POLK MEDICAL CENTER - CEDARTOWN, GA

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POLK MEDICAL CENTER
424 N MAIN STREET
CEDARTOWN, GA, 30125

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (770) 748-2500

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 5.20
Registered Professional Nurses : 26.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 41.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 0.50
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 13.00

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.

This Hospital:	33.300%
Georgia:	31.798%

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

Here:	13.000%
Georgia:	8.697%

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

Here:	0.029%
State:	0.178%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

Here:	12
State:	12

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital

This Hospital:	35
Georgia:	82

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

Here:	96.0%
Georgia:	95.2%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	92.0%
State:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	67.0%
Georgia:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	86.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	94.9%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	95.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	97.6%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	94.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	11.7%
State:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	12.3%
State:	12.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	24.7%
Georgia:	23.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.3%
State:	18.3%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 29%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	1%
Georgia:	6%

Usually

Here:	9%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	90%
Georgia:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
State:	4%

Usually

This Hospital:	9%
State:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	85%
State:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	3%
State:	13%

Usually

Here:	17%
Georgia:	24%

Always

Here:	80%
Georgia:	63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	2%
Georgia:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	13%
State:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	85%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	17%
State:	23%

Usually

Here:	17%
Georgia:	17%

Always

Here:	66%
State:	60%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
State:	10%

Usually

This Hospital:	10%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	86%
Georgia:	70%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	2%
Georgia:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	16%
State:	27%

Always

Here:	82%
Georgia:	64%

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

Yes

Here:	82%
State:	80%

Here:	18%
Georgia:	20%

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

6 or lower

Here:	4%
Georgia:	9%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	18%
State:	24%

9 or 10

Here:	78%
State:	67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	1%
State:	6%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	19%
Georgia:	25%

Yes, definitely

This Hospital:	80%
State:	69%

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