KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Addresss:
1200 EL CAMINO REAL
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94080
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (650) 742-3200

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.32
Registered Professional Nurses : 117.08
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.60
Dieticians : 1.21
Registered Pharmacists : 34.26
Medical Social Workers : 8.35

Number Of Beds
Total: 120
Total Certified: 120

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
California:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
California:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
California:

98.5%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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:

99.0%
California:

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:

100.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
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%
State:

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

100.0%
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:

99.0%
California:

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

100.0%
California:

96.9%
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%
California:

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

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
Here:

100.0%
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%
State:

99.6%

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

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

$43,946
California:

$88,239
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,360
California:

$17,187
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

18.57%
State:

6.26%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,492
California:

$90,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,523
State:

$16,748
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

65.71%
California:

7.21%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,745
State:

$50,385
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,552
California:

$9,612
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

15.71%
California:

2.35%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
California:

72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

81%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

13%
Usually
Here:

23%
California:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
State:

59%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
California:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

69%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
State:

23%
Usually
Here:

20%
California:

19%
Always
Here:

61%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
California:

10%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
California:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

22%
State:

18%
Usually
Here:

36%
State:

33%
Always
This Hospital:

42%
State:

49%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

85%
State:

81%
No
Here:

15%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
California:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

21%
California:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

71%
California:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

22%
California:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

74%
State:

69%

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