ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - WATERLOO, IA

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ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1825 LOGAN AVENUE
WATERLOO, IA, 50703

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (319) 235-3941

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

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental 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
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit 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

Registered Professional Nurses : 9.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 12.50
Occupational Therapists : 1.50
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.20
Respiratory Therapists : 7.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.50

Number Of Beds

Total: 32
Total Certified: 32

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	99.1%

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

Here:	94.0%
Iowa:	96.6%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	99.1%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	92.9%

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

Here:	8
State:	8

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	96.1%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	95.6%

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

Here:	95.0%
Iowa:	94.6%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	92.0%
State:	86.9%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	98.0%
Iowa:	97.2%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	94.0%
Iowa:	96.8%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	97.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	98.0%
Iowa:	95.1%

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

Here:	92.0%
Iowa:	92.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	96.0%
State:	91.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	96.0%
State:	94.0%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Iowa:	94.8%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	97.8%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	92.9%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	94.0%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Iowa:	89.3%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	99.7%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Iowa:	91.4%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	94.4%

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

Here:	92.0%
Iowa:	94.3%

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

Here:	98.0%
Iowa:	96.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	15.4%
Iowa:	15.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	12.2%
Iowa:	11.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	9.9%
Iowa:	11.4%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	18.5%
State:	19.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	21.6%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.6%
State:	17.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Foreign Object Retained After Surgery

This Hospital:	0.344%
Iowa:	0.064%

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.212%
State:	0.632%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	30.400%
State:	31.693%

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

Here:	8.000%
State:	8.449%

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

This Hospital:	0.046%
State:	0.144%

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

Here:	0.006%
State:	0.036%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 44%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
Iowa:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	22%
State:	18%

Always

Here:	74%
State:	79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
State:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	21%
State:	14%

Always

Here:	74%
Iowa:	83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	13%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	32%
Iowa:	25%

Always

Here:	55%
State:	69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
Iowa:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	26%
Iowa:	24%

Always

This Hospital:	67%
Iowa:	71%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	19%
Iowa:	17%

Usually

Here:	23%
Iowa:	20%

Always

This Hospital:	58%
Iowa:	63%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	8%
State:	5%

Usually

Here:	20%
Iowa:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	72%
State:	77%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	8%
State:	8%

Usually

This Hospital:	37%
Iowa:	30%

Always

This Hospital:	55%
State:	62%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	83%
Iowa:	84%

This Hospital:	17%
State:	16%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	10%
State:	6%

7 or 8

Here:	23%
Iowa:	21%

9 or 10

Here:	67%
State:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	4%
State:	3%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	27%
Iowa:	23%

Yes, definitely

Here:	69%
State:	74%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,896

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $10,925

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,876

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $4,065

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $8,221

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,669

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $4,084

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $7,336

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,493

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $8,067

Diabetes w MCC: $7,655

Chest Pain: $2,992

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w/o CC/MCC: $24,700

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w MCC: $40,467

Cardiac valve and oth maj cardiothoracic proc w/o card cath w CC: $26,598

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $28,569

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $28,130

Cardiac defibrillator implant w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $37,789

Cardiac defib implant w cardiac cath w/o AMI/HF/shock w MCC: $22,463

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,633

Extracranial procedures w CC: $8,741

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w/o MCC: $16,589

Coronary bypass w/o cardiac cath w MCC: $31,931

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $11,294

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $14,575

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $10,769

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w/o CC/MCC: $6,342

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $13,943

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w CC: $9,294

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $19,999

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w/o CC/MCC: $5,432

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w MCC: $13,996

Hernia procedures except inguinal and femoral w CC: $7,894

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $9,135

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $14,407

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $29,090

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $8,181

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC: $20,048

Spinal fusion except cervical w MCC: $451

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w CC/MCC or disc device/neurostim: $9,685

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $6,274

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w/o MCC: $17,523

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $11,304

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $18,524

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $13,794

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $17,246

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w/o CC/MCC: $8,300

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w MCC: $18,457

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $11,951

Other musculoskelet sys and conn tiss O.R. proc w MCC: $16,776

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w/o CC/MCC: $7,711

Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm w CC: $10,487

Revision of hip or knee replacement w MCC: $21,431

Bilateral or multiple major joint procs of lower extremity w MCC: $25,572

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $12,606

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w/o CC/MCC: $7,371

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $15,598

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w CC: $12,154

Transurethral prostatectomy w/o CC/MCC: $3,561

Transurethral prostatectomy w CC/MCC: $6,296

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,595

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,750

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