POCONO MEDICAL CENTER - EAST STROUDSBURG, PA

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POCONO MEDICAL CENTER
206 EAST BROWN STREET
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA, 18301

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (570) 476-3348

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency 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 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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 50.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 229.75
Other Salaried Personnel : 614.50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 4.50
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 10.00
Respiratory Therapists : 10.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 235
Total Certified: 197
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 22

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	98.6%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.9%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	88.3%

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG

Here:	6
Pennsylvania:	56

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	95.3%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.6%

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

Here:	93.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	68.0%
Pennsylvania:	90.2%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	98.0%
Pennsylvania:	98.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	95.7%

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

Here:	92.0%
Pennsylvania:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.8%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
Pennsylvania:	93.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	89.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.7%

Surgery

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

Here:	99.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.4%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	97.5%

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

Here:	90.0%
State:	95.5%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries

This Hospital:	91.0%
State:	96.6%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Pennsylvania:	96.1%

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

Here:	100.0%
Pennsylvania:	99.7%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

This Hospital:	91.0%
Pennsylvania:	94.6%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	93.6%

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

Here:	97.0%
Pennsylvania:	91.6%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	93.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	14.9%
State:	15.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	9.4%
State:	10.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	10.2%
Pennsylvania:	11.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	19.9%
Pennsylvania:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	24.0%
Pennsylvania:	24.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	19.1%
Pennsylvania:	18.4%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

This Hospital:	0.493%
Pennsylvania:	0.112%

Falls And Trauma

Here:	0.225%
Pennsylvania:	0.581%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

This Hospital:	0.674%
State:	0.318%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	18%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

Here:	76%
Pennsylvania:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	16%
Pennsylvania:	16%

Always

This Hospital:	78%
State:	79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	12%
Pennsylvania:	11%

Usually

Here:	25%
State:	26%

Always

Here:	63%
Pennsylvania:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	20%
State:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	72%
State:	69%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	21%
Pennsylvania:	22%

Usually

Here:	18%
Pennsylvania:	19%

Always

Here:	61%
State:	59%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	9%
Pennsylvania:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
State:	21%

Always

This Hospital:	71%
State:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	15%
State:	15%

Usually

This Hospital:	35%
State:	35%

Always

This Hospital:	50%
State:	50%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	84%
State:	82%

This Hospital:	16%
State:	18%

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

6 or lower

Here:	12%
State:	10%

7 or 8

Here:	25%
Pennsylvania:	25%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	63%
Pennsylvania:	65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	7%
State:	5%

Yes, probably

Here:	28%
State:	28%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	65%
State:	67%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,913

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $13,194

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $8,304

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,909

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $9,928

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,846

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,932

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $8,860

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $6,634

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $9,742

Diabetes w MCC: $9,245

Chest Pain: $3,613

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $25,895

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $48,175

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $32,911

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $34,502

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $33,971

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $45,637

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $40,121

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $54,071

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,803

Extracranial procedures w CC: $10,556

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $24,441

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $38,562

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $13,639

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $17,602

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $13,006

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $7,659

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $16,839

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $11,224

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $20,908

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $6,560

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $9,533

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $11,032

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $17,399

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $35,131

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $9,880

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $13,014

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $17,736

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $24,211

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $6,380

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $11,697

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $21,376

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $13,651

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $22,371

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $10,024

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $14,433

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $20,854

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $9,360

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $22,290

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $12,665

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $15,224

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,901

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $18,838

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $14,678

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $4,301

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $7,604

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $5,550

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $5,737

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	20.000%
Pennsylvania:	32.404%

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

Here:	9.000%
Pennsylvania:	8.265%

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

Here:	0.069%
State:	0.206%

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

This Hospital:	0.034%
State:	0.026%

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