ALTA VISTA REGIONAL HOSPITAL - LAS VEGAS, NM

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Addresss:
104 LEGION AVE
LAS VEGAS, NM, 87701
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (505) 426-3930

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 18.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 64.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 123.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 5.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 8.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 1.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 7.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 62
Total Certified: 62

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

6
New Mexico:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

96.8%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
New Mexico:

94.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

87.0%
State:

82.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Mexico:

95.6%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

95.0%
State:

92.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.4%

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:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
New Mexico:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

98.0%
New Mexico:

95.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
New Mexico:

96.6%
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:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

100.0%
New Mexico:

94.8%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

78.0%
New Mexico:

94.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.5%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.7%
New Mexico:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.8%
State:

23.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.5%
New Mexico:

17.2%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

12.600%
State:

8.249%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.103%
New Mexico:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.046%
New Mexico:

0.051%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

5.100%
State:

4.100%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.245%
State:

1.211%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
New Mexico:

6%
Usually
Here:

16%
New Mexico:

18%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

14%
New Mexico:

15%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

59%
State:

66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
New Mexico:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

25%
New Mexico:

19%
Usually
Here:

15%
New Mexico:

17%
Always
Here:

60%
New Mexico:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
New Mexico:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
New Mexico:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
New Mexico:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

33%
New Mexico:

29%
Always
This Hospital:

56%
New Mexico:

59%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
New Mexico:

81%
No
This Hospital:

14%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
New Mexico:

11%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
New Mexico:

26%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
New Mexico:

63%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

6%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

38%
New Mexico:

31%
Yes, definitely
Here:

56%
State:

62%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,606
State:

$17,374
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,955
New Mexico:

$6,234
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

5.93%
New Mexico:

2.61%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,869
New Mexico:

$15,555
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,542
State:

$4,089
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

10.98%
State:

1.52%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,928
State:

$27,808
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,989
New Mexico:

$8,744
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

4.45%
State:

2.08%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,678
New Mexico:

$16,644
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,998
New Mexico:

$5,297
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

11.87%
State:

2.06%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,435
New Mexico:

$17,803
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,904
New Mexico:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

10.98%
New Mexico:

3.84%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,606
New Mexico:

$20,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,582
New Mexico:

$6,517
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.26%
State:

0.67%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,511
New Mexico:

$22,253
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,630
State:

$7,098
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

5.64%
New Mexico:

2.56%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,339
New Mexico:

$15,552
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,741
New Mexico:

$4,687
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

4.75%
State:

1.12%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,908
State:

$27,688
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,774
New Mexico:

$8,166
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.26%
State:

1.50%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,529
State:

$16,098
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,522
New Mexico:

$5,731
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

5.93%
State:

3.57%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,488
State:

$15,601
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,794
New Mexico:

$4,952
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

7.72%
New Mexico:

3.13%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,546
State:

$22,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,082
State:

$7,207
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.26%
State:

2.03%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,972
New Mexico:

$30,282
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,239
State:

$9,876
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

4.75%
State:

0.64%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,894
State:

$24,193
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,214
New Mexico:

$8,339
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

4.15%
New Mexico:

2.27%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,263
State:

$20,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,492
New Mexico:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

7.72%
State:

4.13%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,357
State:

$14,600
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,945
State:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

5.34%
State:

2.45%

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