CARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - ARANSAS PASS, TX

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Addresss:
1711 W WHEELER AVENUE
ARANSAS PASS, TX, 78336
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (361) 758-8585

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 12.77
Registered Professional Nurses : 31.96
Other Salaried Personnel : 62.04
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 0.14
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.10
Respiratory Therapists : 6.39
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.58
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 1.15
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 6.32

Number Of Beds
Total: 75
Total Certified: 75
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.086%
State:

0.881%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

5.600%
Texas:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.576%
State:

0.250%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

86.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

43.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

14
Texas:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

95.0%
Texas:

95.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

62.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

96.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

75.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

53.0%
State:

93.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

86.0%
State:

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

93.0%
Texas:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

92.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

82.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

50.0%
Texas:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

90.0%
Texas:

96.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

27.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

27.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

50.0%
Texas:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

71.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.8%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.4%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.1%
Texas:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.0%
Texas:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 26%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
Here:

77%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Texas:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
Texas:

13%
Always
Here:

83%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Texas:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Texas:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

22%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

79%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

21%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

13%
Texas:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

67%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

11%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

26%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

63%
State:

72%

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

Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,397
State:

$20,566
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,371
State:

$4,804
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

6.89%
Texas:

0.08%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,084
Texas:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,724
State:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

9.18%
Texas:

2.13%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,159
State:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,544
Texas:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.26%
Texas:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,399
Texas:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,102
Texas:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

6.56%
Texas:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,733
State:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,921
Texas:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.26%
Texas:

1.59%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,762
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,901
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.21%
Texas:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,414
State:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,962
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

7.54%
State:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,302
State:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,481
Texas:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

6.89%
State:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,200
Texas:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,682
State:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.93%
State:

1.18%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,882
State:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,734
Texas:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.61%
State:

1.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,580
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,231
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

6.56%
State:

3.62%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,966
State:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,725
State:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

6.23%
Texas:

2.39%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,191
Texas:

$41,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,752
Texas:

$8,523
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

5.90%
Texas:

1.20%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,153
Texas:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,461
Texas:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.26%
Texas:

2.33%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,010
Texas:

$61,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,667
Texas:

$13,022
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.61%
State:

0.87%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,077
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,685
State:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

7.87%
Texas:

4.83%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,875
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,896
Texas:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

5.25%
Texas:

2.99%

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