KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK - WALNUT CREEK, CA

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KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK
1425 S MAIN ST
WALNUT CREEK, CA, 94596

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (925) 295-4000

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: KAISER PERMANENTE MARTINEZ

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room 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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 13.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 131.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 338.50
Physical Therapists : 2.50
Registered Pharmacists : 4.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 362
Total Certified: 362

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

Here:	3.623%
California:	0.128%

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.971%
California:	0.142%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.971%
California:	0.437%

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.1%

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

Here:	100.0%
California:	94.9%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	98.0%
State:	91.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.6%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	97.0%
California:	95.2%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.3%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.5%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	91.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	93.1%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $95

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $211

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $133

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $79

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $159

Heart failure and shock w CC: $110

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $79

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $142

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $106

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $156

Diabetes w MCC: $148

Chest Pain: $58

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $552

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $109

Extracranial procedures w CC: $169

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $218

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $282

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $208

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $123

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $269

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $180

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $460

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $105

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $9,900

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $153

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $177

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $278

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $562

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $158

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $342

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $218

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $358

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $267

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $333

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $231

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $334

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $150

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $357

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $203

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $12,274

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $363

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $244

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $301

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $235

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $69

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $122

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $89

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $92

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 39%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
State:	22%

Always

Here:	68%
California:	70%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
California:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	77%
State:	76%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
California:	15%

Usually

Here:	30%
California:	28%

Always

This Hospital:	56%
California:	57%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
California:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	27%
California:	25%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
State:	66%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	24%
State:	25%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	56%
State:	56%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	12%
State:	11%

Usually

Here:	24%
State:	21%

Always

Here:	64%
State:	68%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	21%
State:	19%

Usually

Here:	39%
California:	34%

Always

Here:	40%
California:	47%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	83%
State:	79%

Here:	17%
State:	21%

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

6 or lower

Here:	9%
California:	11%

7 or 8

Here:	30%
California:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	61%
State:	64%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	4%
California:	7%

Yes, probably

Here:	26%
California:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	70%
California:	68%

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