NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - NEWTON, NJ

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NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
175 HIGH ST
NEWTON, NJ 07860

SHORT TERM HOSPITALS

Services provided by NEWTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:

Beds - Total (Total number of beds in a facility, including those in non-Participating or non-licensed areas): 165

Beds - Total certified (Number of beds in Medicare and/or Medicaid certified areas within a facility): 165

Physicians (The number of full-time equivalent physicians employed by a provider): 3.50

Accreditation effective date (The effective date of the current period of accreditation by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Jul 1996

Accreditation expiration date (The expiration date of the current period of accreditation by the joint committee on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Jul 1999

Accreditation indicator (Indicates the organization that is responsible for the accreditation of the provider): JCAHO

Clia - Hosp lab id #1 (Number assigned to a hospital laboratory licensed in accordance with the clinical laboratory improvement act (clia)): 31D0115749

Current survey ever accredited (Indicates if this provider was an accredited hospital anytime during the current survey): No

Current survey ever non-Accred (Indicates if this provider was a non-Accredited hospital anytine during the current survey): Yes

Current survey ever swingbed (Indicates if this provider was a swingbed hospital anytime during the current survey): No

Date of validation survey (Date a validation survey is performed by the state agency in a jcah or aoa accredited hospital): Jul 1975

Dieticians (Number of full-time equivalent dieticians employed by a facility): 3

Inhalation therapists (Number of fulltime equivalent inhalation therapists employed by a hospital): 6.30

Licensed pract/vocat nurses (Number of full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurses employed by a facility): 31.50

Medical school affiliation (The type of affiliation that a hospital may have with a medical school): NO AFFILIATION

Occupational therapists (The number of full time equivalent occupational therapists employed by a provider): 2.30

Other personnel (The number of full-time equivalent other salaried personnel employed by a facility): 488.20

Participating code (y,n) (This code indicates whether a provider is participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program): No

Physical therapists (The number of full-time equivalent physical therapists employed by a provider): 4

Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

Psychiatric unit beds (The number of beds in a pps exempt psychiatric unit of a hospital): 12

Psychiatric unit effective date (The date a psychiatric unit became exempt from the prospective payment system (pps)): Jan 1989

Psychiatric unit indicator (Indicates if a hospital has a pps exempt psychiatric unit): Yes

Psychiatric unit termination code (Indicates the reason that a psychiatric unit is no longer exempt from pps): FAILURE TO MEET HEALTH/SAFETY

Regional override #2 (staffing) (This field is set to "y" when the regional office has to ok a pending record in the special fields screen. this field only applies to categories in the odie data entry system): Yes

Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 124.70

Registered pharmacists (The number of full-time equivalent registered pharmacists employed by a provider): 6

Rehabilitation unit beds (The number of beds in a pps exempt rehabilitation unit of a hospital): 8

Rehabilitation unit effect date (The date a rehabilitation unit became exempt from the prospective payment system): Jan 1998

Resident program approved by ada (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american dental association): No

Resident program approved by ama (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american medical association): No

Resident program approved by aoa (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american osteopathic association): Yes

Resident program approved by other (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by other professional organizations): No

Srv: alcohol and/or drug (Indicates how alcohol and/or drug services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: anesthesia (Indicates how anesthesia services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: blood bank (Indiciates how blood bank services are provided by a hospital): 3

Srv: coronary care unit (Indicates how coronary care unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: dental (Indicates how dental services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: dietary (Indicates how dietary services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: emergency services(organized) (Indicates how organized emergency services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: home care unit (Indicates how home care services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: hospice (Indicates how hospice services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: inpatient surgical (Indicates how inpatient surgical services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: intensive care unit (Indicates how intensive care unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (clinical) (Indicates how clinical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nuclear medicine (Indicates how nuclear medicine services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: obstetrics (Indicates how obstetrics services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: occupational therapy (Indicates how occupational therapy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: operating rooms (Indicates how operating room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient (Indicates how outpatient services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: outpatient surgery unit (Indicates how outpatient surgery unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pediatric (Indicates how pediatric services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pharmacy (Indicates how pharmacy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: physical therapy (Indicates how physical therapy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: postoperative recovery room (Indicates how postoperative recovery room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: psychiatric (Indicates how psychiatric services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: radiology (diagnostic) (Indicates how diagnostic radiology services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: rehabilitation (Indicates how rehabilitation services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: social (Indicates how social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: speech pathology (Indicates how speech pathology services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Swing bed indicator (Indicates if a hospital provides swing bed services - Beds can be used for either hospital or long term care services): No

Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): SHORT - TERM

Speech pathologists, audiologists (The number of full-time equivalent speech pathologists or audiologists employed by a provider): 1.50

Srv: respiratory care (Indicates how respiratory care services are provided): PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Medical social workers (Number of full-time equivalent medical social workers employed by a hospital or hospice): 3

Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

Current survey date (The date of the health or life safety code survey, whichever is later. the "official" survey date for the provider): Jan 1997

Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Jul 1966

Quality Measure Score

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100%	87%	85%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	98%	97%	93%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	100%	94%	90%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	100%	96%	88%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	100%	96%	91%
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	97%	91%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	92%	89%	84%
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	96%	82%	66%
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	97%	86%
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	100%	96%	85%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination	98%	89%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	98%	88%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	100%	95%	93%
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment	100%	100%	99%
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	95%	84%
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	96%	91%	86%
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	96%	93%	90%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision	98%	90%	82%
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots	98%	78%	75%
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery	95%	92%	90%
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries	98%	82%	79%
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery	98%	84%	78%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems Survey

How do patients rate the hospital overall?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high)	59%	59%	63%
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium)	32%	28%	26%
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low)	9%	13%	11%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Doctors always communicated well	75%	77%	79%
Doctors usually communicated well	18%	17%	16%
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well	7%	6%	5%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Nurses always communicated well	76%	72%	73%
Nurses usually communicated well	20%	21%	21%
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well	4%	7%	6%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted	65%	56%	60%
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted	23%	27%	28%
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted	12%	17%	12%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Staff always explained	57%	54%	58%
Staff usually explained	19%	18%	18%
Staff sometimes or never explained	24%	28%	24%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pain was always well controlled	69%	66%	67%
Pain was usually well controlled	24%	24%	25%
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled	7%	10%	8%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Always quiet at night	45%	48%	54%
Usually quiet at night	37%	34%	32%
Sometimes or never quiet at night	18%	18%	14%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Room was always clean	82%	66%	68%
Room was usually clean	14%	23%	21%
Room was sometimes or never clean	4%	11%	11%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Yes, staff did give patients this information	79%	74%	79%
No, staff did not give patients this information	21%	26%	21%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital	64%	64%	67%
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital	28%	29%	27%
NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)	8%	7%	6%

Average Medicare Payment

Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion: $6051
Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $8999
Chest Pain: $3823
Chronic Lung Disease: $5923
Diabetes in Adults: $5595
Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope: $6811
Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $16542
Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $12012
Heart Attack with Major Complications: $8916
Heart Attack without Complications: $5074
Heart Failure: $6648
Hernia Operations in Adults: $5485
Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $9199
Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer: $14664
Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $13821
Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $7264
Major Small & Large Intestine Operations: $9320
Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications: $21737
Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $7796
Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations: $13548
Pacemaker Implant: $13725
Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $6648
Removal of Prostate Via Urethra: $3739
Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $5482
Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement: $16304
Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle: $12778
Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $31380
Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations: $20197
Uterus & Ovary Operations: $5229

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