NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL - MOUNT KISCO, NY

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Addresss:
400 EAST MAIN STREET
MOUNT KISCO, NY, 10549
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (914) 666-1200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 41.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 325.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 564.25
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 564.25
Dieticians : 5.75
Physical Therapists : 7.25
Registered Pharmacists : 13.25
Respiratory Therapists : 11.75
Physicians : 9.50
Medical Social Workers : 9.00
Residents (Physicians) : 41.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 259
Total Certified: 259
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 15

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery 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
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

10
State:

10
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

181
State:

76
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

96.0%
New York:

97.3%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

96.6%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
New York:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.6%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
New York:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
New York:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
New York:

94.0%

Surgery

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

98.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
New York:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
New York:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
New York:

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

97.0%
State:

92.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

97.0%
New York:

95.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

94.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

96.0%
New York:

94.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.1%
State:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.0%
State:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

9.2%
New York:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.7%
State:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

26.6%
State:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

22.2%
New York:

19.8%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

44.700%
New York:

11.437%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.083%
New York:

0.112%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.021%
New York:

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

6.100%
State:

5.961%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

6.400%
New York:

3.854%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 38%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

14%
New York:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
State:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
New York:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
New York:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
New York:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
New York:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
New York:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

17%
Usually
Here:

32%
State:

34%
Always
Here:

57%
State:

49%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

83%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

17%
New York:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

4%
New York:

12%
7 or 8
Here:

18%
State:

27%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

78%
State:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

14%
New York:

29%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

84%
New York:

64%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,300
New York:

$30,351
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,632
New York:

$10,049
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.57%
New York:

0.64%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,110
New York:

$15,244
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,958
New York:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.79%
New York:

0.63%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,553
New York:

$26,629
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,397
State:

$9,363
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.30%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,894
State:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,693
New York:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.68%
New York:

1.43%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,399
State:

$34,476
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,102
New York:

$11,180
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

0.84%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,288
State:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,072
State:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

3.04%
New York:

1.64%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,309
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,468
State:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.12%
State:

2.35%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,366
New York:

$44,209
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,098
New York:

$16,866
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.84%
New York:

0.14%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,499
State:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,821
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 137
This Hospital:

6.04%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,623
New York:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,444
New York:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

1.68%
New York:

1.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,747
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,528
New York:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

1.87%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,478
New York:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,061
New York:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.50%
New York:

1.51%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,727
New York:

$26,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,842
State:

$8,210
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.62%
New York:

0.35%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,342
New York:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,155
New York:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.23%
New York:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,410
State:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,446
State:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.49%
New York:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,004
State:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,337
State:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.15%
New York:

0.66%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,988
State:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,218
State:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.53%
New York:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,721
New York:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,797
State:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 90
Here:

3.97%
State:

3.99%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,885
New York:

$19,845
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,760
State:

$5,974
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.66%
New York:

0.44%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,857
State:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,333
State:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

2.20%
New York:

1.98%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,461
State:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,686
New York:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.73%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,518
New York:

$19,019
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,908
New York:

$6,378
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.59%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,697
State:

$25,800
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,668
New York:

$7,975
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.37%
New York:

0.56%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,053
State:

$18,125
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,406
New York:

$5,409
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

0.44%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,879
State:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,008
State:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 91
Here:

4.01%
State:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,033
New York:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,428
State:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

1.98%
State:

2.38%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,500
New York:

$17,445
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,653
New York:

$5,979
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.50%
State:

1.37%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,389
State:

$44,953
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,623
New York:

$15,635
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.37%
State:

0.97%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,198
New York:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,046
New York:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.06%
New York:

1.22%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,831
New York:

$55,434
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,794
State:

$18,455
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.49%
New York:

0.82%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,242
State:

$24,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,325
New York:

$7,235
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.32%
New York:

0.66%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,637
State:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,265
New York:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

2.65%
State:

2.87%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,811
New York:

$34,117
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,691
State:

$11,269
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

0.45%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$80,690
State:

$86,024
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,987
New York:

$28,560
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.57%
New York:

0.18%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,165
New York:

$45,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,327
New York:

$17,066
Number of discharges: 136
This Hospital:

6.00%
State:

4.46%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,661
New York:

$61,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,736
State:

$21,855
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.01%
State:

0.58%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$71,264
State:

$128,517
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$34,361
State:

$46,905
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.75%
New York:

0.47%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,758
New York:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,592
New York:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

2.47%
State:

1.10%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,598
New York:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,717
State:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.57%
New York:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,489
State:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,955
New York:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

2.03%
New York:

2.44%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,199
State:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,346
State:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

0.70%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,309
New York:

$30,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,788
New York:

$9,956
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.49%
New York:

0.37%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,068
New York:

$28,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,421
New York:

$9,257
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.66%
State:

0.64%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,502
State:

$29,446
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,108
State:

$9,127
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.57%
State:

0.30%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,842
State:

$36,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,519
New York:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,935
New York:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,402
New York:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.16%
New York:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,443
State:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,352
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

2.12%
New York:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,693
State:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,411
State:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.76%
New York:

1.29%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,744
State:

$34,266
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,998
New York:

$11,846
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.32%
New York:

0.66%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,260
State:

$51,542
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,730
State:

$17,543
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.19%
State:

0.66%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,252
State:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,097
State:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.06%
State:

0.82%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,494
State:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,306
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.75%
New York:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,444
New York:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,293
State:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 73
Here:

3.22%
State:

5.04%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,263
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,923
New York:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.10%
New York:

1.68%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,760
State:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,618
New York:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

2.51%
New York:

0.89%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,316
State:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,845
New York:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

3.17%
New York:

2.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,131
New York:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,044
New York:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.01%
State:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,644
New York:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,972
New York:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.10%
State:

1.04%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$66,964
New York:

$74,410
Average Total Payments
Here:

$28,812
New York:

$31,590
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

3.00%
New York:

0.50%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,570
New York:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,953
State:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 103
This Hospital:

4.54%
State:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,964
New York:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,164
State:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

1.81%
New York:

1.33%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.141%
State:

0.143%
Falls and injuries
Here:

0.141%
State:

0.660%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.281%
State:

0.435%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.141%
New York:

0.165%

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