MEDICAL CENTER, THE - COLUMBUS, GA

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MEDICAL CENTER, THE
710 CENTER ST BOX 951
COLUMBUS, GA, 31901

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 571-1000

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit 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 : 130.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 214.00
Dieticians : 4.00
Registered Pharmacists : 16.00
Respiratory Therapists : 23.00
Physicians : 10.00
Medical Social Workers : 6.00
Residents (Physicians) : 30.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 417
Total Certified: 417

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $6,220

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $13,766

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $8,664

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $5,122

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $10,420

Heart failure and shock w CC: $7,186

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $5,189

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $9,321

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $6,963

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $10,225

Diabetes w MCC: $9,703

Chest Pain: $3,801

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $36,296

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,128

Extracranial procedures w CC: $11,014

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $18,517

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $8,057

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $17,715

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $11,816

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $25,477

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $3,558

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $17,782

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $11,592

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $18,262

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $36,872

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $10,394

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $13,659

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $31,603

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $18,658

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $25,411

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $42,624

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $6,712

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $12,305

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $14,328

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $20,441

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $10,545

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $23,394

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $15,183

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $21,953

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $9,846

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $23,466

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $13,323

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $23,660

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $19,817

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $15,378

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $4,487

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $4,130

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $5,838

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $6,035

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	37.500%
State:	31.798%

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

Here:	3.400%
State:	8.697%

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

This Hospital:	0.131%
State:	0.178%

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

Here:	0.073%
State:	0.069%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

Here:	0.455%
State:	0.118%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 19%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
Georgia:	18%

Always

Here:	73%
State:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	15%
State:	14%

Always

Here:	78%
Georgia:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	18%
State:	13%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	59%
Georgia:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	8%

Usually

Here:	24%
State:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	26%
Georgia:	23%

Usually

Here:	17%
Georgia:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	60%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
State:	10%

Usually

Here:	22%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	71%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	17%
Georgia:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
State:	27%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	64%

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

Yes

Here:	74%
State:	80%

This Hospital:	26%
Georgia:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	14%
State:	9%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	29%
State:	24%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	57%
Georgia:	67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	8%
Georgia:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	28%
Georgia:	25%

Yes, definitely

Here:	64%
State:	69%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	98.1%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	98.3%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.7%

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

Here:	32
Georgia:	12

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

Here:	69
State:	82

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

Here:	177
State:	32

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	95.2%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	97.5%

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	88.0%
State:	86.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.9%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	94.9%

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

Here:	97.0%
Georgia:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	97.6%

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

Here:	84.0%
State:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	87.0%
Georgia:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
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:	95.0%
State:	96.5%

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

Here:	92.0%
Georgia:	93.6%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
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

This Hospital:	88.0%
State:	90.1%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	93.0%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

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

Here:	67.0%
State:	89.5%

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

Here:	80.0%
Georgia:	91.2%

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

Here:	93.0%
State:	93.8%

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

Here:	98.0%
Georgia:	94.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.2%
State:	16.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	12.5%
State:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	15.0%
Georgia:	12.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	21.3%
Georgia:	19.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	22.9%
Georgia:	23.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.1%
Georgia:	18.3%

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