DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER - DALLAS, TX

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DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER
7 MEDICAL PARKWAY
DALLAS, TX, 75234

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (972) 247-1000

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory 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
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room 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
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 128.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 227.50
Dieticians : 2.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.00
Respiratory Therapists : 12.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 155
Total Certified: 155
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 50
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 17

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.3%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
Texas:	95.7%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	98.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	90.0%
State:	99.6%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	71.0%
State:	88.7%

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

This Hospital:	3
Texas:	9

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	94.2%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	87.0%
Texas:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	94.0%
Texas:	89.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.5%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	99.0%
State:	95.0%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	96.0%
Texas:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Texas:	90.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
Texas:	92.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	93.0%
Texas:	93.7%

Surgery

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

Here:	98.0%
Texas:	96.9%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	93.7%

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

Here:	93.0%
Texas:	97.4%

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

Here:	66.0%
State:	90.8%

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

Here:	73.0%
Texas:	92.8%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	99.6%

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

This Hospital:	67.0%
Texas:	88.5%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	92.3%

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

Here:	90.0%
State:	92.8%

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

Here:	70.0%
Texas:	93.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.0%
Texas:	16.1%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	9.5%
Texas:	10.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	10.4%
Texas:	11.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	19.4%
State:	19.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	27.3%
State:	24.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.3%
State:	17.7%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 22%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	14%
State:	6%

Usually

Here:	27%
Texas:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	59%
Texas:	76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	23%
Texas:	14%

Always

Here:	68%
State:	82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	21%
State:	11%

Usually

This Hospital:	32%
Texas:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	47%
Texas:	65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	13%
Texas:	7%

Usually

Here:	28%
Texas:	22%

Always

This Hospital:	59%
Texas:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	32%
Texas:	21%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
Texas:	17%

Always

Here:	48%
State:	62%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
Texas:	9%

Usually

Here:	26%
State:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	63%
State:	72%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	16%
Texas:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	37%
State:	26%

Always

Here:	47%
State:	66%

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

Yes

Here:	72%
Texas:	82%

This Hospital:	28%
Texas:	18%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	23%
Texas:	9%

7 or 8

Here:	31%
Texas:	22%

9 or 10

Here:	46%
Texas:	69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	21%
State:	6%

Yes, probably

Here:	35%
Texas:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	44%
State:	71%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.723%
State:	0.585%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $5,331

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,618

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $7,313

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,426

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,951

Heart failure and shock w CC: $6,173

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,447

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,988

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,842

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,681

Diabetes w MCC: $8,335

Chest Pain: $3,258

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,134

Extracranial procedures w CC: $9,407

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $12,297

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $15,685

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $15,182

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,884

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $43,441

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,272

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $31,674

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $18,116

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $21,829

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,752

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,266

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $12,308

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $19,935

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,813

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $8,439

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $11,152

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $27,851

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $13,726

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,878

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,856

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $5,004

Use of Medical Imaging

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

This Hospital:	16.700%
Texas:	34.035%

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

Here:	6.300%
Texas:	8.248%

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

This Hospital:	0.086%
State:	0.316%

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

This Hospital:	0.115%
Texas:	0.116%

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