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KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL
701 SOUTH 5TH STREET
KNOX CITY, TX, 79529

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (940) 657-3535

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Provided Services

  • Anatomical Laboratory Services
  • Blood Bank Services
  • Certified Trauma Center Services
  • Clinical Laboratory Services
  • Dedicated Emergency Department Services
  • Diagnostic Radiology Services
  • Dietary Services
  • Emergency Services
  • Home Health Services
  • Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
  • Occupational Therapy Services
  • Outpatient Services
  • Physical Therapy Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 11.87
Registered Professional Nurses : 9.59
Other Salaried Personnel : 38.56
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 2.22
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 1.97
Nurse Practitioners: 1.07

Number Of Beds

Total: 28
Total Certified: 28

Use of Medical Imaging

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

33.300%
Texas:

34.035%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

22
State:

9
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

70
Texas:

204
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

94.2%

Heart Failure

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

67.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

50.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

33.0%
State:

89.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

50.0%
Texas:

98.5%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

86.0%
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)
Here:

100.0%
State:

90.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

83.0%
State:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

67.0%
State:

93.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.0%
State:

10.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.3%
State:

11.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

26.0%
State:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.9%
Texas:

17.7%

Average Medicare Payment

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $3,873
Heart failure and shock w MCC: $7,833
Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,401
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $6,990
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $4,468
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $7,226

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 42%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Usually
This Hospital:

6%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

94%
State:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

7%
Texas:

14%
Always
Here:

92%
Texas:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

82%
Texas:

65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
Texas:

22%
Always
Here:

86%
Texas:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
Texas:

21%
Usually
Here:

9%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Texas:

19%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

26%
Always
Here:

76%
Texas:

66%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

81%
State:

82%
No
This Hospital:

19%
Texas:

18%

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

7 or 8
This Hospital:

13%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

87%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Yes, probably
Here:

10%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

90%
State:

71%

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