POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER - POTTSTOWN, PA

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Addresss:
1600 EAST HIGH STREET AND ARMAND HAMMER BLVD
POTTSTOWN, PA, 19464
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (610) 327-7000

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: RENAL CARE CENTER - POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Overall Star Rating: 5 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 5 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 5 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 3 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 5 Stars

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 9.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 9.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 656.00
Dieticians : 5.00
Occupational Therapists : 4.50
Physical Therapists : 9.00
Registered Pharmacists : 7.00
Respiratory Therapists : 8.75
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Physicians : 9.00
Medical Social Workers : 6.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 295
Total Certified: 258
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 16
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 8

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient 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

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,728
Pennsylvania:

$35,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,255
Pennsylvania:

$7,813
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.66%
Pennsylvania:

0.64%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,526
Pennsylvania:

$49,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,636
State:

$11,984
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.82%
State:

1.10%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,947
Pennsylvania:

$24,778
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,593
State:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

0.33%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,870
Pennsylvania:

$16,644
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,832
State:

$4,858
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.54%
Pennsylvania:

0.41%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,623
State:

$29,111
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,957
Pennsylvania:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.44%
Pennsylvania:

0.63%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,606
State:

$22,200
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,681
State:

$4,119
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.36%
State:

0.30%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,781
State:

$24,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,012
State:

$5,656
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

2.56%
State:

1.67%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,924
State:

$36,008
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,318
State:

$8,468
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.87%
Pennsylvania:

1.01%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,137
State:

$17,588
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,455
State:

$3,835
Number of discharges: 75
Here:

3.09%
State:

1.86%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,623
Pennsylvania:

$41,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,679
State:

$9,905
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.49%
Pennsylvania:

0.26%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,676
Pennsylvania:

$21,833
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,054
Pennsylvania:

$5,569
Number of discharges: 63
Here:

2.60%
State:

2.29%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,400
State:

$21,791
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,236
Pennsylvania:

$3,879
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.36%
State:

1.55%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,746
Pennsylvania:

$29,850
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,702
Pennsylvania:

$6,479
Number of discharges: 97
Here:

4.00%
Pennsylvania:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,240
Pennsylvania:

$35,841
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,065
State:

$7,862
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.90%
State:

1.99%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,625
Pennsylvania:

$21,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,198
State:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 99
Here:

4.08%
State:

1.72%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,391
State:

$39,486
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,064
Pennsylvania:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.45%
State:

0.35%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,224
Pennsylvania:

$29,684
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,444
State:

$6,655
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.74%
Pennsylvania:

0.53%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,791
State:

$27,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,887
Pennsylvania:

$5,943
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.87%
Pennsylvania:

0.68%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$90,644
State:

$33,712
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,713
State:

$7,608
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.45%
State:

0.21%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,437
State:

$22,784
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,760
Pennsylvania:

$4,395
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

0.46%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,641
State:

$40,947
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,661
State:

$8,470
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.74%
State:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,993
State:

$24,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,255
Pennsylvania:

$4,986
Number of discharges: 148
This Hospital:

6.10%
Pennsylvania:

3.72%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,850
State:

$22,815
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,135
State:

$4,922
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.78%
Pennsylvania:

0.41%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,509
State:

$29,883
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,987
Pennsylvania:

$6,883
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.65%
Pennsylvania:

2.08%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,115
Pennsylvania:

$23,995
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,292
Pennsylvania:

$4,905
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.77%
Pennsylvania:

0.51%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,774
State:

$28,572
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,228
Pennsylvania:

$6,337
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.99%
Pennsylvania:

0.71%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,206
Pennsylvania:

$21,101
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,748
State:

$4,441
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.95%
State:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,001
Pennsylvania:

$29,163
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,087
Pennsylvania:

$6,918
Number of discharges: 91
This Hospital:

3.75%
State:

3.75%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$67,890
Pennsylvania:

$40,714
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,610
State:

$9,817
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.06%
State:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,563
State:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,952
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

2.35%
State:

1.61%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$98,852
Pennsylvania:

$51,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,014
State:

$12,050
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.49%
State:

1.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$86,391
State:

$46,672
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,040
State:

$9,880
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.91%
State:

0.28%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,112
State:

$24,179
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,612
State:

$4,391
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.91%
State:

0.29%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,776
State:

$36,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,738
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.11%
State:

1.56%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$108,790
Pennsylvania:

$59,762
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,348
State:

$13,212
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.49%
Pennsylvania:

0.86%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,197
State:

$28,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,943
Pennsylvania:

$5,649
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.07%
Pennsylvania:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$82,689
Pennsylvania:

$33,452
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,287
State:

$7,881
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.78%
Pennsylvania:

1.01%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,269
State:

$23,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,611
State:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 137
Here:

5.65%
State:

2.94%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,772
Pennsylvania:

$39,613
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,154
State:

$8,129
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.45%
State:

0.18%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$55,686
Pennsylvania:

$35,955
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,611
Pennsylvania:

$8,867
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.62%
Pennsylvania:

0.40%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$159,770
Pennsylvania:

$51,015
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,933
State:

$13,679
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

3.13%
Pennsylvania:

5.31%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$122,639
Pennsylvania:

$79,691
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,354
Pennsylvania:

$17,879
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.45%
State:

0.67%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$272,229
Pennsylvania:

$156,225
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$33,967
Pennsylvania:

$36,036
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

0.51%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,655
State:

$26,794
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,868
State:

$5,619
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.82%
Pennsylvania:

1.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,567
State:

$37,349
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,606
State:

$8,157
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.45%
State:

0.66%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,677
Pennsylvania:

$21,864
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,020
State:

$4,771
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.90%
Pennsylvania:

2.03%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,572
Pennsylvania:

$36,429
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,512
Pennsylvania:

$7,328
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.62%
State:

0.26%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$89,054
State:

$63,291
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,910
State:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.70%
Pennsylvania:

0.63%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,246
State:

$29,869
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,234
State:

$6,973
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.82%
Pennsylvania:

0.66%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$192,512
State:

$82,069
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,657
State:

$17,250
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.52%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$173,909
Pennsylvania:

$112,209
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,667
State:

$23,625
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

0.44%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,749
State:

$28,031
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,265
State:

$6,643
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

0.65%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,248
State:

$22,998
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,645
Pennsylvania:

$4,685
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.49%
Pennsylvania:

0.37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,421
Pennsylvania:

$42,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,933
State:

$9,223
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.45%
State:

0.30%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,924
Pennsylvania:

$26,165
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,682
State:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.28%
State:

1.18%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,060
Pennsylvania:

$29,333
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,969
Pennsylvania:

$7,034
Number of discharges: 78
This Hospital:

3.22%
Pennsylvania:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$85,659
Pennsylvania:

$43,566
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,323
Pennsylvania:

$11,198
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

1.49%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,603
Pennsylvania:

$22,494
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,130
Pennsylvania:

$4,750
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.03%
State:

0.31%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$82,556
Pennsylvania:

$43,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,054
State:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.48%
State:

0.82%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$109,091
State:

$54,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,713
State:

$12,976
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.78%
Pennsylvania:

0.97%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$103,516
Pennsylvania:

$74,959
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,946
Pennsylvania:

$16,074
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.11%
Pennsylvania:

0.96%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,163
State:

$28,738
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,483
Pennsylvania:

$5,717
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.66%
Pennsylvania:

0.75%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$110,950
State:

$50,114
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,233
Pennsylvania:

$12,705
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.73%
Pennsylvania:

3.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,674
State:

$28,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,104
Pennsylvania:

$7,480
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.91%
Pennsylvania:

1.62%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,593
State:

$24,920
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,970
Pennsylvania:

$5,242
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.58%
Pennsylvania:

0.72%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$55,567
State:

$29,567
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,940
State:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 85
Here:

3.51%
Pennsylvania:

2.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,622
State:

$41,229
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,748
State:

$9,510
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.03%
State:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,633
Pennsylvania:

$21,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,137
Pennsylvania:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.02%
Pennsylvania:

1.11%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$323,318
State:

$100,572
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,044
State:

$26,454
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.77%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,390
Pennsylvania:

$23,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,206
State:

$4,892
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

2.06%
Pennsylvania:

2.49%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,115
Pennsylvania:

$24,723
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,284
State:

$4,885
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.32%
Pennsylvania:

1.38%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

8
State:

9
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

65
Pennsylvania:

72
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

94.0%
State:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

96.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.6%

Surgery

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

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

94.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

96.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

96.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

91.0%
State:

95.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.9%
Pennsylvania:

14.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.8%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.5%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

20.6%
Pennsylvania:

19.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

26.9%
State:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

23.1%
State:

18.6%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

20%
Pennsylvania:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

72%
Pennsylvania:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

23%
Pennsylvania:

24%
Always
Here:

70%
Pennsylvania:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
State:

21%
Usually
Here:

20%
Pennsylvania:

19%
Always
Here:

57%
Pennsylvania:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
Pennsylvania:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

60%
Pennsylvania:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
Pennsylvania:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

33%
Pennsylvania:

34%
Always
Here:

51%
State:

52%

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

Yes
Here:

83%
Pennsylvania:

83%
No
Here:

17%
Pennsylvania:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

13%
State:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

27%
State:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

60%
Pennsylvania:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

8%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

34%
Pennsylvania:

28%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

58%
Pennsylvania:

67%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.142%
Pennsylvania:

0.708%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.142%
State:

0.389%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.283%
Pennsylvania:

0.504%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

31.800%
Pennsylvania:

36.295%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

5.300%
Pennsylvania:

8.255%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.224%
State:

0.151%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.057%
State:

0.023%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

8.500%
Pennsylvania:

5.987%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.200%
Pennsylvania:

3.106%

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
This Hospital:

50.7%
Pennsylvania:

21.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

85.6%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
This Hospital:

96.3%
Pennsylvania:

84.4%

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