SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL - ELIZABETHTON, TN

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Addresss:
1501 WEST ELK AVENUE
ELIZABETHTON, TN, 37643
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (423) 542-1300

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 26.20
Registered Professional Nurses : 65.30
Other Salaried Personnel : 172.02
Dieticians : 0.60
Registered Pharmacists : 3.10
Medical Social Workers : 1.50

Number Of Beds
Total: 109
Total Certified: 109
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant 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

Use of Medical Imaging

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

39.100%
Tennessee:

34.494%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

8.100%
Tennessee:

8.346%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.301%
State:

0.170%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.296%
Tennessee:

0.080%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.800%
Tennessee:

4.940%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.500%
Tennessee:

3.454%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.717%
State:

0.749%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

84%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
Tennessee:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

85%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

75%
Tennessee:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
Tennessee:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Tennessee:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

21%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
Tennessee:

63%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

66%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
State:

82%
No
Here:

14%
State:

18%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
Tennessee:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

18%
State:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

75%
Tennessee:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
Tennessee:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

22%
Tennessee:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

75%
State:

69%

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

Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,547
State:

$17,395
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,757
Tennessee:

$5,186
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

2.65%
State:

0.40%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,443
State:

$17,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,645
Tennessee:

$5,041
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.73%
State:

1.33%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,195
State:

$16,279
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,554
State:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

3.16%
Tennessee:

1.82%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,200
Tennessee:

$14,776
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,125
Tennessee:

$3,353
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

4.38%
Tennessee:

1.53%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,126
State:

$19,593
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,292
Tennessee:

$5,660
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

6.12%
Tennessee:

2.47%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,932
Tennessee:

$23,923
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,317
State:

$7,037
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

3.67%
State:

2.65%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,834
Tennessee:

$14,972
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,057
Tennessee:

$4,309
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

4.79%
State:

2.17%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,622
State:

$17,403
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,479
State:

$5,111
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.14%
State:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,351
State:

$16,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,258
Tennessee:

$4,325
Number of discharges: 71
Here:

7.24%
State:

3.25%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,382
State:

$19,150
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,492
Tennessee:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.33%
Tennessee:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,753
Tennessee:

$29,962
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,184
Tennessee:

$8,869
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

2.65%
State:

2.69%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,785
Tennessee:

$14,253
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,452
State:

$3,839
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.73%
Tennessee:

0.39%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,723
Tennessee:

$22,616
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,567
State:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.63%
Tennessee:

1.25%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,606
Tennessee:

$15,485
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,394
Tennessee:

$4,583
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

7.03%
Tennessee:

3.34%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,789
State:

$14,272
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,749
State:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

3.16%
State:

2.15%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,259
Tennessee:

$20,672
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,617
Tennessee:

$6,110
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.12%
Tennessee:

0.44%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,308
State:

$18,056
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,929
State:

$5,865
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.53%
Tennessee:

0.50%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,511
Tennessee:

$13,909
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,481
State:

$3,775
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.63%
Tennessee:

0.44%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,319
Tennessee:

$26,754
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,639
Tennessee:

$7,625
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

5.61%
State:

1.78%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,046
State:

$20,829
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,661
Tennessee:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.12%
Tennessee:

0.50%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,100
Tennessee:

$17,917
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,494
Tennessee:

$4,923
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.94%
State:

1.25%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,870
State:

$19,625
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,259
Tennessee:

$6,067
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.24%
State:

2.21%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,112
State:

$27,845
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,904
State:

$8,368
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.55%
State:

0.93%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$51,136
Tennessee:

$40,945
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,015
State:

$11,818
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.96%
Tennessee:

1.09%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$57,521
State:

$51,409
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,837
Tennessee:

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

1.33%
Tennessee:

1.16%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,272
State:

$38,065
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,616
State:

$11,398
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

4.89%
State:

4.50%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,423
Tennessee:

$15,457
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,880
Tennessee:

$4,193
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.12%
Tennessee:

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

$20,311
State:

$20,741
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,678
State:

$5,942
Number of discharges: 90
This Hospital:

9.17%
Tennessee:

3.38%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,603
Tennessee:

$30,931
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,197
State:

$8,698
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

3.67%
State:

2.30%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,848
Tennessee:

$15,203
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,139
Tennessee:

$4,222
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.43%
Tennessee:

1.35%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,080
Tennessee:

$17,657
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,030
Tennessee:

$4,362
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

3.06%
Tennessee:

1.51%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,781
State:

$18,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,131
State:

$4,491
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.22%
Tennessee:

0.93%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

90.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

78.0%
Tennessee:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

16
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

78.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

88.0%
Tennessee:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
Tennessee:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

92.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

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

94.0%
State:

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

98.0%
Tennessee:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
Tennessee:

97.2%

Surgery

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

95.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

96.0%
Tennessee:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

91.0%
State:

92.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

96.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Tennessee:

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

95.0%
State:

96.3%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.1%
Tennessee:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.5%
Tennessee:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.4%
State:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

26.8%
Tennessee:

25.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

22.3%
State:

19.3%

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