SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - LINCOLN, NE

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Switchboard number for the hospital should be:
402/219-8000.
Licensed beds are 265
Physicians on staff: 560

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SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
555 SOUTH 70TH ST
LINCOLN, NE, 68510

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (402) 219-7700

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia 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
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 20.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 296.28
Other Salaried Personnel : 857.51
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 15.47
Registered Pharmacists : 10.30
Respiratory Therapists : 22.60
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Physicians : 47.14
Medical Social Workers : 4.50
Physician Assistants : 5.27

Number Of Beds

Total: 257
Total Certified: 257

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,990

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $11,135

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,970

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,143

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,567

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,778

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,163

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,645

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,599

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,406

Diabetes w MCC: $7,802

Chest Pain: $3,118

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $317

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $30,298

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $30,023

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $28,670

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $39,381

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w/o MCC: $39,346

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $45,633

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,870

Extracranial procedures w CC: $10,945

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $188

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,511

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,855

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $11,223

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,464

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $14,211

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,685

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $21,035

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,661

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $14,187

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $8,045

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,519

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $15,014

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,648

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,338

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $11,230

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC: $25,145

Cervical spinal fusion w CC: $15,305

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $20,892

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $34,484

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $5,505

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $10,093

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $11,595

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $18,041

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,780

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $18,880

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $14,059

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,972

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,723

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $19,234

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $12,114

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $17,995

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $7,988

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w MCC: $19,235

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,929

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $63,660

Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm w MCC: $19,652

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $12,777

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $16,255

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,388

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,711

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,562

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,789

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,950

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	37.400%
State:	32.532%

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

Here:	12.200%
Nebraska:	7.656%

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

Here:	0.054%
State:	0.154%

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

This Hospital:	0.005%
Nebraska:	0.023%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Nebraska:	99.0%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
Nebraska:	97.2%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	99.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Nebraska:	99.7%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	96.0%
State:	91.2%

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

Here:	8
Nebraska:	8

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.2%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Nebraska:	96.1%

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

Here:	86.0%
Nebraska:	94.3%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	77.0%
State:	87.6%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	95.8%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Nebraska:	97.0%

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

Here:	96.0%
Nebraska:	97.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	90.4%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Nebraska:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	88.0%
Nebraska:	91.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	92.0%
State:	92.1%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	97.1%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	94.5%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Nebraska:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	76.0%
Nebraska:	93.6%

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

Here:	82.0%
State:	95.4%

Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery

Here:	96.0%
State:	95.6%

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

Here:	100.0%
Nebraska:	99.3%

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

Here:	78.0%
State:	89.8%

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

Here:	75.0%
State:	94.1%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
Nebraska:	93.2%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	96.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.8%
State:	15.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	10.8%
State:	11.8%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	12.0%
Nebraska:	12.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	20.8%
State:	20.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	25.9%
Nebraska:	23.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	18.5%
State:	18.0%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Pressure Ulcer Stages III And IV

Here:	0.101%
State:	0.124%

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.806%
Nebraska:	0.577%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

Here:	0.403%
Nebraska:	0.435%

Catheter-Associated UTI

Here:	0.101%
State:	0.480%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 42%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
Nebraska:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
Nebraska:	18%

Always

Here:	76%
Nebraska:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	3%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	20%
Nebraska:	14%

Always

Here:	77%
Nebraska:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	9%
Nebraska:	6%

Usually

Here:	33%
Nebraska:	25%

Always

Here:	58%
State:	69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	5%
Nebraska:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	27%
Nebraska:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	68%
State:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	21%
Nebraska:	18%

Usually

Here:	21%
State:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	58%
State:	62%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
Nebraska:	6%

Usually

Here:	23%
State:	16%

Always

Here:	69%
State:	78%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
Nebraska:	8%

Usually

Here:	35%
State:	32%

Always

Here:	57%
Nebraska:	60%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	90%
State:	85%

This Hospital:	10%
State:	15%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	7%
State:	6%

7 or 8

This Hospital:	21%
State:	21%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	72%
State:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	3%
State:	3%

Yes, probably

Here:	19%
Nebraska:	25%

Yes, definitely

Here:	78%
Nebraska:	72%

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