SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER, INC - NEWARK, NJ

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Addresss:
111 CENTRAL AVENUE
NEWARK, NJ, 07102
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (973) 877-5350

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: ST MICHAEL MEDICAL CENTER

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 18.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 275.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 858.50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 2.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 10.75
Respiratory Therapists : 13.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 35.00
Medical Social Workers : 6.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00
Residents (Physicians) : 90.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 411
Total Certified: 411
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 20

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.173%
State:

0.485%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.950%
New Jersey:

0.663%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.173%
New Jersey:

0.382%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.605%
State:

0.331%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,424
State:

$88,086
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,088
New Jersey:

$13,269
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.60%
State:

1.27%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,392
New Jersey:

$33,450
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,996
New Jersey:

$5,495
Number of discharges: 74
Here:

2.61%
New Jersey:

0.40%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,858
New Jersey:

$31,551
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,349
State:

$4,331
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.75%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,030
New Jersey:

$44,543
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,544
New Jersey:

$6,394
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.67%
State:

0.59%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,912
State:

$33,151
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,539
State:

$4,692
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.53%
New Jersey:

0.37%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,356
New Jersey:

$45,839
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,373
State:

$6,359
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.78%
New Jersey:

1.56%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,683
State:

$62,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,009
State:

$9,317
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.71%
New Jersey:

0.98%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,604
State:

$31,596
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,284
New Jersey:

$4,298
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.95%
New Jersey:

1.83%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,601
State:

$68,317
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,421
State:

$11,105
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.42%
State:

0.38%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,442
New Jersey:

$40,596
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,614
State:

$6,234
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

1.73%
New Jersey:

2.40%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,885
State:

$32,970
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,407
State:

$4,276
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

2.44%
New Jersey:

1.82%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,770
State:

$50,790
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,781
State:

$7,184
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.26%
State:

2.29%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,573
New Jersey:

$62,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,596
State:

$8,879
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

2.47%
New Jersey:

2.07%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,310
State:

$39,596
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,409
State:

$5,361
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

2.01%
State:

1.56%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$94,042
State:

$103,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,342
State:

$16,624
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.74%
New Jersey:

0.35%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,889
State:

$59,352
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,775
New Jersey:

$8,362
Number of discharges: 67
This Hospital:

2.37%
New Jersey:

1.60%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,496
State:

$42,421
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,800
New Jersey:

$6,579
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.37%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,605
State:

$45,211
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,844
New Jersey:

$6,988
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.67%
State:

0.65%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,716
New Jersey:

$45,234
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,614
New Jersey:

$6,470
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

1.38%
New Jersey:

0.79%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,334
New Jersey:

$34,475
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,725
New Jersey:

$4,750
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.39%
New Jersey:

0.51%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,767
New Jersey:

$58,121
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,370
State:

$8,866
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

1.02%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,440
State:

$37,750
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,590
New Jersey:

$5,392
Number of discharges: 87
This Hospital:

3.07%
State:

3.49%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,673
State:

$51,281
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,259
State:

$7,633
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

2.01%
New Jersey:

2.03%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,909
New Jersey:

$82,647
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,759
State:

$13,270
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.20%
New Jersey:

0.79%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,762
New Jersey:

$35,279
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,500
State:

$5,265
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.71%
New Jersey:

0.71%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,154
State:

$52,684
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,157
New Jersey:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 126
This Hospital:

4.45%
State:

3.71%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,021
State:

$75,197
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,286
State:

$11,417
Number of discharges: 105
This Hospital:

3.71%
State:

2.96%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,552
State:

$36,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,190
New Jersey:

$5,135
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.31%
New Jersey:

1.54%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,242
New Jersey:

$33,332
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,395
New Jersey:

$4,745
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.71%
New Jersey:

0.46%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$150,845
New Jersey:

$199,694
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$49,486
State:

$42,087
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

1.34%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,198
State:

$58,890
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,660
State:

$8,702
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.24%
State:

1.45%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,153
State:

$92,373
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,507
State:

$14,490
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,371
State:

$40,335
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,173
State:

$5,798
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.95%
New Jersey:

2.97%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,085
State:

$62,242
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,336
New Jersey:

$9,526
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.46%
New Jersey:

0.59%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$137,738
State:

$120,784
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$29,511
New Jersey:

$22,687
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.39%
New Jersey:

0.18%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$95,173
State:

$66,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,410
State:

$15,059
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

3.99%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$112,403
State:

$104,704
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,359
New Jersey:

$18,725
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

0.69%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,056
New Jersey:

$41,590
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,429
New Jersey:

$6,442
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

1.06%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,477
State:

$57,544
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,304
New Jersey:

$9,024
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.24%
New Jersey:

0.75%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,944
State:

$37,551
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,441
New Jersey:

$5,216
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

1.80%
State:

2.13%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,234
State:

$85,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,073
New Jersey:

$14,450
Number of discharges: 63
Here:

2.22%
New Jersey:

0.73%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,852
New Jersey:

$46,769
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,082
New Jersey:

$7,398
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.81%
State:

0.72%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$102,210
State:

$104,820
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,289
State:

$18,263
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.60%
New Jersey:

0.60%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$114,126
New Jersey:

$132,915
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,694
New Jersey:

$23,760
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.67%
New Jersey:

0.53%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$160,910
New Jersey:

$130,168
Average Total Payments
Here:

$29,159
State:

$26,000
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

0.33%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$126,100
New Jersey:

$90,312
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,727
New Jersey:

$15,594
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

2.58%
New Jersey:

1.03%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$84,803
State:

$82,892
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,660
New Jersey:

$13,697
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.74%
New Jersey:

0.38%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$82,907
State:

$84,329
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,700
New Jersey:

$14,637
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.78%
New Jersey:

0.34%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,010
State:

$48,224
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,701
New Jersey:

$7,309
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.68%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$155,633
New Jersey:

$102,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,391
New Jersey:

$19,049
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.67%
New Jersey:

0.52%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$131,761
State:

$79,303
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,679
State:

$14,613
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.53%
New Jersey:

0.43%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,088
State:

$51,612
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,577
State:

$8,143
Number of discharges: 241
This Hospital:

8.51%
State:

1.01%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,846
New Jersey:

$67,734
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,404
New Jersey:

$9,908
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.43%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,420
State:

$41,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,206
New Jersey:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

1.66%
New Jersey:

1.48%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,775
State:

$52,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,399
New Jersey:

$7,686
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

2.01%
State:

2.07%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,604
State:

$80,919
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,357
New Jersey:

$12,608
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

1.77%
State:

1.38%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,713
State:

$34,490
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,337
State:

$4,989
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.60%
New Jersey:

0.35%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$110,083
State:

$230,625
Average Total Payments
Here:

$42,160
New Jersey:

$39,086
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.60%
New Jersey:

0.47%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,920
State:

$106,179
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,034
State:

$17,343
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.78%
New Jersey:

0.96%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,343
State:

$44,017
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,305
New Jersey:

$6,078
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.95%
State:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$120,542
New Jersey:

$230,224
Average Total Payments
Here:

$49,535
State:

$44,203
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.24%
New Jersey:

0.43%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,731
New Jersey:

$88,530
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,242
New Jersey:

$14,676
Number of discharges: 198
Here:

6.99%
State:

4.36%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,240
New Jersey:

$56,844
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,490
New Jersey:

$8,721
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.48%
New Jersey:

1.42%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,078
New Jersey:

$36,661
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,386
New Jersey:

$5,269
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.67%
State:

0.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,772
State:

$51,726
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,266
State:

$7,544
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.41%
New Jersey:

2.50%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,656
State:

$72,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,472
State:

$10,984
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

1.49%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,629
New Jersey:

$40,180
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,521
State:

$5,402
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

2.05%
State:

2.82%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,573
New Jersey:

$40,888
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,721
New Jersey:

$5,447
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

1.73%
New Jersey:

1.62%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

48.500%
New Jersey:

33.039%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

13.800%
State:

11.744%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.047%
State:

0.094%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.022%
State:

0.027%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

10.100%
New Jersey:

6.521%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

4.300%
State:

2.576%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

91.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

93.0%
New Jersey:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
New Jersey:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

56.0%
New Jersey:

91.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

93.0%
State:

98.0%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
New Jersey:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

91.0%
New Jersey:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Jersey:

99.9%

Pneumonia

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

88.0%
New Jersey:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

97.0%
New Jersey:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Jersey:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

96.0%
New Jersey:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

83.0%
New Jersey:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

97.7%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

98.0%
New Jersey:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
New Jersey:

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:

97.0%
New Jersey:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
New Jersey:

98.2%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

95.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

98.0%
New Jersey:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

99.0%
New Jersey:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.7%
State:

14.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

8.1%
New Jersey:

10.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

13.1%
State:

11.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

27.4%
State:

21.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.9%
New Jersey:

26.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

22.4%
State:

19.5%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 16%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

64%
New Jersey:

74%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

27%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
New Jersey:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

50%
State:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

20%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

29%
New Jersey:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

51%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

36%
State:

24%
Usually
Here:

12%
New Jersey:

18%
Always
Here:

52%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

23%
New Jersey:

21%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

16%
Usually
Here:

30%
New Jersey:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

49%
State:

52%

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

Yes
Here:

68%
New Jersey:

79%
No
This Hospital:

32%
State:

21%

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

6 or lower
Here:

21%
New Jersey:

12%
7 or 8
Here:

27%
New Jersey:

26%
9 or 10
Here:

52%
State:

62%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

12%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

29%
New Jersey:

28%
Yes, definitely
Here:

59%
New Jersey:

65%

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