NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER - RUSTON, LA

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NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER
401 EAST VAUGHN AVENUE
RUSTON, LA, 71270

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (318) 254-2453

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

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	98.2%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Louisiana:	97.7%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	95.4%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	98.0%
Louisiana:	97.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Louisiana:	99.4%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	33.0%
Louisiana:	80.9%

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

Here:	2
Louisiana:	14

Median Time to Fibrinolysis

Here:	26
Louisiana:	36

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	92.8%

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival

Here:	100
Louisiana:	49

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Louisiana:	96.4%

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

Here:	91.0%
State:	93.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	83.0%
State:	85.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.7%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
Louisiana:	93.7%

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	96.6%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	89.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	93.0%
Louisiana:	87.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
Louisiana:	90.4%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	96.8%

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

Here:	90.0%
Louisiana:	91.7%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	96.4%

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

This Hospital:	91.0%
Louisiana:	90.3%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	92.4%

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:	99.2%

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

Here:	90.0%
State:	87.3%

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

Here:	71.0%
State:	92.2%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	90.0%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
Louisiana:	91.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.4%
Louisiana:	16.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	10.8%
Louisiana:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	13.4%
State:	11.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.7%
State:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	25.4%
State:	25.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	16.8%
State:	18.3%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

This Hospital:	0.666%
State:	0.166%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.444%
Louisiana:	0.345%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.222%
Louisiana:	0.194%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,915

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $10,966

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,866

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,080

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,252

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,661

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,100

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,364

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,514

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,097

Diabetes w MCC: $7,684

Chest Pain: $3,003

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $28,454

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,684

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,337

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,630

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,350

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $13,996

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,329

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $19,968

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,453

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $7,924

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,122

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,313

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,047

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $17,721

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,317

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $18,403

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,266

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,288

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $11,996

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $17,154

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,657

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,136

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,320

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,768

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	46.300%
State:	36.263%

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

Here:	9.400%
State:	8.127%

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

Here:	0.810%
State:	0.349%

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

Here:	0.488%
Louisiana:	0.082%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
Louisiana:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
State:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	74%
Louisiana:	81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	13%
State:	11%

Always

Here:	83%
Louisiana:	86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
Louisiana:	11%

Usually

Here:	25%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	61%
Louisiana:	70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
Louisiana:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	66%
State:	74%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	22%
State:	19%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
Louisiana:	15%

Always

Here:	57%
Louisiana:	66%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
Louisiana:	10%

Usually

Here:	22%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	64%
Louisiana:	73%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	12%
Louisiana:	7%

Usually

Here:	31%
State:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	57%
State:	71%

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

Yes

Here:	80%
State:	81%

This Hospital:	20%
Louisiana:	19%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	11%
Louisiana:	8%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	26%
Louisiana:	19%

9 or 10

Here:	63%
Louisiana:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	6%
State:	5%

Yes, probably

Here:	34%
Louisiana:	21%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	60%
Louisiana:	74%

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