MERCY HOSPITAL SCRANTON - SCRANTON, PA

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MERCY HOSPITAL SCRANTON
746 JEFFERSON AVENUE
SCRANTON, PA, 18501

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (570) 348-7100

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 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
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
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 73.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 284.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 755.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 4.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 11.00
Registered Pharmacists : 12.00
Respiratory Therapists : 19.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.40
Physicians : 12.00
Medical Social Workers : 7.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 274
Total Certified: 231

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	98.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.9%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	93.0%
Pennsylvania:	88.3%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.6%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	90.2%

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:	98.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.7%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	92.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.8%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	98.0%
State:	94.7%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.4%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.3%

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

Here:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.5%

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

Here:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	96.6%

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
Pennsylvania:	96.1%

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%
State:	99.7%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	94.6%

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	93.6%

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

Here:	82.0%
State:	91.6%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.3%
State:	15.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	9.4%
State:	10.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.3%
Pennsylvania:	11.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.9%
State:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	23.8%
Pennsylvania:	24.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	18.8%
State:	18.4%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

Here:	0.349%
Pennsylvania:	0.161%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.582%
Pennsylvania:	0.581%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.233%
State:	0.318%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,845

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $10,810

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,804

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,022

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,134

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,610

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,041

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,259

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,436

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $7,982

Diabetes w MCC: $7,574

Chest Pain: $2,960

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $23,422

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $41,023

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $28,254

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $28,268

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $28,668

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $37,391

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $40,750

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $44,302

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,574

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,649

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $20,024

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $31,567

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,175

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,422

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $10,656

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,275

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $13,797

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,196

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $19,887

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,375

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $13,848

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $7,811

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,039

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,256

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $28,784

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,095

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $9,583

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $211

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $17,513

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,185

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $13,282

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $13,649

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,064

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $11,825

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $7,669

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $18,262

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,376

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $18,580

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $25,303

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $6,375

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,293

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,434

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,026

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,524

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,230

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,547

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,700

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	37.800%
Pennsylvania:	32.404%

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

Here:	7.300%
State:	8.265%

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

Here:	0.163%
State:	0.206%

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

This Hospital:	0.023%
Pennsylvania:	0.026%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 40%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	72%
State:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	78%
State:	79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
State:	11%

Usually

Here:	31%
State:	26%

Always

This Hospital:	54%
State:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
Pennsylvania:	7%

Usually

Here:	25%
Pennsylvania:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
State:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	24%
State:	22%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	54%
State:	59%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	14%
State:	9%

Usually

Here:	29%
State:	21%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
Pennsylvania:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
Pennsylvania:	15%

Usually

Here:	38%
State:	35%

Always

This Hospital:	47%
State:	50%

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

Yes

Here:	80%
State:	82%

Here:	20%
State:	18%

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

6 or lower

Here:	11%
State:	10%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	25%
State:	25%

9 or 10

Here:	64%
State:	65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Yes, probably

Here:	27%
State:	28%

Yes, definitely

Here:	67%
Pennsylvania:	67%

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