LOUIS A WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CHICAGO, IL

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LOUIS A WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
4646 N MARINE DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL, 60640

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (773) 878-8700

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: No
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Chemotherapy Services
Chiropractice Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Bank Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Physical Therapy Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Registered Professional Nurses : 152.60
Other Salaried Personnel : 421.85
Dieticians : 0.20
Occupational Therapists : 6.88
Physical Therapists : 10.40
Registered Pharmacists : 6.30
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.30
Medical Social Workers : 3.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 373
Total Certified: 373
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 26

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

Here:	0.297%
Illinois:	0.088%

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	1.187%
Illinois:	0.497%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.297%
State:	0.297%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.148%
State:	0.301%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	98.7%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	99.0%
State:	98.7%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.0%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.4%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.7%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	89.2%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	94.1%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	98.0%
Illinois:	89.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	98.7%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.6%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Illinois:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	97.7%

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
State:	90.0%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
Illinois:	90.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	92.0%

Surgery

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	97.0%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	94.2%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Illinois:	97.1%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Illinois:	92.4%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Illinois:	94.3%

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

This Hospital:	83.0%
Illinois:	92.1%

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

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	99.5%

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

Here:	97.0%
Illinois:	89.1%

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
State:	92.4%

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

Here:	76.0%
State:	92.9%

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

Here:	84.0%
State:	94.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	13.3%
State:	15.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	10.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	9.1%
Illinois:	11.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	20.4%
State:	20.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	26.1%
State:	25.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	20.5%
State:	19.1%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
Illinois:	6%

Usually

Here:	21%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	72%
Illinois:	75%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
Illinois:	5%

Usually

Here:	15%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	77%
Illinois:	79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	15%
Illinois:	12%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
State:	27%

Always

Here:	59%
State:	61%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	9%
Illinois:	8%

Usually

Here:	25%
Illinois:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
State:	68%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	27%
Illinois:	22%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	56%
State:	59%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	9%
State:	10%

Usually

Here:	20%
Illinois:	19%

Always

Here:	71%
State:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	28%
Illinois:	32%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	55%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	75%
State:	81%

Here:	25%
State:	19%

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

6 or lower

Here:	13%
State:	10%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	25%
Illinois:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	62%
State:	65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	7%
State:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	30%
Illinois:	27%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	63%
State:	67%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $6,672

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $14,801

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $9,487

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $5,507

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $11,137

Heart failure and shock w CC: $7,725

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $5,533

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $9,939

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $7,464

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $10,928

Diabetes w MCC: $10,371

Chest Pain: $4,077

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $46,510

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $39,416

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $38,109

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $51,195

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $45,008

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,676

Extracranial procedures w CC: $11,842

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $27,579

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $43,258

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $15,582

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $19,804

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $14,675

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $1,028

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $19,911

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $12,591

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $27,237

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $7,495

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $19,473

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $10,891

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,837

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $19,518

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $39,641

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $34,274

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $45,718

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $7,223

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $13,363

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $24,121

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $15,404

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $22,999

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $19,032

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $23,364

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $11,382

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $25,752

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $16,489

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $10,499

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $25,909

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $14,683

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $34,653

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $21,355

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $21,132

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $16,769

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $4,913

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $8,530

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $6,226

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $6,435

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	27.000%
Illinois:	33.612%

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

Here:	6.300%
State:	8.492%

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

This Hospital:	0.109%
State:	0.235%

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

Here:	0.008%
State:	0.090%

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