GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER - WILKES BARRE, PA

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GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
100O EAST MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD
WILKES BARRE, PA, 18711

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (570) 826-7300

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: No
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Transplant 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 32.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 218.20
Other Salaried Personnel : 841.70
Dieticians : 6.00
Occupational Therapists : 4.60
Physical Therapists : 6.28
Registered Pharmacists : 14.80
Respiratory Therapists : 10.20
Medical Social Workers : 7.80
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 23.10
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 6.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 18.70

Number Of Beds

Total: 177
Total Certified: 135
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 10
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 20

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.617%
State:	0.581%

Catheter-Associated UTI

Here:	0.308%
State:	0.346%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	29.300%
State:	32.404%

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

This Hospital:	12.900%
State:	8.265%

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

Here:	0.624%
Pennsylvania:	0.206%

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

Here:	0.020%
State:	0.026%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	99.0%
State:	98.9%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	76.0%
State:	88.3%

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

This Hospital:	1
State:	56

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

Here:	67.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.3%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.6%

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

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	94.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	90.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	93.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.7%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.8%

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	87.0%
Pennsylvania:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.7%

Surgery

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.4%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.3%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.5%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.6%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	96.1%

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:	99.7%

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.6%

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

Here:	83.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.6%

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
State:	91.6%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.3%
State:	15.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	10.6%
State:	10.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	10.8%
Pennsylvania:	11.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.4%
State:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	24.1%
State:	24.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	20.5%
Pennsylvania:	18.4%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,059

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $6,091

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,180

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,245

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,584

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,920

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,280

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,674

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,756

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,423

Diabetes w MCC: $8,188

Chest Pain: $3,124

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $12,543

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $45,112

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $14,485

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $29,936

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $29,664

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $21,125

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $35,249

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $24,276

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,882

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,127

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $17,604

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $21,058

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $12,079

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,709

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,245

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,645

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $15,028

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $10,017

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $808

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,855

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $15,085

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,324

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,694

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,967

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $30,481

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $4,169

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,454

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $13,470

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,389

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $20,934

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,516

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,278

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,781

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,803

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $11,574

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $15,133

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $18,588

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $334

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $10,007

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $8,131

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $510

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,950

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $20,083

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $22,056

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $27,562

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $7,047

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,944

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $26,771

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,691

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,779

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,693

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $156

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $191

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 39%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
Pennsylvania:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
Pennsylvania:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
Pennsylvania:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	13%
State:	16%

Always

Here:	81%
Pennsylvania:	79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	14%
State:	11%

Usually

This Hospital:	25%
State:	26%

Always

Here:	61%
State:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	9%
State:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
State:	24%

Always

Here:	65%
State:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	26%
State:	22%

Usually

Here:	18%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

Here:	56%
State:	59%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	12%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
Pennsylvania:	21%

Always

Here:	67%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	18%
State:	15%

Usually

This Hospital:	33%
State:	35%

Always

Here:	49%
Pennsylvania:	50%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	83%
Pennsylvania:	82%

Here:	17%
State:	18%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	12%
Pennsylvania:	10%

7 or 8

Here:	24%
Pennsylvania:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	64%
State:	65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	24%
State:	28%

Yes, definitely

Here:	70%
State:	67%

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