HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER - HARLINGEN, TX

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HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER
5501 SOUTH EXPRESSWAY 77
HARLINGEN, TX, 78550

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (956) 365-1000

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy 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 : 0.90
Registered Professional Nurses : 74.60
Other Salaried Personnel : 155.10
Respiratory Therapists : 4.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 112
Total Certified: 112

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	29.100%
State:	34.035%

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

Here:	4.800%
State:	8.248%

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

This Hospital:	0.565%
State:	0.316%

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

This Hospital:	0.491%
Texas:	0.116%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,838

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $13,006

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $8,207

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,839

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $9,787

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,749

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,862

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $8,734

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $6,557

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $9,603

Diabetes w MCC: $9,131

Chest Pain: $3,566

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $27,022

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $43,452

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $35,390

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $34,078

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $33,487

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $44,987

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $39,550

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,727

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $23,932

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $28,094

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $13,445

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $17,369

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $12,820

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $7,558

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $16,599

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $11,098

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $22,201

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $6,474

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $16,662

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $9,397

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $10,875

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $17,152

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $34,630

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $12,829

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $29,649

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $17,537

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $13,300

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $6,289

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $11,530

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $21,072

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $13,457

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $19,017

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $16,455

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,109

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $9,896

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $24,690

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $22,354

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $31,365

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,775

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $18,569

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $7,507

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $5,471

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,672

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 24%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
Texas:	6%

Usually

Here:	21%
Texas:	18%

Always

Here:	72%
State:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	4%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	14%

Always

Here:	76%
Texas:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
State:	11%

Usually

Here:	25%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	64%
State:	65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	22%
Texas:	22%

Always

Here:	68%
State:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	24%
State:	21%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
Texas:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	62%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	11%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	70%
Texas:	72%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
Texas:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
Texas:	26%

Always

This Hospital:	65%
Texas:	66%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	85%
State:	82%

This Hospital:	15%
State:	18%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	9%
Texas:	9%

7 or 8

Here:	23%
Texas:	22%

9 or 10

Here:	68%
State:	69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	6%
Texas:	6%

Yes, probably

Here:	21%
State:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	73%
Texas:	71%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.3%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	96.0%
Texas:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Texas:	95.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
Texas:	98.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	75.0%
State:	88.7%

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

This Hospital:	1
Texas:	9

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	94.2%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	98.0%
State:	89.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	98.5%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.0%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Texas:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	90.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	93.7%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Texas:	96.9%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	93.7%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Texas:	97.4%

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%
State:	90.8%

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

Here:	99.0%
Texas:	92.8%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	91.0%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

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

Here:	97.0%
Texas:	88.5%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	92.3%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.8%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Texas:	93.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	15.7%
Texas:	16.1%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	9.5%
Texas:	10.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	10.6%
State:	11.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	19.9%
State:	19.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	25.1%
State:	24.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	19.1%
State:	17.7%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

Here:	0.258%
State:	0.140%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	1.290%
Texas:	0.585%

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