PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER - DECATUR, AL

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Addresss:
1874 BELTLINE RD SW
DECATUR, AL, 35601
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (256) 350-2211

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 8.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 77.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 3.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 11.00
Physicians : 4.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 120
Total Certified: 120

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental 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
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Organ Bank Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

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

$28,404
Alabama:

$18,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,057
Alabama:

$4,889
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

3.04%
State:

1.38%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,795
Alabama:

$28,888
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,942
State:

$7,187
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.61%
Alabama:

0.79%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,059
Alabama:

$12,929
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,886
Alabama:

$3,356
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

2.47%
State:

1.61%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,236
State:

$17,387
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,516
Alabama:

$4,978
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.09%
Alabama:

1.97%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,505
Alabama:

$14,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,350
Alabama:

$3,290
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.85%
Alabama:

1.58%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,116
State:

$20,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,846
State:

$5,672
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

4.46%
State:

2.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,119
Alabama:

$25,354
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,722
Alabama:

$6,832
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

5.41%
Alabama:

2.62%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,452
Alabama:

$15,265
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,474
State:

$4,282
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

4.75%
Alabama:

2.25%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,239
State:

$19,168
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,663
State:

$4,852
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.23%
Alabama:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,237
State:

$17,880
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,420
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

6.08%
State:

4.04%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,228
State:

$23,715
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,659
State:

$5,864
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.56%
Alabama:

2.02%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,401
Alabama:

$17,884
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,055
State:

$4,244
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.14%
Alabama:

0.56%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,402
State:

$22,804
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,037
State:

$5,453
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

0.66%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,064
Alabama:

$21,263
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,222
Alabama:

$5,914
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

3.99%
State:

3.24%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,516
Alabama:

$35,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,066
Alabama:

$8,684
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

2.47%
Alabama:

2.59%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,150
Alabama:

$14,522
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,778
State:

$3,946
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

2.66%
State:

1.40%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,752
State:

$16,154
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,453
State:

$3,722
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.61%
Alabama:

0.32%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,811
Alabama:

$27,350
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,739
State:

$6,691
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.04%
State:

1.69%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,683
State:

$22,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,512
Alabama:

$4,740
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.14%
State:

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

$40,159
State:

$26,664
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,856
State:

$6,951
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.04%
State:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,813
State:

$17,029
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,207
Alabama:

$4,494
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

4.84%
Alabama:

3.20%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$102,539
State:

$49,659
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,177
Alabama:

$11,709
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

3.70%
State:

5.91%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,422
Alabama:

$14,844
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,023
Alabama:

$4,068
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

3.51%
State:

2.46%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,191
State:

$41,181
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,329
Alabama:

$9,214
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.23%
Alabama:

0.26%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,840
State:

$15,820
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,526
Alabama:

$3,722
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.61%
Alabama:

0.52%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,850
Alabama:

$17,226
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,357
State:

$4,671
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.33%
State:

1.71%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,206
State:

$25,143
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,356
Alabama:

$6,001
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

3.04%
Alabama:

1.81%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,104
State:

$39,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,707
Alabama:

$9,770
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.52%
Alabama:

1.34%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,782
State:

$17,427
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,505
State:

$3,888
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.52%
State:

0.24%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,025
State:

$37,145
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,914
State:

$8,688
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.52%
Alabama:

0.69%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,837
Alabama:

$51,215
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,279
State:

$12,069
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.14%
Alabama:

0.98%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$102,054
State:

$59,954
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,725
Alabama:

$13,580
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.23%
Alabama:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$75,519
State:

$47,447
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,735
State:

$11,185
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

3.13%
State:

3.35%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,183
Alabama:

$26,316
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,471
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.23%
State:

1.29%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,514
State:

$14,866
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,875
State:

$4,004
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.33%
Alabama:

0.76%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,134
State:

$24,297
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,914
Alabama:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

4.46%
Alabama:

3.09%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,285
Alabama:

$37,673
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,831
Alabama:

$8,521
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

3.04%
Alabama:

1.96%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,441
State:

$16,519
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,571
Alabama:

$4,182
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

3.32%
State:

1.41%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,049
Alabama:

$17,526
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,031
State:

$4,200
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.56%
Alabama:

1.68%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,958
State:

$20,203
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,709
State:

$4,263
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.90%
Alabama:

0.98%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.291%
Alabama:

0.715%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

31.000%
Alabama:

38.649%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

10.900%
State:

7.990%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.035%
State:

0.208%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

5.100%
State:

6.875%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

0.400%
State:

3.417%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 29%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

16%
Alabama:

15%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Alabama:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
State:

11%
Always
Here:

85%
State:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Alabama:

12%
Usually
Here:

24%
Alabama:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Alabama:

66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Alabama:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
Alabama:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

69%
Alabama:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
Alabama:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Alabama:

70%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

81%
Alabama:

81%
No
Here:

19%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
Alabama:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

21%
Alabama:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

71%
Alabama:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
Alabama:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

22%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

72%
State:

70%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

90.0%
Alabama:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Alabama:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

83.0%
Alabama:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

5
Alabama:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Alabama:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

99.0%
Alabama:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Alabama:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

93.0%
State:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

96.5%

Surgery

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

96.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Alabama:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

97.0%
Alabama:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

94.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

95.0%
Alabama:

97.8%
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:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

96.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
Alabama:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Alabama:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.8%
Alabama:

16.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.5%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.9%
Alabama:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

25.1%
Alabama:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.2%
State:

18.6%

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