EXEMPLA LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER - WHEAT RIDGE, CO

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Addresss:
8300 W 38TH AVE
WHEAT RIDGE, CO, 80033
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (303) 425-4500

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

Overall Star Rating: 4 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 4 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: Stars

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 23.40
Registered Professional Nurses : 499.80
Other Salaried Personnel : 1065.80
Dieticians : 6.50
Occupational Therapists : 6.50
Physical Therapists : 11.40
Registered Pharmacists : 24.70
Respiratory Therapists : 25.20
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.60
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 18.30
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 3.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 63.00
Nurse Practitioners: 4.70

Number Of Beds
Total: 400
Total Certified: 400
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 74
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 34

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) 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
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.109%
Colorado:

0.215%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.219%
State:

0.765%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.437%
State:

0.714%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.328%
State:

0.657%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.109%
Colorado:

0.243%
Air Bubble in the Bloodstream
This Hospital:

0.109%
Colorado:

0.109%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Colorado:

4%
Usually
Here:

22%
Colorado:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Colorado:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Colorado:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Colorado:

81%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
Colorado:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

71%
Colorado:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

17%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Colorado:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
Colorado:

19%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Colorado:

7%
Usually
Here:

32%
Colorado:

30%
Always
Here:

58%
State:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
Colorado:

86%
No
Here:

14%
State:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
State:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
State:

20%
9 or 10
Here:

75%
State:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

20%
State:

20%
Yes, definitely
Here:

77%
State:

76%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

35.100%
Colorado:

40.524%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

12.800%
State:

8.917%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.039%
Colorado:

0.136%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.004%
Colorado:

0.028%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.500%
State:

4.979%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.200%
State:

1.941%

Complaint Deficiency

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

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

$32,985
Colorado:

$33,766
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,185
Colorado:

$7,884
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.99%
Colorado:

0.40%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,944
Colorado:

$53,716
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,732
Colorado:

$12,779
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.93%
State:

0.39%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,000
State:

$23,660
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,892
Colorado:

$5,131
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.38%
State:

0.22%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,632
State:

$20,091
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,319
State:

$4,878
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.48%
Colorado:

0.31%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,399
Colorado:

$25,180
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,687
State:

$5,854
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.43%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,030
Colorado:

$17,882
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,689
Colorado:

$4,091
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.45%
Colorado:

0.07%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,712
State:

$23,218
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,088
State:

$5,563
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.47%
Colorado:

1.55%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,080
State:

$37,394
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,420
Colorado:

$8,140
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.96%
Colorado:

0.70%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,999
State:

$15,912
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,588
Colorado:

$3,767
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.93%
State:

1.24%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,618
Colorado:

$35,074
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,181
Colorado:

$9,758
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.45%
State:

0.14%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,090
State:

$22,045
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,948
Colorado:

$5,516
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

1.78%
State:

1.76%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,388
Colorado:

$17,574
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,336
Colorado:

$3,709
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.99%
State:

1.66%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,875
State:

$26,328
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,878
State:

$6,453
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.51%
State:

1.68%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,301
Colorado:

$31,599
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,078
Colorado:

$7,942
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

2.13%
State:

1.67%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,617
Colorado:

$18,609
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,467
Colorado:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.03%
Colorado:

1.13%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,667
State:

$35,918
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,004
State:

$7,504
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

1.23%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,320
State:

$23,494
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,491
Colorado:

$6,192
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.24%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,187
Colorado:

$25,473
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,308
Colorado:

$6,069
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.55%
Colorado:

0.41%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,682
State:

$20,883
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,749
Colorado:

$5,573
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.86%
Colorado:

0.58%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,822
Colorado:

$29,229
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,181
State:

$7,075
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.65%
State:

0.29%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,076
Colorado:

$20,701
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,876
Colorado:

$4,262
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.41%
State:

0.27%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,518
State:

$33,717
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,217
State:

$7,884
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.13%
State:

0.78%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,617
State:

$21,923
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,355
State:

$4,804
Number of discharges: 126
This Hospital:

4.32%
State:

3.81%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,826
State:

$20,047
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,250
Colorado:

$4,536
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.58%
State:

0.58%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,118
Colorado:

$21,692
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,272
Colorado:

$4,492
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.96%
Colorado:

0.46%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,337
State:

$27,678
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,559
Colorado:

$6,667
Number of discharges: 78
This Hospital:

2.67%
State:

2.09%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,324
State:

$45,134
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,641
State:

$11,658
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.62%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,332
Colorado:

$17,395
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,264
State:

$4,616
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.40%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,796
Colorado:

$26,472
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,624
Colorado:

$6,394
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.99%
Colorado:

0.86%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,538
Colorado:

$17,581
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,052
Colorado:

$4,229
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.55%
Colorado:

0.60%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,111
State:

$27,517
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,048
State:

$6,762
Number of discharges: 96
Here:

3.29%
State:

2.59%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,106
Colorado:

$42,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,915
Colorado:

$9,818
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

1.89%
State:

1.50%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,151
State:

$18,863
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,009
State:

$4,447
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.83%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,460
Colorado:

$55,880
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,288
Colorado:

$11,812
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

1.78%
State:

1.54%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$88,639
Colorado:

$88,709
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,528
Colorado:

$19,875
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.62%
Colorado:

0.29%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,533
State:

$40,186
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,067
State:

$9,614
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.38%
State:

0.34%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$117,076
State:

$151,962
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,873
Colorado:

$37,063
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.79%
Colorado:

0.62%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,255
State:

$33,030
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,735
State:

$7,105
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.06%
Colorado:

1.52%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,781
State:

$57,286
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,136
State:

$12,763
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.51%
Colorado:

0.77%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,580
State:

$25,220
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,844
State:

$5,189
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.78%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,500
State:

$31,298
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,729
State:

$7,439
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.06%
Colorado:

0.77%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,417
Colorado:

$20,158
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,621
Colorado:

$5,034
Number of discharges: 116
Here:

3.98%
Colorado:

2.99%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,616
State:

$46,545
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,733
State:

$10,594
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.55%
Colorado:

0.32%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,989
Colorado:

$30,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,535
State:

$8,028
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.99%
State:

0.43%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$82,156
State:

$60,268
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,352
State:

$14,362
Number of discharges: 128
This Hospital:

4.39%
Colorado:

11.40%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$78,024
Colorado:

$71,151
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,099
State:

$17,022
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.17%
Colorado:

1.13%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$130,868
State:

$134,164
Average Total Payments
Here:

$34,793
State:

$34,875
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.66%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,043
Colorado:

$26,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,024
State:

$5,279
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.47%
Colorado:

1.33%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,039
State:

$31,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,683
Colorado:

$7,929
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.96%
State:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,584
Colorado:

$19,878
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,099
State:

$4,590
Number of discharges: 67
This Hospital:

2.30%
Colorado:

2.62%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,977
State:

$53,117
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,618
State:

$13,088
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.55%
Colorado:

0.59%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,657
State:

$28,114
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,100
Colorado:

$6,766
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.82%
Colorado:

0.65%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,061
Colorado:

$32,221
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,902
State:

$6,795
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.48%
State:

0.49%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,560
Colorado:

$50,596
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,576
Colorado:

$10,659
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.62%
State:

0.45%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$74,485
State:

$90,641
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,145
State:

$22,460
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.41%
Colorado:

0.28%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$119,628
State:

$118,497
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,546
Colorado:

$23,275
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.51%
Colorado:

0.24%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$86,133
State:

$76,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,534
State:

$13,955
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

1.51%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$84,173
Colorado:

$59,580
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,879
State:

$11,732
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.48%
Colorado:

0.44%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,145
Colorado:

$26,238
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,200
Colorado:

$6,053
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.45%
State:

0.33%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$74,511
State:

$78,179
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,081
State:

$16,591
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.58%
Colorado:

0.40%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$62,410
Colorado:

$61,976
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,747
Colorado:

$13,530
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.41%
State:

0.37%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,552
State:

$47,382
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,360
State:

$10,552
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.79%
State:

0.38%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,422
State:

$19,033
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,835
Colorado:

$4,278
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.49%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,975
State:

$34,853
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,879
Colorado:

$8,428
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

2.95%
State:

1.53%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,035
Colorado:

$26,759
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,371
Colorado:

$6,898
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.72%
Colorado:

1.04%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,334
Colorado:

$23,474
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,827
State:

$5,632
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.69%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,496
Colorado:

$28,838
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,132
State:

$6,755
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

2.40%
Colorado:

2.02%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,725
State:

$49,460
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,025
Colorado:

$11,474
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

1.54%
State:

1.12%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,732
State:

$16,946
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,996
State:

$4,328
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.19%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,062
Colorado:

$40,841
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,795
Colorado:

$9,549
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

0.89%
Colorado:

0.92%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,167
State:

$56,028
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,817
Colorado:

$12,961
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

1.61%
Colorado:

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

$70,644
State:

$72,724
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,930
State:

$15,637
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.75%
Colorado:

0.95%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,810
Colorado:

$25,232
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,339
Colorado:

$5,628
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.48%
Colorado:

0.71%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,645
State:

$57,768
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,088
State:

$13,090
Number of discharges: 178
This Hospital:

6.10%
Colorado:

4.19%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,235
State:

$30,341
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,677
State:

$7,760
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

1.82%
State:

1.58%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,587
State:

$21,122
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,266
State:

$4,592
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.13%
Colorado:

1.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,461
State:

$25,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,964
State:

$6,612
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

2.74%
Colorado:

3.36%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,772
Colorado:

$36,512
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,680
State:

$9,377
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

2.85%
Colorado:

1.93%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,668
Colorado:

$18,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,336
Colorado:

$4,599
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

1.16%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$152,090
State:

$130,597
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,713
State:

$28,151
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.96%
Colorado:

2.38%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,927
State:

$22,065
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,411
State:

$4,800
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.27%
Colorado:

1.68%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,241
State:

$22,199
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,657
Colorado:

$4,660
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

1.12%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Colorado:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
Colorado:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Colorado:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

94.0%
Colorado:

93.3%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

11
Colorado:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Colorado:

98.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Colorado:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

97.0%
Colorado:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Colorado:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Colorado:

94.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

95.0%
State:

92.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
Colorado:

94.4%

Surgery

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

98.0%
Colorado:

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

98.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
State:

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:

100.0%
Colorado:

96.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

96.0%
Colorado:

93.7%
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%
Colorado:

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

96.0%
Colorado:

93.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Colorado:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

13.0%
State:

14.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.8%
Colorado:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

8.4%
Colorado:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

21.4%
Colorado:

18.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

20.6%
Colorado:

23.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.1%
Colorado:

17.7%

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