KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - LOS ANGELES - LOS ANGELES, CA

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Addresss:
4867 SUNSET BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90027
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (323) 783-4011

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR.- WEST LOS ANGELES

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 54.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 745.00
Dieticians : 10.00
Occupational Therapists : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 6.00
Registered Pharmacists : 32.00
Respiratory Therapists : 0.25
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.25
Physicians : 142.00
Medical Social Workers : 6.00
Residents (Physicians) : 121.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 613
Total Certified: 613
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 68

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice 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
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,129
California:

$47,292
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,276
State:

$8,831
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

13.68%
State:

2.91%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,796
California:

$55,669
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,788
California:

$9,837
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

13.68%
California:

1.65%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,524
California:

$88,239
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,858
State:

$17,187
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

14.74%
State:

6.26%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$64,119
California:

$102,086
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,830
California:

$16,769
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

18.95%
State:

1.40%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,262
State:

$90,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,168
California:

$16,748
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

26.32%
California:

7.21%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$73,900
California:

$154,326
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,930
California:

$32,547
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

12.63%
California:

0.83%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.231%
California:

0.625%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.231%
State:

0.530%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.347%
California:

0.608%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.116%
California:

0.321%
Air Bubble in the Bloodstream
Here:

0.116%
California:

0.159%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

97.5%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

93.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
California:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
California:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

98.1%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
California:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

95.0%
California:

94.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.8%

Surgery

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

99.0%
California:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
California:

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

99.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

98.0%
California:

96.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
California:

96.9%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

96.0%
California:

94.7%
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
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

93.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
California:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.3%
State:

19.3%

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:

5%
California:

7%
Usually
Here:

20%
California:

21%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
California:

6%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

80%
California:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
California:

59%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
California:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
California:

25%
Always
Here:

71%
California:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
California:

23%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
California:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
California:

18%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
California:

33%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
California:

49%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
California:

81%
No
Here:

16%
California:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

6%
California:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

18%
State:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

76%
California:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
California:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

18%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

78%
State:

69%

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