PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER - PALATKA, FL

Submitted by:Lynn Scribner, Dir. of Business Dev.
Hospital Phone Number: 386-328-5711. This is the main number. The number listed on the website (386-326-5200)is for our Rehabilitation Department. Please contact me about any other information that needs to be corrected or updated.
Submitted by:Lynn Scribner, Dir. of Business Dev.
The incorrect number is listed as 386-326-8500 instead of 386-326-5200. (This box covered that information when I notified of CORRECT NUMBER 386-328-5711. This number goes to the main Putnam Community Medical Center switchboard.

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Addresss:
611 ZEAGLER DR
PALATKA, FL, 32177
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (386) 326-8500

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

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Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

96.0%
Florida:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

97.0%
Florida:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

5
Florida:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

97.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
Florida:

97.8%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

96.0%
State:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Florida:

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

97.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
Florida:

97.7%

Surgery

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

96.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
Florida:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

97.0%
Florida:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

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

73.0%
Florida:

94.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.1%
Florida:

15.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

14.0%
Florida:

11.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.4%
Florida:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.9%
State:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

27.4%
State:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

20.2%
Florida:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.163%
State:

0.115%
Falls and injuries
Here:

0.326%
State:

0.580%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.163%
State:

0.424%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

38.900%
State:

32.874%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

6.400%
Florida:

9.768%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.035%
State:

0.158%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.010%
Florida:

0.041%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

4.300%
Florida:

6.824%

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:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Florida:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
Florida:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
Florida:

7%
Usually
Here:

15%
Florida:

16%
Always
Here:

78%
Florida:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

17%
State:

14%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

26%
Always
Here:

58%
State:

60%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Florida:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

29%
Florida:

25%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

57%
Florida:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Florida:

11%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

69%
Florida:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

17%
State:

13%
Usually
Here:

31%
Florida:

30%
Always
This Hospital:

52%
Florida:

57%

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

Yes
Here:

78%
Florida:

81%
No
Here:

22%
Florida:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

11%
State:

11%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
State:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

62%
State:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

11%
Florida:

8%
Yes, probably
Here:

32%
Florida:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

57%
Florida:

68%

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

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

$24,426
Florida:

$39,188
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,428
Florida:

$7,236
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.83%
Florida:

0.61%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,006
Florida:

$56,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,685
Florida:

$11,188
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.70%
Florida:

0.92%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,682
Florida:

$20,327
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,620
State:

$3,800
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

2.69%
Florida:

0.49%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,858
State:

$20,788
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,592
Florida:

$3,912
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.51%
State:

0.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,972
State:

$25,508
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,905
State:

$5,155
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.58%
State:

1.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,605
State:

$36,407
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,234
State:

$7,709
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.02%
Florida:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,663
Florida:

$17,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,372
State:

$3,540
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.48%
State:

2.00%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,728
State:

$43,420
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,246
State:

$9,235
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.70%
State:

0.25%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,688
Florida:

$25,471
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,946
Florida:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

3.01%
Florida:

1.97%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,460
State:

$21,396
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,875
State:

$3,578
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

3.25%
Florida:

1.81%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,963
State:

$32,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,938
Florida:

$6,099
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

3.25%
State:

2.28%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,834
Florida:

$39,026
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,974
Florida:

$7,410
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

3.34%
State:

2.16%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,073
Florida:

$23,968
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,244
State:

$4,534
Number of discharges: 97
Here:

4.50%
State:

1.78%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,363
Florida:

$68,603
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,812
Florida:

$13,197
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.88%
Florida:

0.29%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,058
Florida:

$42,374
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,865
Florida:

$6,838
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

2.60%
State:

1.78%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,002
Florida:

$26,941
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,343
State:

$5,774
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.93%
Florida:

0.53%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,114
State:

$26,997
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,890
State:

$5,355
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

1.95%
Florida:

0.66%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,332
Florida:

$23,115
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,774
State:

$4,023
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.65%
Florida:

0.43%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,884
State:

$40,249
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,055
Florida:

$7,687
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.79%
Florida:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,846
State:

$27,105
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,385
Florida:

$4,566
Number of discharges: 123
Here:

5.70%
Florida:

3.97%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,779
State:

$38,464
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,011
Florida:

$6,146
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.74%
State:

0.53%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,749
State:

$32,281
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,029
Florida:

$6,280
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

2.18%
State:

1.92%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,260
Florida:

$54,357
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,428
Florida:

$11,119
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.97%
Florida:

0.63%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,677
State:

$23,739
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,590
Florida:

$4,525
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.30%
Florida:

0.57%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,620
State:

$30,847
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,513
Florida:

$5,868
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.56%
Florida:

0.78%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,978
State:

$30,027
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,972
State:

$6,310
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

3.89%
Florida:

3.10%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,180
State:

$46,190
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,886
Florida:

$9,405
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

3.57%
State:

2.68%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,548
Florida:

$20,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,046
State:

$4,234
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.62%
Florida:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,527
Florida:

$62,599
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,126
Florida:

$11,419
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.11%
Florida:

1.13%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,655
Florida:

$20,835
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,625
Florida:

$4,043
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.52%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,501
Florida:

$36,877
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,633
Florida:

$7,181
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.93%
Florida:

1.36%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,878
Florida:

$25,550
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,593
State:

$4,912
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

3.20%
Florida:

3.06%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,436
Florida:

$63,639
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,029
Florida:

$10,407
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.74%
Florida:

0.33%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,157
Florida:

$62,092
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,706
Florida:

$12,789
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.62%
State:

5.59%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$115,937
Florida:

$165,071
Average Total Payments
Here:

$49,845
State:

$34,049
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.51%
State:

0.54%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,449
Florida:

$27,134
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,815
State:

$5,110
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.65%
Florida:

0.96%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,966
State:

$32,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,733
Florida:

$7,205
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.74%
State:

0.62%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,445
State:

$22,072
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,105
Florida:

$4,329
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

2.83%
State:

1.84%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,752
Florida:

$58,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,169
Florida:

$12,104
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.56%
Florida:

0.78%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,304
State:

$79,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,215
State:

$15,511
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.51%
State:

0.55%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,215
State:

$29,331
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,774
Florida:

$6,086
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.70%
Florida:

0.66%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,304
Florida:

$19,080
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,902
State:

$4,074
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.56%
Florida:

0.37%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,705
State:

$77,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,639
State:

$15,920
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.16%
State:

0.51%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,829
Florida:

$63,051
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,964
State:

$12,339
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.79%
State:

0.47%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,473
State:

$21,341
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,812
Florida:

$4,014
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.60%
State:

0.46%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,228
Florida:

$33,745
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,037
State:

$6,637
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.51%
Florida:

0.39%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,601
Florida:

$40,189
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,057
State:

$8,505
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.60%
State:

0.38%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,174
Florida:

$24,594
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,697
State:

$5,130
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

1.99%
State:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,938
State:

$31,773
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,013
Florida:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.99%
State:

2.09%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,811
State:

$48,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,585
Florida:

$10,507
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.67%
State:

1.42%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,185
State:

$46,344
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,849
State:

$9,075
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.34%
State:

0.72%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$59,917
Florida:

$64,640
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,634
State:

$12,633
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.89%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$99,614
State:

$157,572
Average Total Payments
Here:

$29,742
Florida:

$34,657
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.65%
Florida:

0.36%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,934
State:

$73,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,356
Florida:

$14,633
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.88%
State:

0.97%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,832
State:

$62,484
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,095
Florida:

$12,161
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

2.09%
State:

3.48%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,346
Florida:

$36,829
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,805
State:

$7,095
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

2.92%
Florida:

1.34%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,309
Florida:

$22,613
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,053
Florida:

$4,291
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.62%
State:

0.74%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,448
Florida:

$33,576
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,926
State:

$6,347
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

2.18%
Florida:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,200
State:

$49,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,122
State:

$9,220
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.34%
State:

1.45%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,530
State:

$24,049
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,411
Florida:

$4,447
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.53%
State:

0.98%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,738
State:

$25,778
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,381
State:

$4,531
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

2.69%
Florida:

2.45%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,979
Florida:

$27,166
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,664
State:

$4,596
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.09%
Florida:

1.35%

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