PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER (PROVIDENCE, RI) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

Here:	99.0%
Rhode Island:	98.9%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	94.0%
State:	86.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	94.0%
Rhode Island:	98.7%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	95.1%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	96.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	84.0%
State:	97.9%

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

Here:	88.0%
State:	95.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	91.0%
State:	88.3%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	98.0%
State:	91.6%

Surgery

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

Here:	100.0%
Rhode Island:	98.2%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	97.2%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.2%

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

Here:	100.0%
Rhode Island:	96.6%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Rhode Island:	97.8%

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

Here:	100.0%
Rhode Island:	99.8%

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

Here:	98.0%
Rhode Island:	89.7%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.3%
Rhode Island:	14.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	11.7%
Rhode Island:	11.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	14.0%
State:	12.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	21.0%
Rhode Island:	20.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	30.2%
Rhode Island:	25.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	19.7%
State:	20.0%

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