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Address
301 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
GALVESTON, TX, 77555
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (409) 772-1011

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - State
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: UNIV OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH

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

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

$29,892
Texas:

$37,029
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,205
Texas:

$7,756
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.12%
Texas:

0.50%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,997
Texas:

$56,705
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,349
State:

$12,129
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

0.85%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,276
State:

$21,485
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,122
State:

$3,893
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.58%
Texas:

0.32%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,967
State:

$25,580
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,813
Texas:

$5,548
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.39%
State:

1.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,251
State:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,487
State:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.38%
State:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,580
Texas:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,662
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.66%
State:

2.13%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,873
State:

$57,689
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,636
Texas:

$13,787
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.45%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,989
Texas:

$21,153
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,615
State:

$3,684
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.33%
State:

1.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,087
Texas:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,178
Texas:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.60%
State:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,160
Texas:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,058
Texas:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.81%
State:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,438
State:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,610
State:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

2.50%
Texas:

1.59%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,604
State:

$71,511
Average Total Payments
Here:

$33,993
Texas:

$14,371
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.80%
Texas:

0.32%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,994
State:

$41,312
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,580
State:

$7,361
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

3.61%
Texas:

1.54%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,269
State:

$29,822
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,181
State:

$6,498
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.96%
State:

0.29%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,023
Texas:

$29,257
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,123
State:

$6,351
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.30%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,685
Texas:

$25,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,578
State:

$5,709
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.27%
State:

0.71%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,199
State:

$25,635
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,085
State:

$4,374
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.19%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,129
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,667
Texas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

3.56%
State:

3.07%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,325
State:

$19,689
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,923
Texas:

$4,633
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.69%
Texas:

0.27%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,473
State:

$22,552
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,669
Texas:

$4,696
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.80%
Texas:

0.19%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,848
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,208
Texas:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

1.83%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,993
State:

$52,594
Average Total Payments
Here:

$30,593
State:

$11,790
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.22%
State:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,899
State:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,628
Texas:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

3.72%
State:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,228
Texas:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,304
Texas:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.70%
Texas:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,824
Texas:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,025
Texas:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.70%
State:

1.18%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,868
State:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,379
Texas:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.85%
State:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,406
Texas:

$44,529
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,478
State:

$9,899
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.58%
State:

0.35%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,305
Texas:

$36,171
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,790
Texas:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.33%
Texas:

1.60%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,326
State:

$58,647
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,562
State:

$12,879
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.80%
State:

0.95%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,811
Texas:

$28,468
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,690
Texas:

$5,476
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.96%
Texas:

0.81%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,645
State:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,129
Texas:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.27%
State:

1.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,831
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,772
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

3.61%
Texas:

3.62%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,118
Texas:

$91,890
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$35,342
State:

$20,962
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.85%
Texas:

0.51%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$92,596
Texas:

$89,048
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$61,342
Texas:

$21,542
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
Texas:

0.30%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,739
Texas:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,401
State:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 88
Here:

4.67%
State:

6.27%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,863
State:

$68,143
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$32,089
State:

$16,870
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.17%
Texas:

0.71%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$148,616
State:

$150,283
Average Total Payments
Here:

$84,160
Texas:

$36,010
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.85%
Texas:

0.55%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,304
Texas:

$27,706
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,716
State:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.01%
Texas:

0.64%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,601
Texas:

$32,026
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,395
Texas:

$7,792
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

1.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,866
State:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,660
Texas:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

3.24%
State:

2.39%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,122
Texas:

$30,977
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,035
State:

$6,795
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

0.20%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,947
State:

$54,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,558
State:

$12,909
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.38%
Texas:

0.86%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,692
Texas:

$31,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,584
State:

$6,860
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.85%
Texas:

0.55%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,108
State:

$34,652
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,128
State:

$8,474
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

2.12%
State:

0.35%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,399
State:

$51,571
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,493
State:

$12,137
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.26%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,293
Texas:

$76,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,670
Texas:

$16,388
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.06%
Texas:

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

$87,640
Texas:

$86,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$47,399
Texas:

$21,111
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.12%
Texas:

0.69%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$103,966
State:

$107,551
Average Total Payments
Here:

$54,004
State:

$21,607
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.58%
State:

0.42%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,617
State:

$75,722
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,358
State:

$13,471
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

1.24%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,142
State:

$68,556
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,017
State:

$11,650
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.80%
State:

0.32%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,952
Texas:

$26,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,708
Texas:

$6,471
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.80%
State:

0.55%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,460
Texas:

$32,292
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,138
State:

$6,990
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.12%
Texas:

0.36%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,366
Texas:

$37,426
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,979
State:

$8,666
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.74%
Texas:

0.42%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,865
Texas:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,992
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

3.45%
State:

1.52%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,455
Texas:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,309
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.86%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,600
State:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$29,137
State:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.01%
State:

1.68%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,325
Texas:

$42,475
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,996
State:

$9,270
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

0.80%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,123
State:

$70,898
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$31,292
Texas:

$15,222
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.22%
Texas:

1.10%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,743
State:

$25,913
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,401
State:

$5,335
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.63%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$128,740
State:

$170,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$90,702
State:

$39,582
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.64%
Texas:

0.37%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,914
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
Here:

$28,616
Texas:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

2.44%
State:

4.83%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,599
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,243
Texas:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.96%
Texas:

1.68%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,397
State:

$21,891
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,979
State:

$4,614
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.80%
Texas:

0.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,740
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,891
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

2.28%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,180
State:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,582
Texas:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.22%
Texas:

1.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,145
Texas:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,186
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.96%
Texas:

1.33%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,599
State:

$103,546
Average Total Payments
Here:

$48,348
State:

$25,970
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.74%
Texas:

1.13%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,510
State:

$26,197
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,603
Texas:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

2.18%
Texas:

1.55%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,261
State:

$26,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,815
Texas:

$4,792
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.22%
Texas:

1.11%

Provided Services

  • Nuclear Medicine Services
  • Acute Renal Dialysis Services
  • Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
  • Anatomical Laboratory Services
  • Anesthesia Services
  • Blood Bank Services
  • Burn Care Unit Services
  • Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
  • Certified Trauma Center Services
  • Clinical Laboratory Services
  • Dental Services
  • Diagnostic Radiology Services
  • Dietary Services
  • Emergency Services
  • Home Health 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
  • Optometric 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
  • Therapeutic Radiology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 180.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 804.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 3393.00
Occupational Therapists : 22.25
Physical Therapists : 9.50
Registered Pharmacists : 57.25
Respiratory Therapists : 62.25
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 5.00
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 31.00
Residents (Physicians) : 466.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 1236
Total Certified: 740
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 60
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 18

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Texas:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

72%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
Texas:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

21%
Texas:

18%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
Texas:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

31%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

87%
Texas:

83%
No
Here:

13%
Texas:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
State:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

73%
Texas:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

20%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

76%
State:

72%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.903%
State:

0.881%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.150%
State:

0.614%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.301%
State:

0.531%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.602%
State:

0.367%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.150%
Texas:

0.218%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
Texas:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
Texas:

94.0%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

97.0%
Texas:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

94.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

92.0%
Texas:

93.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

94.0%
Texas:

96.2%

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%
Texas:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

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:

99.0%
Texas:

96.7%
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 all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

99.0%
State:

94.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

99.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

92.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

17.4%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.8%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.4%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.6%
Texas:

19.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.4%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.1%
Texas:

18.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

30.300%
Texas:

37.857%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

10.400%
Texas:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.188%
Texas:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.008%
State:

0.110%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

5.500%
Texas:

5.401%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.400%
State:

2.420%

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