CAROLINAS MED CENTER-MERCY - CHARLOTTE, NC

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Addresss:
2001 VAIL AVE
CHARLOTTE, NC, 28207
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (704) 379-5000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 486.89
Other Salaried Personnel : 601.81
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 30.52
Occupational Therapists : 6.60
Physical Therapists : 8.60
Registered Pharmacists : 26.05
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 3.00
Nurse Practitioners: 16.46

Number Of Beds
Total: 344
Total Certified: 344
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 39

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

98.0%
North Carolina:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

92.0%
North Carolina:

96.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

5
North Carolina:

8
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

41
State:

49
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
State:

98.3%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
North Carolina:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
North Carolina:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.2%

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:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

99.0%
North Carolina:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.7%
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%
North Carolina:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

98.0%
North Carolina:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
North Carolina:

97.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.2%
North Carolina:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.1%
State:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.7%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

18.2%
North Carolina:

19.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.1%
North Carolina:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.2%
State:

18.8%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,865
State:

$23,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,477
State:

$7,922
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.32%
State:

0.69%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,720
State:

$31,268
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,639
North Carolina:

$12,140
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

0.77%
State:

1.10%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,831
State:

$18,020
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,683
North Carolina:

$5,409
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.32%
North Carolina:

0.41%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,354
State:

$11,813
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,938
State:

$4,506
Number of discharges: 163
This Hospital:

3.29%
North Carolina:

0.37%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,995
North Carolina:

$15,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,971
North Carolina:

$5,911
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.44%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,869
North Carolina:

$11,970
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,842
State:

$4,139
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.22%
North Carolina:

0.19%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,453
North Carolina:

$14,669
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,225
State:

$5,810
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

1.39%
State:

1.66%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,140
North Carolina:

$22,422
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,398
North Carolina:

$8,780
Number of discharges: 64
This Hospital:

1.29%
North Carolina:

1.07%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,352
State:

$10,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,379
North Carolina:

$3,934
Number of discharges: 72
Here:

1.45%
State:

1.74%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,767
North Carolina:

$25,278
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,330
North Carolina:

$10,884
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.23%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,690
State:

$13,979
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,261
North Carolina:

$5,681
Number of discharges: 76
Here:

1.53%
State:

1.56%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,521
State:

$47,046
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,785
North Carolina:

$14,014
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.30%
State:

0.49%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,732
State:

$12,542
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,241
North Carolina:

$3,788
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

1.13%
State:

2.07%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,512
North Carolina:

$16,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,884
State:

$6,474
Number of discharges: 75
This Hospital:

1.51%
North Carolina:

1.95%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,818
North Carolina:

$20,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,197
State:

$7,977
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

1.47%
North Carolina:

2.12%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,535
State:

$13,090
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,340
State:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.87%
North Carolina:

1.35%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,092
State:

$41,835
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,031
North Carolina:

$15,188
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.32%
State:

0.40%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,671
North Carolina:

$25,160
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,991
North Carolina:

$7,715
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

1.37%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,306
North Carolina:

$18,343
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,548
State:

$6,343
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.87%
North Carolina:

0.37%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,708
North Carolina:

$18,880
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,170
North Carolina:

$6,931
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.30%
North Carolina:

0.41%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,782
North Carolina:

$14,802
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,737
State:

$5,742
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.86%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,973
State:

$18,942
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,967
State:

$7,209
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.34%
North Carolina:

0.34%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,973
State:

$22,492
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,784
North Carolina:

$8,308
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.71%
North Carolina:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,601
North Carolina:

$14,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,388
North Carolina:

$5,010
Number of discharges: 126
Here:

2.54%
North Carolina:

3.29%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,155
North Carolina:

$22,007
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,834
North Carolina:

$7,052
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.30%
State:

0.44%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,272
North Carolina:

$12,703
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,119
North Carolina:

$4,921
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.50%
North Carolina:

0.30%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,948
State:

$17,587
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,104
State:

$6,877
Number of discharges: 111
Here:

2.24%
State:

2.04%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,437
State:

$30,201
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,474
North Carolina:

$12,281
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

0.71%
North Carolina:

0.73%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,051
State:

$16,501
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,629
State:

$6,542
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.62%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,436
State:

$12,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,916
State:

$4,533
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

0.79%
State:

0.46%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,207
State:

$16,617
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,187
North Carolina:

$6,986
Number of discharges: 103
This Hospital:

2.08%
North Carolina:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,535
North Carolina:

$23,957
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,700
North Carolina:

$10,019
Number of discharges: 143
Here:

2.88%
State:

3.02%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,806
State:

$12,262
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,027
North Carolina:

$4,640
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

0.83%
North Carolina:

1.14%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,158
North Carolina:

$36,549
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,988
State:

$12,287
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

1.21%
North Carolina:

1.15%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,834
North Carolina:

$51,964
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,457
North Carolina:

$20,393
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.31%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,608
North Carolina:

$29,817
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,746
North Carolina:

$10,162
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.30%
State:

0.26%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,634
State:

$13,258
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,594
State:

$4,339
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.24%
North Carolina:

0.34%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$89,826
North Carolina:

$92,138
Average Total Payments
Here:

$33,553
State:

$38,487
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.58%
State:

0.53%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,904
State:

$21,044
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,817
State:

$7,833
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.71%
State:

1.70%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,946
North Carolina:

$33,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,865
North Carolina:

$13,385
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.58%
North Carolina:

1.01%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,998
North Carolina:

$16,936
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,927
State:

$5,642
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.90%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,366
North Carolina:

$19,339
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,964
North Carolina:

$8,154
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

1.03%
North Carolina:

1.09%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,131
State:

$14,052
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,680
State:

$5,326
Number of discharges: 95
Here:

1.92%
North Carolina:

2.46%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,997
State:

$35,564
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,861
North Carolina:

$11,600
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.28%
State:

0.25%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,368
State:

$24,457
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,696
North Carolina:

$7,823
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.24%
State:

0.22%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,596
State:

$19,451
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,467
State:

$9,005
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

0.87%
State:

0.36%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$75,678
State:

$61,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,864
North Carolina:

$22,053
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

0.81%
State:

0.32%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,359
State:

$42,293
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,078
State:

$13,554
Number of discharges: 991
This Hospital:

19.98%
State:

6.15%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$59,172
North Carolina:

$48,047
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,512
State:

$18,338
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

0.87%
North Carolina:

0.71%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$107,437
State:

$94,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$35,337
North Carolina:

$37,641
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

0.56%
State:

0.50%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,331
State:

$16,502
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,800
North Carolina:

$5,833
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.40%
North Carolina:

0.66%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,376
North Carolina:

$19,995
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,195
North Carolina:

$8,055
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.58%
State:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,946
State:

$13,158
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,229
State:

$4,790
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

1.23%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,364
North Carolina:

$19,173
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,543
State:

$7,357
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.38%
North Carolina:

0.24%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,985
State:

$32,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,901
North Carolina:

$13,658
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.63%
State:

0.75%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,875
North Carolina:

$18,330
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,396
State:

$7,138
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.42%
North Carolina:

0.55%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,663
State:

$21,486
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,788
State:

$8,647
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.38%
State:

0.34%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,301
North Carolina:

$25,965
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,223
North Carolina:

$11,967
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

0.79%
State:

0.39%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$68,923
North Carolina:

$52,462
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,535
State:

$17,477
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.41%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,365
State:

$59,432
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,718
North Carolina:

$22,749
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.54%
North Carolina:

0.39%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$89,155
North Carolina:

$82,893
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,299
North Carolina:

$23,286
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.40%
North Carolina:

0.37%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,971
North Carolina:

$58,820
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,099
North Carolina:

$13,946
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

1.13%
North Carolina:

1.47%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,536
North Carolina:

$51,126
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,321
North Carolina:

$12,571
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.40%
North Carolina:

0.50%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,289
North Carolina:

$58,042
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,366
State:

$14,213
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.22%
North Carolina:

0.40%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,550
North Carolina:

$16,496
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,092
State:

$6,846
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.32%
State:

0.47%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,246
North Carolina:

$12,337
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,568
State:

$4,767
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.26%
State:

0.17%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,889
North Carolina:

$57,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,236
State:

$18,672
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.40%
State:

0.37%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,600
North Carolina:

$44,272
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,664
State:

$13,890
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.54%
North Carolina:

0.34%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,015
State:

$25,574
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,822
State:

$10,443
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.38%
North Carolina:

0.35%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,426
North Carolina:

$13,125
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,877
North Carolina:

$4,359
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.36%
State:

0.45%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,245
North Carolina:

$21,562
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,729
North Carolina:

$8,579
Number of discharges: 92
Here:

1.86%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,531
North Carolina:

$18,944
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,355
North Carolina:

$7,213
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.63%
North Carolina:

0.57%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,970
North Carolina:

$22,881
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,444
North Carolina:

$9,162
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.34%
North Carolina:

0.41%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,505
State:

$14,717
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,302
State:

$5,673
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

1.21%
State:

1.29%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,277
State:

$16,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,051
State:

$6,949
Number of discharges: 99
Here:

2.00%
State:

2.38%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,680
State:

$26,632
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,033
State:

$11,435
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

1.73%
State:

1.71%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,973
State:

$11,357
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,947
State:

$4,583
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.54%
North Carolina:

0.30%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,312
North Carolina:

$22,947
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,401
State:

$9,860
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.48%
State:

0.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,746
State:

$30,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,981
North Carolina:

$13,291
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

1.39%
State:

1.35%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$99,131
State:

$93,755
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$32,098
North Carolina:

$36,776
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.36%
North Carolina:

0.36%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,795
State:

$45,134
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,657
North Carolina:

$16,101
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.98%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,870
State:

$16,903
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,524
State:

$5,529
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.40%
North Carolina:

0.57%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$98,046
North Carolina:

$109,177
Average Total Payments
Here:

$34,303
State:

$42,735
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.46%
State:

0.29%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,119
North Carolina:

$32,059
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,759
North Carolina:

$12,838
Number of discharges: 202
Here:

4.07%
North Carolina:

5.09%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,687
State:

$19,865
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,613
State:

$7,684
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

1.53%
State:

1.78%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,418
North Carolina:

$13,822
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,226
State:

$4,799
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.50%
State:

0.58%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,369
North Carolina:

$17,495
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,058
State:

$6,811
Number of discharges: 75
This Hospital:

1.51%
North Carolina:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,196
State:

$25,424
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,962
North Carolina:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

1.69%
North Carolina:

2.12%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,053
North Carolina:

$13,441
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,461
State:

$4,784
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.56%
North Carolina:

0.79%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$88,274
State:

$85,627
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,654
North Carolina:

$26,535
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

0.91%
North Carolina:

1.03%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,689
North Carolina:

$14,967
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,267
North Carolina:

$4,973
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.71%
State:

1.63%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,621
State:

$15,482
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,287
State:

$4,882
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.32%
North Carolina:

1.10%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.110%
State:

0.641%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.317%
State:

0.418%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

2.141%
State:

0.553%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.079%
North Carolina:

0.266%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.159%
North Carolina:

0.124%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

39.500%
North Carolina:

33.381%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.055%
North Carolina:

0.085%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.004%
State:

0.026%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

5.200%
North Carolina:

5.566%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.600%
State:

2.465%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

78%
North Carolina:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
North Carolina:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
North Carolina:

13%
Always
Here:

85%
North Carolina:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
North Carolina:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
North Carolina:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

24%
North Carolina:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
North Carolina:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
North Carolina:

10%
Usually
Here:

20%
North Carolina:

19%
Always
Here:

68%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
North Carolina:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

28%
Always
Here:

64%
North Carolina:

63%

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

Yes
Here:

88%
North Carolina:

84%
No
Here:

12%
State:

16%

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

6 or lower
Here:

6%
North Carolina:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

18%
North Carolina:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

76%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

17%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

80%
State:

71%

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