VA WEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - BIG SPRING, TX

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Addresss:

300 VETERANS BLVD.
BIG SPRING, TX, 79720

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (432) 263-7361

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

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

BIG SPRING CARE CENTER (1.24 miles)
CARING HEARTS (0.40 miles)
HALL BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1.21 miles)
MOUNTAIN VIEW LODGE (1.22 miles)
ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE OF BIG SPRING (0.67 miles)
SCENIC MOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER (0.95 miles)
ENCOMPASS HOME HEALTH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN (0.40 miles)

Number Of Beds

Total: 250

Total Certified: 250

Process of Care

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)

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	83.0%
Texas:	93.1%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	99.5%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	96.4%

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

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	97.4%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

Here:	91.0%
State:	95.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	78.0%
Texas:	94.7%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
Texas:	96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	11.3%
State:	11.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.3%
Texas:	11.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	25.4%
State:	24.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	18.4%
Texas:	18.0%

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