POLK MEDICAL CENTER - CEDARTOWN, GA

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POLK MEDICAL CENTER
424 N MAIN ST
CEDARTOWN, GA 30125

SHORT TERM HOSPITALS

Services provided by POLK MEDICAL CENTER:

Beds - Total (Total number of beds in a facility, including those in non-Participating or non-licensed areas): 58

Beds - Total certified (Number of beds in Medicare and/or Medicaid certified areas within a facility): 58

Change of ownership counter (The number of times a change of ownership (chow) has taken place for a particular provider): 2

Prior change of ownership (The date of a prior change of ownership): Jul 1996

Accreditation effective date (The effective date of the current period of accreditation by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): May 1999

Accreditation expiration date (The expiration date of the current period of accreditation by the joint committee on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): May 2002

Accreditation indicator (Indicates the organization that is responsible for the accreditation of the provider): JCAHO

Clia - Hosp lab id #1 (Number assigned to a hospital laboratory licensed in accordance with the clinical laboratory improvement act (clia)): 11D0670518

Current survey ever accredited (Indicates if this provider was an accredited hospital anytime during the current survey): Yes

Current survey ever non-Accred (Indicates if this provider was a non-Accredited hospital anytine during the current survey): No

Current survey ever swingbed (Indicates if this provider was a swingbed hospital anytime during the current survey): Yes

Inhalation therapists (Number of fulltime equivalent inhalation therapists employed by a hospital): 1

Licensed pract/vocat nurses (Number of full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurses employed by a facility): 2.25

Medical school affiliation (The type of affiliation that a hospital may have with a medical school): NO AFFILIATION

Other personnel (The number of full-time equivalent other salaried personnel employed by a facility): 77.25

Participating code (y,n) (This code indicates whether a provider is participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program): Yes

Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 17.25

Registered pharmacists (The number of full-time equivalent registered pharmacists employed by a provider): 1

Resident program approved by ada (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american dental association): No

Resident program approved by ama (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american medical association): No

Resident program approved by aoa (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american osteopathic association): No

Resident program approved by other (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by other professional organizations): No

Srv: anesthesia (Indicates how anesthesia services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: blood bank (Indiciates how blood bank services are provided by a hospital): 1

Srv: dietary (Indicates how dietary services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: emergency services(organized) (Indicates how organized emergency services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: inpatient surgical (Indicates how inpatient surgical services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (anatomical) (Indicates how anatomical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: laboratory (clinical) (Indicates how clinical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nuclear medicine (Indicates how nuclear medicine services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: operating rooms (Indicates how operating room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient (Indicates how outpatient services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient surgery unit (Indicates how outpatient surgery unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pharmacy (Indicates how pharmacy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: physical therapy (Indicates how physical therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: radiology (diagnostic) (Indicates how diagnostic radiology services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: social (Indicates how social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Swing bed indicator (Indicates if a hospital provides swing bed services - Beds can be used for either hospital or long term care services): Yes

Swing bed size code (Indicates the size of a hospital providing swing bed services): 50 TO 99 BEDS

Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): SHORT - TERM

Srv: respiratory care (Indicates how respiratory care services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Medical social workers (Number of full-time equivalent medical social workers employed by a hospital or hospice): 1

Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

Current survey date (The date of the health or life safety code survey, whichever is later. the "official" survey date for the provider): Feb 2001

Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Sep 1966

Quality Measure Score

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	0%	89%	93%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	0%	84%	88%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	50%	81%	84%
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	62%	65%	66%
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	89%	86%
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	36%	83%	85%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination	58%	70%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	75%	70%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	100%	91%	93%
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment	100%	99%	99%
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	86%	84%
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	75%	84%	86%
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	98%	88%	90%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems Survey

How do patients rate the hospital overall?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high)	55%	65%	63
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium)	29%	24%	26
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low)	16%	11%	11

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Doctors always communicated well	70%	81%	79
Doctors usually communicated well	21%	14%	16
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well	9%	5%	5

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Nurses always communicated well	74%	74%	73
Nurses usually communicated well	23%	19%	21
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well	3%	7%	6

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted	54%	59%	60
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted	31%	27%	28
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted	15%	14%	12

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Staff always explained	53%	59%	58
Staff usually explained	12%	17%	18
Staff sometimes or never explained	35%	24%	24

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pain was always well controlled	66%	68%	67
Pain was usually well controlled	19%	23%	25
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled	15%	9%	8

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Always quiet at night	64%	63%	54
Usually quiet at night	32%	27%	32
Sometimes or never quiet at night	4%	10%	14

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Room was always clean	69%	67%	68
Room was usually clean	25%	21%	21
Room was sometimes or never clean	6%	12%	11

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Yes, staff did give patients this information	61%	78%	79
No, staff did not give patients this information	39%	22%	21

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital	72%	68%	67
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital	21%	25%	27
NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)	7%	7%	6

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