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MEDICAL WEST, AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM
995 9TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST
BESSEMER, AL, 35021

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (205) 481-7000

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
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Bank Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 30.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 183.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 570.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 9.80
Dieticians : 4.50
Occupational Therapists : 4.55
Physical Therapists : 10.76
Registered Pharmacists : 12.80
Respiratory Therapists : 12.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 6.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 5.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 18.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 300
Total Certified: 300
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 15
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 26

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,869

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $10,864

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,838

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,042

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,175

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,638

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,061

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,295

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,463

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,022

Diabetes w MCC: $7,590

Chest Pain: $2,975

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $28,410

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,602

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,692

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,231

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,494

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,307

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $13,866

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,242

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $20,222

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,402

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $14,082

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $7,850

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,084

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,327

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $28,927

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $5,908

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $10,779

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $14,604

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $19,817

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,284

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $9,659

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,202

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $9,724

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,241

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $18,421

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $13,717

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,351

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,254

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $18,245

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $11,884

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,551

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $25,586

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $18,783

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $12,572

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,511

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,157

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,541

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,261

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,570

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,724

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	41.600%
State:	36.050%

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

This Hospital:	7.400%
Alabama:	9.208%

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

This Hospital:	0.074%
Alabama:	0.281%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.894%
State:	0.595%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.670%
State:	0.216%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.894%
Alabama:	0.327%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
Alabama:	6%

Usually

Here:	17%
Alabama:	15%

Always

Here:	75%
State:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	3%
Alabama:	3%

Usually

Here:	12%
Alabama:	11%

Always

This Hospital:	85%
State:	86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	16%
State:	11%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	23%

Always

This Hospital:	61%
Alabama:	66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
Alabama:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	70%
Alabama:	72%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	24%
State:	21%

Usually

Here:	14%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	62%
Alabama:	63%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	16%
Alabama:	11%

Usually

Here:	21%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
Alabama:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
Alabama:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	23%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
State:	70%

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

Yes

Here:	78%
State:	80%

This Hospital:	22%
State:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	10%
Alabama:	8%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	24%
Alabama:	23%

9 or 10

Here:	66%
Alabama:	69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	7%
Alabama:	5%

Yes, probably

Here:	26%
State:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	67%
Alabama:	70%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Alabama:	97.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.2%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	97.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
Alabama:	98.4%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Alabama:	99.8%

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

This Hospital:	23
Alabama:	10

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

Here:	72
Alabama:	67

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

This Hospital:	56
State:	33

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

Here:	98.0%
Alabama:	94.7%

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival

This Hospital:	33
Alabama:	54

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Alabama:	96.9%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	95.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	90.0%
Alabama:	87.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	91.0%
State:	95.0%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
Alabama:	96.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Alabama:	98.4%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	89.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	92.0%
State:	93.3%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
Alabama:	97.2%

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

Here:	89.0%
Alabama:	94.9%

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

Here:	95.0%
Alabama:	97.6%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Alabama:	92.4%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	94.3%

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%
Alabama:	99.7%

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	90.9%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	92.2%

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

This Hospital:	54.0%
State:	94.0%

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

Here:	91.0%
State:	96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	16.8%
Alabama:	16.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	10.3%
State:	10.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	10.3%
State:	11.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	21.5%
Alabama:	20.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	22.6%
State:	24.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	19.9%
State:	18.4%

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