PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER - WEST UNION, IA

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Addresss:
112 JEFFERSON STREET
WEST UNION, IA, 52175
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (563) 422-3811

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 5.40
Registered Professional Nurses : 25.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 72.40
Dieticians : 0.50
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 0.80
Medical Social Workers : 2.30
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 5.40

Number Of Beds
Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Chemotherapy Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.029%
Iowa:

0.031%

Process of Care

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
Iowa:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

85.0%
State:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
Iowa:

94.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.3%
Iowa:

12.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.8%
Iowa:

12.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.7%
Iowa:

23.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.2%
State:

17.9%

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