SAINT JOSEPH BEREA - BEREA, KY

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Hospital type: General medical and surgical

Operated by: Religiously operated
Total beds: 25
Administrator:
Parent system: Catholic Health Initiatives
Selected accreditations/memberships:
Services ProvidedInpatient:

Outpatient:
Breast cancer screening/mammograms Physical rehabilitation Sleep center Women's health center
Patient/family support services:
Chaplaincy/pastoral care services Patient representative/ombusdman
Community outreach:
Health fairs
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
CT scanner Diagnostic radioisotope facility Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Multislice spiral CT Ultrasound
By the numbers:Admissions: 1,808
Inpatient surgeries: 378
Outpatient visits: 53,981
Outpatient surgeries: 1,394
Emergency room visits: 24,367
Births: 0
Beds: 25

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Addresss:
305 ESTILL STREET
BEREA, KY, 40403
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (859) 986-6500

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 1.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 42.95
Other Salaried Personnel : 128.60
Dieticians : 0.50
Registered Pharmacists : 4.99
Respiratory Therapists : 11.63
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 6.83
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.33
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 11.33

Number Of Beds
Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
CT Scanner Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Kentucky:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

73.0%
State:

88.1%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

97.0%
Kentucky:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

92.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.3%

Surgery

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

93.0%
Kentucky:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

91.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.6%
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
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

93.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

92.0%
Kentucky:

96.3%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.8%
State:

11.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.1%
State:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.2%
Kentucky:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

16.1%
State:

19.4%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Kentucky:

3%
Usually
Here:

10%
Kentucky:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
Kentucky:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Kentucky:

23%
Always
Here:

68%
State:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Kentucky:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Kentucky:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

67%
Kentucky:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

75%
Kentucky:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Kentucky:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

29%
Always
Here:

67%
State:

62%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
State:

83%
No
Here:

14%
Kentucky:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

4%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

17%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

79%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
Kentucky:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

18%
Kentucky:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

80%
State:

71%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

52.400%
Kentucky:

40.592%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

7.600%
State:

8.052%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.063%
State:

0.126%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.032%
Kentucky:

0.042%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

7.800%
State:

5.467%

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