LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MUHLENBERG - BETHLEHEM, PA

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LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MUHLENBERG
2545 SCHOENERSVILLE ROAD
BETHLEHEM, PA, 18017

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (610) 402-2273

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 10.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 294.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 661.00
Occupational Therapists : 5.00
Physical Therapists : 15.00
Respiratory Therapists : 10.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 7.00
Medical Social Workers : 9.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 4.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 36.00
Nurse Practitioners: 2.00
Residents (Physicians) : 46.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 184
Total Certified: 140
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 65

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 38%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

Here:	79%
Pennsylvania:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	17%
State:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	78%
State:	79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	11%
Pennsylvania:	11%

Usually

Here:	28%
State:	26%

Always

This Hospital:	61%
Pennsylvania:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
State:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	24%
Pennsylvania:	24%

Always

Here:	68%
State:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	19%
State:	22%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	61%
State:	59%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	19%
Pennsylvania:	21%

Always

Here:	72%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	14%
Pennsylvania:	15%

Usually

Here:	35%
Pennsylvania:	35%

Always

This Hospital:	51%
State:	50%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	85%
Pennsylvania:	82%

Here:	15%
State:	18%

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

6 or lower

Here:	6%
State:	10%

7 or 8

Here:	18%
State:	25%

9 or 10

Here:	76%
State:	65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	4%
Pennsylvania:	5%

Yes, probably

Here:	15%
Pennsylvania:	28%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	81%
Pennsylvania:	67%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,313

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,860

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,465

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,413

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,925

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,154

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,434

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,964

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,959

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,757

Diabetes w MCC: $7,387

Chest Pain: $3,248

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $43,912

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $26,780

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $31,014

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $30,538

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $43,285

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $47,885

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $55,126

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,110

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,489

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $14,409

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $54,727

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $12,261

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,823

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,691

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,882

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $15,131

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $10,081

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $11,966

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,892

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $15,195

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $4,732

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,459

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,608

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $31,553

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $926

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,675

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $14,891

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,943

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $21,764

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $29,852

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,735

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,514

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $1,094

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $19,199

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $12,272

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $14,581

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $1,562

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $15,602

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $20,037

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,969

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $15,305

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $8,414

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $20,037

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $11,380

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $18,755

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $2,126

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $2,895

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $13,685

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,002

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $16,927

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $13,183

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,863

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,830

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $520

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $538

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
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)

Here:	97.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	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:	89.0%
Pennsylvania:	88.3%

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

Here:	9
State:	56

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

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	95.3%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
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

Here:	98.0%
Pennsylvania:	90.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.7%

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

Here:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.8%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	99.0%
State:	94.7%

Surgery

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	97.4%

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.3%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	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%
State:	95.5%

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

This Hospital:	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:	97.0%
State:	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%
Pennsylvania:	99.7%

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

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	94.6%

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.6%

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

Here:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	91.6%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	93.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	14.4%
Pennsylvania:	15.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	10.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	8.7%
Pennsylvania:	11.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	20.9%
State:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	25.4%
State:	24.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.8%
Pennsylvania:	18.4%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.674%
State:	0.581%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.449%
State:	0.318%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.674%
Pennsylvania:	0.346%

Manifestations Of Poor Glycemic Control

Here:	0.337%
Pennsylvania:	0.054%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	30.300%
Pennsylvania:	32.404%

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

This Hospital:	6.700%
State:	8.265%

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

Here:	0.082%
State:	0.206%

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

Here:	0.033%
State:	0.026%

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