THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INC - NAGS HEAD, NC

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THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INC
4800 SOUTH CROATAN HIGHWAY
NAGS HEAD,NC 27959

County: DARE
Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (252) 449-4500
Emergency service: Yes
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private

Quality Measure Score

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	50%	85%	85%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	100%	93%	93%
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	100%	92%	90%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	100%	88%	88%
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	100%	92%	91%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100%	87%	84%
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	86%	71%	66%
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100%	92%	86%
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	96%	91%	85%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination	92%	77%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	100%	78%	75%
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	100%	92%	93%
Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment	100%	100%	99%
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	86%	91%	84%
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	100%	87%	86%
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	100%	91%	90%

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision	87%	86%	82%
Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots	67%	77%	75%
Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery	95%	90%	90%
Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries	67%	81%	79%
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery	70%	80%	78%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems Survey

How do patients rate the hospital overall?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10 (high)	76%	68%	63%
Patients who gave a rating of 7 or 8 (medium)	19%	23%	26%
Patients who gave a rating of 6 or lower (low)	5%	9%	11%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Doctors always communicated well	83%	84%	79%
Doctors usually communicated well	14%	12%	16%
Doctors sometimes or never communicated well	3%	4%	5%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Nurses always communicated well	83%	78%	73%
Nurses usually communicated well	13%	17%	21%
Nurses sometimes or never communicated well	4%	5%	6%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Patients always received help as soon as they wanted	88%	66%	60%
Patients usually received help as soon as they wanted	10%	23%	28%
Patients sometimes or never received help as soon as they wanted	2%	11%	12%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Staff always explained	77%	62%	58%
Staff usually explained	10%	17%	18%
Staff sometimes or never explained	13%	21%	24%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Pain was always well controlled	79%	71%	67%
Pain was usually well controlled	15%	22%	25%
Pain was sometimes or never well controlled	6%	7%	8%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Always quiet at night	63%	60%	54%
Usually quiet at night	28%	29%	32%
Sometimes or never quiet at night	9%	11%	14%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Room was always clean	84%	70%	68%
Room was usually clean	11%	19%	21%
Room was sometimes or never clean	5%	11%	11%

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

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
Yes, staff did give patients this information	85%	81%	79%
No, staff did not give patients this information	15%	19%	21%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

	Here	State Average	Nation Average
YES, patients would definitely recommend the hospital	76%	72%	67%
YES, patients would probably recommend the hospital	20%	23%	27%
NO, patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)	4%	5%	6%

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