GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - GRINNELL, IA

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Addresss:
210 FOURTH AVENUE
GRINNELL, IA, 50112
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (641) 236-7511

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 20.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 20.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 190.75
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 5.00
Registered Pharmacists : 4.75
Respiratory Therapists : 17.75
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 10.00
Physicians : 11.00
Medical Social Workers : 4.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 5.50
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 3.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 17.75
Nurse Practitioners: 1.50

Number Of Beds
Total: 46
Total Certified: 46

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric 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 - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric 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

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

3
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Iowa:

97.2%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Iowa:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Iowa:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

97.0%
Iowa:

90.2%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Iowa:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
Iowa:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Iowa:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Iowa:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Iowa:

94.3%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
Iowa:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

99.0%
Iowa:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
Iowa:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Iowa:

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

97.0%
Iowa:

94.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

96.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

97.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.5%
Iowa:

14.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.7%
Iowa:

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

12.3%
State:

12.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.2%
State:

18.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.6%
Iowa:

23.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.9%
Iowa:

17.9%

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

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,814
State:

$16,587
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,958
State:

$5,845
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

5.91%
Iowa:

1.73%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,560
Iowa:

$19,159
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,009
Iowa:

$7,031
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

5.06%
State:

1.99%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,746
Iowa:

$14,219
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,497
Iowa:

$4,496
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

8.86%
Iowa:

3.04%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,560
Iowa:

$16,379
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,803
State:

$5,800
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.64%
Iowa:

0.81%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,871
Iowa:

$16,806
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,516
Iowa:

$6,239
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

8.44%
Iowa:

2.83%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,118
State:

$25,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,610
State:

$8,916
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

6.33%
Iowa:

2.16%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,392
State:

$11,964
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,256
State:

$4,146
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.64%
Iowa:

1.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,647
State:

$20,141
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,246
State:

$7,017
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

5.06%
Iowa:

1.56%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,967
Iowa:

$13,302
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,976
Iowa:

$4,858
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

5.06%
State:

2.36%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,322
Iowa:

$37,395
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,307
Iowa:

$12,819
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

9.70%
Iowa:

9.59%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,492
Iowa:

$12,163
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,383
State:

$4,344
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

6.75%
Iowa:

2.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,484
Iowa:

$32,614
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,121
Iowa:

$11,654
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

8.86%
Iowa:

3.97%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,690
State:

$18,145
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,170
Iowa:

$6,920
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

5.06%
Iowa:

1.72%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,292
Iowa:

$16,050
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,280
State:

$6,064
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

9.70%
Iowa:

3.31%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,335
State:

$12,176
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,299
State:

$4,314
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

5.91%
State:

1.47%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.430%
Iowa:

0.754%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

14.700%
State:

8.069%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.110%
State:

0.138%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.030%
Iowa:

0.031%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.400%
State:

4.961%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 37%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Iowa:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Iowa:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Iowa:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
State:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Iowa:

69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

70%
Iowa:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Iowa:

21%
Always
Here:

67%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Iowa:

6%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

78%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Iowa:

7%
Usually
Here:

29%
State:

30%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

90%
Iowa:

85%
No
Here:

10%
Iowa:

15%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
Iowa:

6%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
State:

20%
9 or 10
Here:

73%
Iowa:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
State:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

27%
State:

22%
Yes, definitely
Here:

71%
State:

75%

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