NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - NEWBERRY, SC

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Addresss:
2669 KINARD ST PO BOX 497
NEWBERRY, SC, 29108
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (803) 276-7570

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 10.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 55.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 270.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 6.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00
Residents (Physicians) : 10.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 90
Total Certified: 90

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine 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
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
Psychiatric 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:

83.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

100.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

5
South Carolina:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

80.0%
State:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

98.0%
State:

92.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
South Carolina:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.3%

Surgery

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

95.0%
South Carolina:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

96.0%
South Carolina:

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

98.0%
State:

98.2%
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:

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

97.0%
State:

95.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

96.0%
State:

97.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

17.0%
State:

15.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.3%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

15.1%
South Carolina:

12.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.0%
South Carolina:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.2%
State:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.9%
South Carolina:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.152%
South Carolina:

0.649%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.576%
South Carolina:

0.686%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

41.000%
State:

36.300%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

7.600%
South Carolina:

8.135%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.084%
South Carolina:

0.132%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.030%
State:

0.030%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

7.600%
South Carolina:

5.834%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
South Carolina:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

15%
Always
Here:

80%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

12%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
South Carolina:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
South Carolina:

10%
Usually
Here:

27%
South Carolina:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
South Carolina:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

72%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

16%
South Carolina:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
South Carolina:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

20%
South Carolina:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
South Carolina:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
South Carolina:

8%
Usually
Here:

30%
South Carolina:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
South Carolina:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

87%
State:

85%
No
This Hospital:

13%
State:

15%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

22%
South Carolina:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

73%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
South Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

26%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

70%
State:

70%

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

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

$11,835
State:

$21,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,794
South Carolina:

$5,477
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.69%
State:

1.44%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,857
South Carolina:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,750
State:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.69%
State:

1.62%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,068
State:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,691
State:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.81%
South Carolina:

1.89%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,606
South Carolina:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,194
State:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

4.71%
South Carolina:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,824
State:

$19,353
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,904
State:

$4,645
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

4.04%
South Carolina:

1.57%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,148
South Carolina:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,969
South Carolina:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

6.05%
State:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,186
South Carolina:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,101
State:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

4.26%
State:

2.16%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,818
South Carolina:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,939
South Carolina:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

5.16%
State:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,316
State:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,499
State:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.81%
South Carolina:

2.62%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,532
South Carolina:

$16,336
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,683
South Carolina:

$4,366
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

4.71%
South Carolina:

1.39%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,254
South Carolina:

$37,401
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,672
State:

$9,855
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.69%
State:

0.26%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,279
South Carolina:

$28,774
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,805
State:

$7,460
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

4.48%
State:

1.67%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,824
South Carolina:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,375
South Carolina:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

10.09%
State:

3.05%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,796
South Carolina:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,524
State:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 77
Here:

17.26%
South Carolina:

6.17%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,550
South Carolina:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,797
South Carolina:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.59%
South Carolina:

2.35%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,683
South Carolina:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,192
State:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.47%
South Carolina:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,130
State:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,371
State:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

3.14%
South Carolina:

1.70%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,845
South Carolina:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,465
State:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

3.36%
State:

4.32%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,483
State:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,551
South Carolina:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

3.81%
State:

1.76%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,397
State:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,933
State:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

4.71%
South Carolina:

2.56%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,544
South Carolina:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,931
South Carolina:

$4,561
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.47%
South Carolina:

1.17%

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