MERCY HEALTH CENTER - FORT SCOTT, KS

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MERCY HEALTH CENTER
401 WOODLAND HILLS BLVD
FORT SCOTT, KS, 66701

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (620) 223-7057

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 96.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 241.75
Dieticians : 0.25
Physical Therapists : 4.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.50
Respiratory Therapists : 6.75
Physicians : 11.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 49
Total Certified: 49
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.587%
State:	0.619%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	86.0%
State:	98.5%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Kansas:	98.5%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	80.0%
Kansas:	97.7%

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

This Hospital:	12
State:	16

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

This Hospital:	131
State:	100

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

Here:	45
Kansas:	33

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.5%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Kansas:	93.6%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	91.9%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	91.0%
Kansas:	83.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Kansas:	95.1%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	95.3%

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

Here:	100.0%
Kansas:	96.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Kansas:	94.0%

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

Here:	100.0%
Kansas:	87.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	96.0%
Kansas:	88.0%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
State:	88.7%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Kansas:	96.1%

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

Here:	99.0%
Kansas:	93.6%

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

This Hospital:	91.0%
State:	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:	83.0%
Kansas:	89.5%

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

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	92.1%

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%
Kansas:	99.6%

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

This Hospital:	75.0%
Kansas:	87.4%

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

This Hospital:	79.0%
State:	90.6%

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

This Hospital:	77.0%
Kansas:	92.3%

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

Here:	92.0%
Kansas:	95.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.1%
Kansas:	15.9%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	13.4%
Kansas:	11.1%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	13.6%
Kansas:	11.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	24.1%
Kansas:	24.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.7%
Kansas:	18.6%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $3,524

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $10,091

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,434

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $3,804

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $7,693

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,241

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $3,822

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $6,646

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,015

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $7,307

Diabetes w MCC: $5,123

Chest Pain: $2,800

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $5,745

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $12,631

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $8,697

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $18,208

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,099

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $4,672

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $13,482

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $17,975

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $10,240

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $17,058

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $20,832

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,300

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,374

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	36.700%
Kansas:	33.428%

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

This Hospital:	9.200%
Kansas:	7.364%

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

Here:	0.111%
Kansas:	0.308%

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

Here:	0.069%
State:	0.045%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	1%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	17%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	82%
State:	78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	3%
Kansas:	3%

Usually

Here:	12%
Kansas:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	85%
State:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	21%
State:	25%

Always

Here:	75%
Kansas:	68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
Kansas:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	24%
Kansas:	24%

Always

Here:	72%
Kansas:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
State:	18%

Usually

Here:	24%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	62%
State:	62%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	19%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	77%
Kansas:	74%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
Kansas:	8%

Usually

Here:	26%
Kansas:	30%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
State:	62%

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

Yes

Here:	83%
State:	83%

Here:	17%
Kansas:	17%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	8%
State:	6%

7 or 8

Here:	23%
State:	21%

9 or 10

Here:	69%
State:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	4%
State:	3%

Yes, probably

Here:	35%
State:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	61%
Kansas:	74%

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