SAN ANTONIO VA MEDICAL CENTER (VA SOUTH TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM) (SAN ANTONIO, TX) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.2%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	98.8%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	97.9%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

Percent of Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	80.0%
Texas:	84.9%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Here:	33.0%
State:	94.0%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.7%

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

Here:	97.0%
Texas:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	99.0%
Texas:	93.1%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	99.5%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	93.0%
Texas:	96.4%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Texas:	97.4%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Texas:	98.9%

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

Here:	97.0%
Texas:	95.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	94.0%
Texas:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	98.0%
State:	96.2%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Texas:	98.4%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	97.0%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.4%

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:	96.7%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Texas:	97.6%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	94.4%

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

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	99.9%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	95.1%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	96.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	15.0%
State:	15.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	11.1%
Texas:	11.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.6%
Texas:	11.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.3%
Texas:	19.3%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	26.5%
State:	24.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	19.3%
Texas:	18.0%

SAN ANTONIO VA MEDICAL CENTER (VA SOUTH TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM) - SAN ANTONIO, TX

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Heart Failure

Pneumonia

Surgery

Outcome of Care

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