MCDUFFIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - THOMSON, GA

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MCDUFFIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
521 HILL STREET, SW
THOMSON, GA, 30824

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 595-1411

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

Provided Services

Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 16.25
Registered Professional Nurses : 28.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 123.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 7.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 47
Total Certified: 47

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

Here:	13
Georgia:	12

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

Here:	305
State:	82

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

This Hospital:	57
Georgia:	32

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

Here:	78.0%
Georgia:	95.2%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
Georgia:	97.5%

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

Here:	78.0%
State:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	13.0%
Georgia:	86.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	50.0%
Georgia:	98.9%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	85.0%
Georgia:	94.9%

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

Here:	90.0%
Georgia:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	20.0%
State:	97.6%

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

This Hospital:	82.0%
State:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	82.0%
Georgia:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	84.0%
Georgia:	94.3%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.5%

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

Here:	88.0%
State:	93.6%

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

Here:	98.0%
Georgia:	97.2%

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

Here:	85.0%
State:	90.1%

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

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	93.0%

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:	99.6%

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

Here:	63.0%
State:	89.5%

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

Here:	60.0%
Georgia:	91.2%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	93.8%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	94.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	15.2%
Georgia:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	20.9%
Georgia:	12.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	22.8%
State:	23.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	20.3%
Georgia:	18.3%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,984

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,072

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,138

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,468

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,771

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,207

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,557

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,626

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,309

Diabetes w MCC: $7,359

Chest Pain: $3,082

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $20,704

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,035

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,298

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,753

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,610

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,644

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $15,006

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,877

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	9.900%
Georgia:	8.697%

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

This Hospital:	0.164%
State:	0.178%

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

This Hospital:	0.375%
State:	0.069%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	1.083%
State:	0.635%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 15%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	76%
Georgia:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	15%
Georgia:	14%

Always

Here:	81%
Georgia:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	23%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
Georgia:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	23%
State:	22%

Always

Here:	68%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	19%
State:	23%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
Georgia:	60%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	13%
State:	10%

Usually

This Hospital:	24%
Georgia:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	9%

Usually

Here:	26%
State:	27%

Always

Here:	65%
Georgia:	64%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	76%
State:	80%

This Hospital:	24%
State:	20%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	12%
State:	9%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	32%
Georgia:	24%

9 or 10

Here:	56%
Georgia:	67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	8%
State:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	33%
Georgia:	25%

Yes, definitely

Here:	59%
Georgia:	69%

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