INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH STARKE HOSPITAL - KNOX, IN

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Addresss:
102 E CULVER RD
KNOX, IN, 46534
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (574) 772-1100

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 4.40
Registered Professional Nurses : 42.20
Other Salaried Personnel : 77.20
Dieticians : 0.60
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 1.20
Registered Pharmacists : 1.20
Respiratory Therapists : 4.20
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 5.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 0.80
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 6.20

Number Of Beds
Total: 53
Total Certified: 53
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 8
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 8

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice 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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery 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

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Indiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Indiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

18%
Indiana:

14%
Always
Here:

73%
Indiana:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

72%
Indiana:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Indiana:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Indiana:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

27%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

21%
Indiana:

19%
Always
Here:

52%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Indiana:

7%
Usually
Here:

20%
Indiana:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
Indiana:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Indiana:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

38%
Indiana:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
State:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
Indiana:

84%
No
This Hospital:

16%
Indiana:

16%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

17%
State:

7%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

23%
Indiana:

20%
9 or 10
Here:

60%
Indiana:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

8%
Indiana:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

37%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

55%
State:

73%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

57.800%
Indiana:

37.523%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

10.500%
State:

8.100%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.594%
State:

0.160%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.581%
Indiana:

0.103%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

4.100%
Indiana:

5.661%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

8
State:

6
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

64
State:

46
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

87.0%
Indiana:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

55.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

33.0%
Indiana:

91.0%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
Indiana:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

86.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

82.0%
Indiana:

93.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

82.0%
Indiana:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

77.0%
Indiana:

96.3%

Surgery

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

38.0%
Indiana:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.6%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.8%
State:

12.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

28.4%
State:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.6%
Indiana:

18.1%

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

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

$10,847
State:

$11,376
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,648
Indiana:

$3,551
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

4.91%
State:

1.68%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,881
State:

$16,142
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,400
Indiana:

$5,277
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

4.91%
Indiana:

1.85%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,027
Indiana:

$22,414
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,394
State:

$7,349
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

8.04%
Indiana:

2.49%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,820
State:

$13,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,664
State:

$4,555
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

5.80%
State:

1.99%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,627
State:

$16,152
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,487
State:

$4,688
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

8.48%
State:

3.33%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,212
State:

$13,057
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,418
State:

$4,285
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.91%
Indiana:

1.38%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,220
State:

$15,131
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,983
State:

$4,807
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

8.04%
Indiana:

2.88%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,923
Indiana:

$13,734
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,452
Indiana:

$4,316
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

8.93%
State:

2.36%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,239
State:

$24,837
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,147
Indiana:

$8,083
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

8.93%
Indiana:

1.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,487
State:

$19,830
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,385
Indiana:

$6,291
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

19.64%
State:

3.06%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,327
Indiana:

$28,495
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,828
State:

$9,085
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

9.82%
State:

2.00%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,126
Indiana:

$13,716
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,579
Indiana:

$4,408
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

7.59%
Indiana:

1.24%

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