yes
Here:

85%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

15%
Pennsylvania:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

6%
Pennsylvania:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
Pennsylvania:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

74%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

19%
Pennsylvania:

28%
Yes, definitely
Here:

78%
State:

67%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.919%
Pennsylvania:

0.708%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.230%
Pennsylvania:

0.389%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.460%
State:

0.154%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

32.700%
State:

36.295%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

8.600%
Pennsylvania:

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

0.084%
Pennsylvania:

0.151%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.023%
State:

0.023%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

8.700%
State:

5.987%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

2.700%
Pennsylvania:

3.106%

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