SETON NORTHWEST HOSPITAL - AUSTIN, TX

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Addresss:
11113 RESEARCH BOULEVARD
AUSTIN, TX, 78759
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (512) 324-6000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 191.15
Other Salaried Personnel : 265.47
Dieticians : 1.05
Occupational Therapists : 1.38
Physical Therapists : 7.66
Registered Pharmacists : 4.27
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.28
Physician Assistants : 1.05

Number Of Beds
Total: 113
Total Certified: 89

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

5.000%
State:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.142%
State:

0.250%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

3.100%
State:

5.401%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

10
State:

8
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

823
State:

111
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

95.0%
Texas:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

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
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

97.0%
Texas:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

85.0%
Texas:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

96.0%
Texas:

96.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
Texas:

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

98.0%
Texas:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

94.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

95.0%
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
Here:

88.0%
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:

96.0%
State:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.0%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

9.4%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.2%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.2%
Texas:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Texas:

5%
Usually
Here:

21%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
Texas:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Texas:

10%
Usually
Here:

26%
Texas:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
Texas:

19%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Texas:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
Texas:

8%
Usually
Here:

31%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

56%
State:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

82%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

18%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

25%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

66%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

7%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

24%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

69%
Texas:

72%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,756
Texas:

$28,888
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,776
Texas:

$5,710
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.64%
Texas:

0.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,623
Texas:

$25,580
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,703
State:

$5,548
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

1.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,807
Texas:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,198
Texas:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,156
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,742
State:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

5.93%
State:

2.13%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,341
Texas:

$21,153
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,347
Texas:

$3,684
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.27%
Texas:

1.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,367
State:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,099
Texas:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.78%
Texas:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,624
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,377
State:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.65%
State:

2.27%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,423
State:

$29,257
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,489
State:

$6,351
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.39%
Texas:

0.30%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,398
State:

$25,635
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,585
State:

$4,374
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.39%
Texas:

0.19%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$59,617
State:

$38,893
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,447
Texas:

$8,137
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.02%
Texas:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,122
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,756
Texas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

7.70%
State:

3.07%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,707
Texas:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,061
Texas:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

3.91%
Texas:

1.83%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,435
State:

$19,820
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,579
Texas:

$4,189
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.89%
Texas:

0.37%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,281
State:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,002
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

3.79%
State:

3.09%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,702
State:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,390
Texas:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.40%
State:

1.25%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,301
Texas:

$21,529
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,446
Texas:

$4,067
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

0.48%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,581
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,444
State:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

7.20%
State:

3.62%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$81,344
Texas:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,577
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

7.20%
Texas:

6.27%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$171,992
Texas:

$68,143
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,347
Texas:

$16,870
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.64%
Texas:

0.71%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$194,857
State:

$150,283
Average Total Payments
Here:

$43,376
Texas:

$36,010
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.77%
Texas:

0.55%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,141
Texas:

$27,706
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,907
Texas:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.02%
Texas:

0.64%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,286
Texas:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,923
State:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

3.79%
State:

2.39%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,452
Texas:

$31,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,285
Texas:

$6,860
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.39%
Texas:

0.55%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,302
State:

$20,590
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,499
State:

$4,281
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.39%
State:

0.31%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,255
Texas:

$41,085
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,185
Texas:

$8,523
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.52%
State:

1.20%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,665
State:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,458
State:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

1.52%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,888
State:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,581
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

5.18%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,645
State:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,699
State:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.40%
Texas:

1.68%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,304
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,083
Texas:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.65%
State:

4.83%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,062
State:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,966
State:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.64%
Texas:

1.68%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,648
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,949
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

4.04%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$69,253
Texas:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,204
Texas:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.78%
State:

1.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,601
State:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,939
Texas:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.54%
State:

1.33%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,014
State:

$26,197
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,998
State:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.78%
Texas:

1.55%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.325%
Texas:

0.614%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.325%
State:

0.531%

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