OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-KENNER LLC - KENNER, LA

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Addresss:
180 WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE
KENNER, LA, 70065
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (504) 464-8065

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 75.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 113.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 200.00
Dieticians : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 13.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 105
Total Certified: 105

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient 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:

98.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

97.0%
Louisiana:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

75.0%
State:

89.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
Louisiana:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

94.0%
State:

90.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
State:

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

90.0%
State:

90.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
State:

93.5%

Surgery

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Louisiana:

95.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
Louisiana:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

93.0%
Louisiana:

95.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

96.0%
Louisiana:

96.5%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

86.0%
Louisiana:

92.3%
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%
Louisiana:

99.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

97.0%
Louisiana:

92.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

99.0%
Louisiana:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
Louisiana:

95.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

88.0%
Louisiana:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.9%
State:

16.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.6%
Louisiana:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.4%
Louisiana:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.8%
State:

19.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

28.5%
State:

25.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.6%
Louisiana:

18.7%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.295%
Louisiana:

1.429%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.295%
Louisiana:

0.284%

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

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

$28,057
State:

$27,885
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,546
Louisiana:

$7,438
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.40%
State:

0.36%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,494
Louisiana:

$43,517
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,056
State:

$11,329
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

3.60%
State:

0.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,460
Louisiana:

$18,676
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,083
Louisiana:

$5,133
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

2.60%
Louisiana:

1.34%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,061
State:

$17,074
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,819
Louisiana:

$5,195
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.20%
Louisiana:

2.37%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,484
Louisiana:

$14,727
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,986
Louisiana:

$3,579
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.20%
Louisiana:

1.32%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,162
Louisiana:

$22,588
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,236
Louisiana:

$5,876
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

6.00%
Louisiana:

0.28%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,471
Louisiana:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,187
State:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
State:

3.45%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,717
State:

$23,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,361
State:

$6,368
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.40%
State:

1.80%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,217
State:

$20,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,266
State:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

5.80%
State:

4.02%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,311
State:

$34,212
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,368
State:

$9,181
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

5.00%
State:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,606
Louisiana:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,878
Louisiana:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

3.00%
State:

2.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,685
State:

$45,151
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,240
State:

$11,427
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.40%
Louisiana:

0.96%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,386
State:

$47,052
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,070
State:

$12,236
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
Louisiana:

0.83%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,476
Louisiana:

$26,802
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,125
State:

$7,334
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

3.00%
Louisiana:

1.32%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,521
State:

$16,881
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,367
State:

$4,786
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

3.80%
State:

4.16%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$67,093
Louisiana:

$48,840
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,251
Louisiana:

$13,051
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

6.60%
State:

4.93%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$125,936
State:

$62,942
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,792
Louisiana:

$16,299
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
Louisiana:

0.62%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$86,337
Louisiana:

$78,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,647
State:

$20,428
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.20%
State:

0.76%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$82,425
State:

$99,289
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,137
Louisiana:

$20,969
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.40%
State:

0.42%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$68,370
State:

$69,459
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,988
Louisiana:

$13,367
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
State:

1.46%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,374
Louisiana:

$22,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,377
State:

$6,275
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

5.00%
Louisiana:

2.48%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,418
Louisiana:

$34,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,053
Louisiana:

$10,222
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
State:

1.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,748
Louisiana:

$35,001
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,548
State:

$8,988
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

3.00%
Louisiana:

1.02%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,087
Louisiana:

$53,780
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,972
Louisiana:

$12,372
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.20%
Louisiana:

0.89%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,720
State:

$43,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,605
State:

$11,975
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

12.00%
State:

4.23%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,140
Louisiana:

$23,723
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,871
Louisiana:

$7,106
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.60%
Louisiana:

1.70%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,790
Louisiana:

$23,889
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,386
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.40%
Louisiana:

3.35%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,131
State:

$39,349
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,829
State:

$9,135
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.20%
Louisiana:

1.73%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

8.600%
State:

8.157%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.311%
State:

0.309%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 20%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Louisiana:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

14%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

11%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
Louisiana:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

54%
State:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
Louisiana:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Louisiana:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Louisiana:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

27%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Louisiana:

15%
Always
Here:

53%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
Louisiana:

9%
Usually
Here:

25%
Louisiana:

17%
Always
Here:

58%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

53%
State:

73%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

82%
Louisiana:

83%
No
Here:

18%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

13%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

28%
State:

18%
9 or 10
Here:

59%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

28%
Louisiana:

21%
Yes, definitely
Here:

65%
State:

75%

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