VA GULF COAST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - BILOXI, MS

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Addresss:
400 VETERANS AVENUE
BILOXI, MS, 39531
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (228) 523-5000

Hospital Type: ACUTE CARE - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: Yes

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Number Of Beds
Total: 887
Total Certified: 887

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Mississippi:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Mississippi:

98.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Mississippi:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

97.0%
Mississippi:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
State:

96.2%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

92.0%
Mississippi:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
State:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

90.0%
Mississippi:

92.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
Mississippi:

93.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.2%
State:

12.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.2%
Mississippi:

13.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

21.6%
State:

26.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

16.6%
Mississippi:

19.6%

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