SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER - EL PASO, TX

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SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER
1625 MEDICAL CENTER DR
EL PASO, TX 79902

SHORT TERM HOSPITALS

Services provided by SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER:

Beds - Total (Total number of beds in a facility, including those in non-Participating or non-licensed areas): 331

Beds - Total certified (Number of beds in Medicare and/or Medicaid certified areas within a facility): 238

Change of ownership counter (The number of times a change of ownership (chow) has taken place for a particular provider): 2

Accreditation effective date (The effective date of the current period of accreditation by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Sep 1991

Accreditation expiration date (The expiration date of the current period of accreditation by the joint committee on accreditation of health care organizations (jcaho) or the american osteopathic association (aoa)): Sep 1994

Accreditation indicator (Indicates the organization that is responsible for the accreditation of the provider): JCAHO

Certified rn anesthetists (Number of full-time equivalent certified registered nurse anesthetists (crna) employed by a hospital): 4.25

Clia - Hosp lab id #1 (Number assigned to a hospital laboratory licensed in accordance with the clinical laboratory improvement act (clia)): 45D0509561

Clia - Hosp lab id #2 (Number assigned to a hospital laboratory licensed in accordance with the clinical laboratory improvement act (clia)): 45D0688701

Current survey ever accredited (Indicates if this provider was an accredited hospital anytime during the current survey): Yes

Current survey ever non-Accred (Indicates if this provider was a non-Accredited hospital anytine during the current survey): No

Current survey ever swingbed (Indicates if this provider was a swingbed hospital anytime during the current survey): No

Date of validation survey (Date a validation survey is performed by the state agency in a jcah or aoa accredited hospital): May 1993

Dieticians (Number of full-time equivalent dieticians employed by a facility): 4

Inhalation therapists (Number of fulltime equivalent inhalation therapists employed by a hospital): 28.25

Licensed pract/vocat nurses (Number of full-time equivalent licensed practical or vocational nurses employed by a facility): 23.50

Medical school affiliation (The type of affiliation that a hospital may have with a medical school): NO AFFILIATION

Other personnel (The number of full-time equivalent other salaried personnel employed by a facility): 819.75

Participating code (y,n) (This code indicates whether a provider is participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program): Yes

Program participation (Indicates if the provider participates in Medicare, Medicaid, or both programs): MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

Registered nurses (The number of full-time equivalent registered professional nurses employed by a provider): 316.25

Registered pharmacists (The number of full-time equivalent registered pharmacists employed by a provider): 14

Resident program approved by ada (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american dental association): No

Resident program approved by ama (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american medical association): No

Resident program approved by aoa (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by the american osteopathic association): No

Resident program approved by other (Indicates if the resident program at a hospital is approved by other professional organizations): No

Srv: acute renal dialysis (Indicates how acute renal dialysis services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: anesthesia (Indicates how anesthesia services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF AND UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: blood bank (Indiciates how blood bank services are provided by a hospital): 1

Srv: coronary care unit (Indicates how coronary care unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: dietary (Indicates how dietary services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: emergency services(organized) (Indicates how organized emergency services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: home care unit (Indicates how home care services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: inpatient surgical (Indicates how inpatient surgical services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: intensive care unit (Indicates how intensive care unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (anatomical) (Indicates how anatomical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: laboratory (clinical) (Indicates how clinical laboratory services are provided in a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: neonatal nursery (Indicates how neonatal nursery services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: nuclear medicine (Indicates how nuclear medicine services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: obstetrics (Indicates how obstetrics services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: occupational therapy (Indicates how occupational therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: open heart surgery facility (Indicates how open heart surgery facility services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: operating rooms (Indicates how operating room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: organ transplant (Indicates how organ transplant services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient (Indicates how outpatient services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: outpatient surgery unit (Indicates how outpatient surgery unit services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pediatric (Indicates how pediatric services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: pharmacy (Indicates how pharmacy services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: physical therapy (Indicates how physical therapy services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Srv: postoperative recovery room (Indicates how postoperative recovery room services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: radiology (diagnostic) (Indicates how diagnostic radiology services are provided by a hospital): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: radiology (therapeutic) (Indicates how therapeutic radiology services are provided by a hospital): 3

Srv: social (Indicates how social services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Srv: speech pathology (Indicates how speech pathology services are provided): PROVIDED UNDER ARRANGEMENT

Swing bed indicator (Indicates if a hospital provides swing bed services - Beds can be used for either hospital or long term care services): No

Type of facility (Indicates the category which represents the type of facility): SHORT - TERM

Srv: respiratory care (Indicates how respiratory care services are provided): PROVIDED BY STAFF

Medical social workers (Number of full-time equivalent medical social workers employed by a hospital or hospice): 3

Compliance: plan of correction (Indicates if a provider is in compliance with program requirements based on an acceptable plan for correction of deficiencies): COMPLIANCE BASED ON ACCEPTABLE POC

Compliance: status (Indicates if a provider or supplier is in compliance with program requirements): IN COMPLIANCE

Current survey date (The date of the health or life safety code survey, whichever is later. the "official" survey date for the provider): May 1993

Eligibility code (Indicates if a facility is eligible to participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs): ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Participation date (The date a facility is first approved to provide Medicare and/or Medicaid services): Feb 1976

Quality Measure Score

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	82%	88%	85%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	100%	92%	93%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	95%	88%	90%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	93%	86%	88%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	96%	89%	91%
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival	75%	40%	39%
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival	17%	56%	60%
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	92%	91%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	83%	85%	84%
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	69%	66%	66%
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	86%	86%
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	96%	84%	85%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination	99%	78%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	97%	77%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	94%	93%	93%
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment	100%	100%	99%
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	86%	84%
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	89%	84%	86%
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	95%	90%	90%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision	83%	74%	82%
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots	81%	69%	75%
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery	97%	86%	90%
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries	82%	74%	79%
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery	70%	74%	78%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems Survey

How do patients rate the hospital overall?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high)	65%	62%	63
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium)	23%	25%	26
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low)	12%	13%	11

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Doctors always communicated well	85%	80%	79
Doctors usually communicated well	13%	15%	16
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well	2%	5%	5

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Nurses always communicated well	75%	71%	73
Nurses usually communicated well	18%	21%	21
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well	7%	8%	6

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted	58%	59%	60
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted	26%	26%	28
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted	16%	15%	12

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Staff always explained	60%	57%	58
Staff usually explained	14%	18%	18
Staff sometimes or never explained	26%	25%	24

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pain was always well controlled	69%	67%	67
Pain was usually well controlled	22%	24%	25
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled	9%	9%	8

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Always quiet at night	54%	60%	54
Usually quiet at night	31%	28%	32
Sometimes or never quiet at night	15%	12%	14

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Room was always clean	66%	66%	68
Room was usually clean	20%	22%	21
Room was sometimes or never clean	14%	12%	11

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Yes, staff did give patients this information	78%	78%	79
No, staff did not give patients this information	22%	22%	21

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital	70%	67%	67
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital	23%	26%	27
NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)	7%	7%	6

Average Medicare Payment

Angioplasty Procedures and Insertion of Drug Coated Stent into Heart Artery: $14144
Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion: $5132
Back & Neck Operations Except Back or Neck Fusion with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $7871
Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck: $18407
Back Fusion to Join Spine Bones, not Neck, with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $23398
Chest Pain: $3198
Chronic Lung Disease: $5148
Diabetes in Adults: $4750
Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Operations: $4234
Gallbladder Removal By Laparoscope: $5705
Gallbladder Removal Except By (non) Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $19225
Gallbladder Removal by Laparoscope with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $10662
Head and Neck Blood Vessel Operations: $6060
Heart Attack with Major Complications: $9121
Heart Attack without Complications: $5612
Heart Bypass Surgery: $22542
Heart Bypass Surgery with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $28563
Heart Failure: $6090
Heart Valve Operations: $35259
Hernia Operations in Adults: $4803
Hernia Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $8017
Insertion of Heart Defibrillator: $36333
Insertion of Heart Defibrillator with Examination of Heart through a Catheter: $49112
Kidney and Bladder Operations for Cancer: $12752
Kidney and Bladder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $19126
Major Arm & Shoulder Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $17872
Major Heart and Blood Vessel Procedures with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $22370
Major Small & Large Intestine Operations: $8594
Minor Small and Large Bowel Procedures With Complications: $21498
Neck Fusion to Join Bones with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $14299
Neck Fusion to Join Neck Bones: $11751
Other Bladder Operations Via the Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $6635
Other Bone, Joint & Organ Operations with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $10737
Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Operations: $11764
Pacemaker Implant: $11604
Pneumonia and Pleurisy in Adults With Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $5907
Removal of Prostate Via Urethra: $3271
Removal of Prostate Via Urethra with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $4798
Repair of Previous Hip or Knee Replacement: $14216
Replacement of Hip, Knee or Ankle or Reattachment of Thigh, Foot or Ankle: $11873
Sample of Bone Removed for Evaluation of Cancer, Infections or Other Bone Disorders: $10896
Stomach & Esophagus Operations in Adults with Complications or Preexisting Conditions: $23045
Two or More Hip, Knee or Ankle Operations: $17892
Uterus & Ovary Operations: $4528

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