ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTER - LA GRANGE, TX

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Addresss:
ONE ST MARK'S PLACE
LA GRANGE, TX, 78945
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (979) 242-2200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 31.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 40.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 119.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 4.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 7.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 8.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 65
Total Certified: 65

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank 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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

7
State:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

95.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

94.0%
Texas:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
Texas:

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

95.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

89.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
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:

96.0%
State:

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

93.0%
State:

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

91.0%
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:

93.0%
State:

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

93.0%
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%
Texas:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

90.0%
Texas:

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%
Texas:

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

80.0%
Texas:

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

94.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.5%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.3%
State:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.0%
State:

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

26.2%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.8%
Texas:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 33%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

18%
Texas:

17%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

15%
Texas:

13%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Texas:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
Texas:

23%
Always
Here:

71%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Texas:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

73%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
Texas:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Texas:

18%
Always
Here:

78%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
Texas:

8%
Usually
Here:

34%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

54%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

80%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

20%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

6%
Texas:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

24%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

70%
Texas:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

25%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

71%
Texas:

72%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.483%
State:

0.881%

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

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

$10,623
State:

$39,117
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,778
State:

$8,276
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.37%
Texas:

0.84%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,280
State:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,337
State:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.55%
Texas:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,828
Texas:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,072
State:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

4.34%
Texas:

2.13%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,283
Texas:

$21,153
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,256
State:

$3,684
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.17%
State:

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

$10,944
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,981
State:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.56%
Texas:

2.27%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,426
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,218
Texas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

6.51%
Texas:

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

$13,751
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,054
Texas:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.96%
State:

1.83%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,644
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,749
Texas:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

6.11%
Texas:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,526
Texas:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,331
State:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

5.52%
Texas:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,868
State:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,624
Texas:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.37%
State:

1.18%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,284
State:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,073
State:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.94%
Texas:

1.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,823
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,639
State:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

5.52%
Texas:

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

$26,490
Texas:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,332
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

9.07%
Texas:

6.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,746
State:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,123
State:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

6.51%
Texas:

2.39%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,915
Texas:

$26,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,407
State:

$6,471
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.17%
State:

0.55%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,530
Texas:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,621
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

4.73%
Texas:

1.52%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,962
Texas:

$42,475
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,849
State:

$9,270
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.55%
Texas:

0.80%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,229
State:

$61,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,165
State:

$13,022
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.76%
Texas:

0.87%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,380
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,685
State:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

5.13%
Texas:

4.83%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,440
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,911
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

9.27%
Texas:

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

$12,611
Texas:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,765
State:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

4.54%
Texas:

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

$10,244
Texas:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,402
Texas:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

4.34%
Texas:

1.33%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

36.300%
Texas:

37.857%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

8.400%
Texas:

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

0.370%
Texas:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.033%
Texas:

0.110%

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