GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER - PANAMA CITY, FL

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GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER
449 W 23RD ST
PANAMA CITY, FL, 32405

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (850) 747-7926

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 52.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 167.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 361.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 6.00
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 176
Total Certified: 176

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	38.600%
State:	28.328%

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

This Hospital:	10.800%
Florida:	9.789%

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

This Hospital:	0.667%
Florida:	0.223%

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

Here:	0.003%
State:	0.050%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,433

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,182

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,038

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,161

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,414

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,803

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,180

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,509

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,623

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,256

Diabetes w MCC: $7,835

Chest Pain: $3,062

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $29,241

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $28,791

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $1,024

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,766

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,947

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,560

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,918

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,491

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $14,272

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,513

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $20,573

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,560

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,079

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,350

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,746

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,774

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,373

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,030

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $25,427

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,032

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $20,520

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $22,591

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,407

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $9,913

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,421

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $9,892

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,117

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,570

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $16,487

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $14,119

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,651

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,495

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $18,891

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,232

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $17,674

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $4,500

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,734

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $24,406

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $26,174

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $6,963

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,544

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,965

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,440

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,645

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,445

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,704

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,862

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

Here:	0.405%
State:	0.097%

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.293%
Florida:	0.118%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	1.466%
Florida:	0.577%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.293%
Florida:	0.415%

Catheter-Associated UTI

Here:	0.147%
State:	0.301%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 33%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
Florida:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
Florida:	72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
Florida:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	15%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	80%
Florida:	77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
Florida:	15%

Usually

This Hospital:	31%
State:	27%

Always

Here:	55%
Florida:	58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
Florida:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
State:	67%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	23%
State:	26%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	59%
State:	56%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	13%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	19%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
Florida:	67%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	14%
Florida:	14%

Usually

This Hospital:	32%
Florida:	30%

Always

Here:	54%
Florida:	56%

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

Yes

Here:	85%
Florida:	80%

Here:	15%
Florida:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	9%
State:	12%

7 or 8

Here:	24%
State:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	67%
State:	63%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	6%
State:	8%

Yes, probably

Here:	21%
Florida:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	73%
Florida:	67%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
Florida:	98.8%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.8%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Florida:	97.2%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

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

Here:	4
State:	8

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital

This Hospital:	62
Florida:	76

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.9%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
Florida:	98.9%

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	93.0%
State:	91.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	95.4%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	96.6%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.1%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Florida:	94.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	99.0%
State:	94.5%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
Florida:	96.3%

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)

Here:	99.0%
Florida:	95.5%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	97.3%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Florida:	93.5%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Florida:	95.1%

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

Here:	100.0%
Florida:	99.7%

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	91.2%

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

Here:	99.0%
Florida:	94.7%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	93.4%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	93.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	17.8%
State:	15.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	9.4%
State:	10.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	8.9%
State:	11.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	23.2%
State:	24.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	16.9%
State:	18.2%

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