PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER - WEST UNION, IA

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PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER
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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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

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

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	33.300%
State:	31.693%

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

This Hospital:	0.020%
State:	0.144%

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	73.0%
Iowa:	95.6%

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	86.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	97.2%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	96.8%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	97.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	71.0%
Iowa:	95.1%

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

This Hospital:	83.0%
State:	92.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	82.0%
Iowa:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	86.0%
State:	94.0%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	12.2%
Iowa:	11.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	13.9%
Iowa:	11.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	19.6%
Iowa:	19.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	23.5%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.7%
Iowa:	17.6%

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