STERLING REGIONAL MEDCENTER - STERLING, CO

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Addresss:
615 FAIRHURST ST
STERLING, CO, 80751
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (970) 522-0122

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: NORTHEASTERN COLORADO DIALYSIS

Other nearby nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 16.52
Registered Professional Nurses : 46.42
Other Salaried Personnel : 192.88
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 1.80
Occupational Therapists : 1.45
Physical Therapists : 3.60
Registered Pharmacists : 2.92
Respiratory Therapists : 3.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.68
Physicians : 8.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.80

Number Of Beds
Total: 36
Total Certified: 36

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,441
Colorado:

$22,045
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,945
Colorado:

$5,516
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

5.15%
State:

1.76%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,833
Colorado:

$26,328
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,169
State:

$6,453
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

4.81%
Colorado:

1.68%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,314
Colorado:

$31,599
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,843
Colorado:

$7,942
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

5.50%
State:

1.67%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,348
Colorado:

$18,609
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,191
Colorado:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

5.84%
Colorado:

1.13%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,337
State:

$21,923
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,651
State:

$4,804
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

8.25%
Colorado:

3.81%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,073
State:

$27,678
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,822
State:

$6,667
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

5.50%
State:

2.09%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,941
State:

$17,395
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,136
State:

$4,616
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

4.12%
State:

0.40%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,988
State:

$27,517
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,607
Colorado:

$6,762
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

4.81%
Colorado:

2.59%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,406
State:

$55,880
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,138
State:

$11,812
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

5.50%
Colorado:

1.54%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,662
State:

$20,158
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,630
State:

$5,034
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.56%
State:

2.99%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,163
State:

$60,268
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,065
State:

$14,362
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

12.37%
Colorado:

11.40%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,931
Colorado:

$71,151
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,872
Colorado:

$17,022
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

4.81%
State:

1.13%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,727
State:

$19,878
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,846
State:

$4,590
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

5.15%
State:

2.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,722
State:

$57,768
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,338
Colorado:

$13,090
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

4.81%
State:

4.19%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,983
State:

$25,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,603
State:

$6,612
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.56%
State:

3.36%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,891
State:

$36,512
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,441
Colorado:

$9,377
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.78%
Colorado:

1.93%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,761
State:

$18,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,093
State:

$4,599
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.47%
State:

1.16%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.698%
State:

0.765%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.698%
Colorado:

0.657%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

5
State:

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

100.0%
State:

97.8%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Colorado:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
Colorado:

93.6%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
Colorado:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

95.0%
Colorado:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

92.0%
Colorado:

94.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

94.4%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Colorado:

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

97.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

96.0%
Colorado:

96.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
Colorado:

98.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Colorado:

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

97.0%
State:

93.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

91.0%
State:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
Colorado:

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

100.0%
Colorado:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.6%
Colorado:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.6%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.4%
Colorado:

23.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.7%
State:

17.7%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

14.500%
Colorado:

8.917%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.239%
State:

0.136%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.092%
State:

0.028%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

3.500%
State:

4.979%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 31%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Colorado:

4%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

77%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Colorado:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Colorado:

15%
Always
Here:

81%
Colorado:

81%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Colorado:

7%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

69%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

68%
Colorado:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

17%
Colorado:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Colorado:

19%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Colorado:

19%
Always
Here:

74%
Colorado:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Colorado:

7%
Usually
Here:

28%
Colorado:

30%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

87%
Colorado:

86%
No
Here:

13%
State:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

12%
State:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

19%
State:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

69%
Colorado:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

35%
State:

20%
Yes, definitely
Here:

60%
Colorado:

76%

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