GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE - ALAMOGORDO, NM

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Addresss:
2669 NORTH SCENIC DRIVE
ALAMOGORDO, NM, 88310
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (575) 439-6100

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 18.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Physicians : 3.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 94
Total Certified: 94

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Bank Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Mexico:

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

100.0%
State:

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

88.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

22
New Mexico:

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

99.0%
New Mexico:

96.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

57.0%
New Mexico:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

96.0%
New Mexico:

94.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

92.0%
New Mexico:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

88.0%
New Mexico:

82.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.6%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

85.0%
New Mexico:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

91.0%
New Mexico:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

89.0%
State:

92.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

88.0%
New Mexico:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

82.0%
New Mexico:

92.4%

Surgery

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

96.0%
New Mexico:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

95.0%
New Mexico:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
New Mexico:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

94.0%
New Mexico:

96.6%
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:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

84.0%
State:

94.8%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

93.0%
New Mexico:

94.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

94.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

17.0%
State:

16.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.4%
New Mexico:

12.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.3%
New Mexico:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.4%
State:

23.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

16.5%
New Mexico:

17.2%

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

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

$13,231
State:

$19,869
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,496
State:

$5,909
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.25%
State:

1.10%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,741
New Mexico:

$28,972
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,808
State:

$8,836
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
State:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,119
State:

$13,507
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,538
New Mexico:

$3,929
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.89%
New Mexico:

1.52%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,822
State:

$17,374
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,514
New Mexico:

$6,234
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.25%
New Mexico:

2.61%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,345
New Mexico:

$24,329
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,369
State:

$6,837
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.37%
New Mexico:

1.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,370
State:

$27,808
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,325
State:

$8,744
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

6.86%
State:

2.08%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,541
State:

$16,644
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,573
New Mexico:

$5,297
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

3.20%
New Mexico:

2.06%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,902
State:

$17,803
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,702
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

3.91%
New Mexico:

3.84%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,331
New Mexico:

$22,079
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,194
New Mexico:

$7,339
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

3.91%
New Mexico:

2.00%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,364
State:

$15,579
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,776
State:

$5,303
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.78%
State:

0.65%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,227
State:

$17,563
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,063
New Mexico:

$4,418
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
New Mexico:

0.38%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,275
State:

$22,253
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,370
State:

$7,098
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

3.55%
State:

2.56%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,550
New Mexico:

$34,840
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,201
New Mexico:

$10,485
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
State:

1.46%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,976
New Mexico:

$15,552
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,447
State:

$4,687
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
New Mexico:

1.12%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,919
State:

$44,226
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,846
New Mexico:

$13,352
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.49%
State:

1.59%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,797
New Mexico:

$35,103
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,212
State:

$10,145
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.78%
State:

0.59%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,473
New Mexico:

$27,688
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,763
New Mexico:

$8,166
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.25%
New Mexico:

1.50%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,391
New Mexico:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,710
New Mexico:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.54%
State:

0.77%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,537
State:

$22,659
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,128
State:

$8,240
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
State:

0.86%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,023
New Mexico:

$16,098
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,427
New Mexico:

$5,731
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

4.14%
State:

3.57%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,703
State:

$50,767
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,783
New Mexico:

$14,985
Number of discharges: 97
Here:

11.48%
State:

7.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,358
New Mexico:

$15,601
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,498
State:

$4,952
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.89%
State:

3.13%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,197
New Mexico:

$15,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,564
New Mexico:

$4,910
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.54%
New Mexico:

0.73%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,059
State:

$17,564
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,325
State:

$6,028
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.49%
State:

0.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,447
New Mexico:

$22,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,796
State:

$7,207
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

4.14%
State:

2.03%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,273
State:

$31,901
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,311
State:

$12,196
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.49%
New Mexico:

1.33%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,084
State:

$39,749
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,847
State:

$14,788
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.54%
State:

0.51%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,160
State:

$54,796
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,197
State:

$17,699
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.54%
New Mexico:

0.80%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,410
New Mexico:

$40,444
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,227
State:

$14,331
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

6.63%
State:

5.00%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,110
New Mexico:

$24,193
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,848
New Mexico:

$8,339
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

4.73%
New Mexico:

2.27%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,804
New Mexico:

$20,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,931
State:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.96%
State:

4.13%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,513
State:

$31,826
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,476
New Mexico:

$10,412
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.01%
State:

2.43%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,395
State:

$14,600
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,776
New Mexico:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.37%
State:

2.45%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,796
State:

$18,060
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,647
New Mexico:

$5,061
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.42%
New Mexico:

1.13%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,016
State:

$18,906
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,812
State:

$5,100
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.54%
State:

0.85%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.047%
State:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.035%
State:

0.051%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

2.900%
New Mexico:

4.100%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

3.800%
New Mexico:

2.840%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.573%
New Mexico:

1.211%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.286%
New Mexico:

0.747%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
New Mexico:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
New Mexico:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

15%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
New Mexico:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
New Mexico:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
New Mexico:

66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

65%
New Mexico:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

25%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

60%
New Mexico:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
New Mexico:

10%
Usually
Here:

19%
New Mexico:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
New Mexico:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
New Mexico:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

31%
State:

29%
Always
This Hospital:

55%
State:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

83%
New Mexico:

81%
No
This Hospital:

17%
New Mexico:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

16%
New Mexico:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

26%
New Mexico:

26%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

58%
State:

63%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

11%
New Mexico:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

35%
New Mexico:

31%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

54%
State:

62%

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