VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE, TX

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Addresss:
100 A ALTON GLOOR
BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78526
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (956) 350-7000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 8.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 11.00
Physical Therapists : 2.50
Registered Pharmacists : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 8.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.60
Physicians : 11.00
Medical Social Workers : 5.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 2.00
Psychologists : 8.60

Number Of Beds
Total: 16
Total Certified: 16

Provided Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Audiology Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Organ Bank Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

97.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
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
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

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

95.0%
Texas:

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

95.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
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:

94.0%
Texas:

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

99.0%
Texas:

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
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

96.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
Texas:

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

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Texas:

98.4%
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%
Texas:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
Texas:

97.6%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

96.0%
Texas:

94.4%
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%
Texas:

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

99.0%
State:

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

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:

99.0%
Texas:

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

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.7%
Texas:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

9.0%
State:

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

10.8%
Texas:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.5%
Texas:

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

29.5%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.3%
Texas:

18.0%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.784%
State:

0.881%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.588%
State:

0.614%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.588%
Texas:

0.531%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.196%
State:

0.218%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,940
Texas:

$56,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,793
Texas:

$12,129
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

2.19%
State:

0.85%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,963
Texas:

$30,388
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,712
Texas:

$5,540
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.75%
Texas:

0.22%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,655
State:

$28,888
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,674
Texas:

$5,710
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.09%
Texas:

0.52%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,052
Texas:

$20,558
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,775
Texas:

$4,153
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.63%
Texas:

0.23%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,820
Texas:

$25,580
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,585
State:

$5,548
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.98%
Texas:

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

$32,149
Texas:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,482
Texas:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.55%
State:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,821
Texas:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,969
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.07%
State:

2.13%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,285
State:

$21,153
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,974
Texas:

$3,684
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.92%
State:

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

$50,680
Texas:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,520
State:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.50%
Texas:

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

$69,803
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,406
Texas:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

3.05%
State:

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

$39,085
Texas:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,669
Texas:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.86%
State:

1.59%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,155
Texas:

$41,312
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,542
Texas:

$7,361
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.92%
State:

1.54%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,071
State:

$25,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,440
Texas:

$5,709
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.71%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,032
Texas:

$38,893
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,033
State:

$8,137
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.09%
State:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,391
State:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,632
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

2.76%
Texas:

3.07%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,077
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,067
Texas:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.90%
Texas:

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

$129,087
Texas:

$52,594
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,726
Texas:

$11,790
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.61%
State:

0.73%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,614
Texas:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,671
Texas:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.09%
State:

0.43%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,748
State:

$28,958
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,337
State:

$6,052
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.81%
State:

0.64%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$51,190
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,007
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

2.01%
State:

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

$69,727
State:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,566
State:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 74
This Hospital:

4.26%
Texas:

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

$34,030
State:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,381
Texas:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.81%
State:

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

$71,825
Texas:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,387
State:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.50%
State:

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

$58,733
Texas:

$44,529
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,042
State:

$9,899
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.63%
State:

0.35%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,500
Texas:

$21,529
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,819
State:

$4,067
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.04%
Texas:

0.48%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$283,176
State:

$151,066
Average Total Payments
Here:

$48,617
State:

$37,618
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.90%
State:

0.64%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,257
State:

$36,171
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,969
State:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.69%
Texas:

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

$104,342
Texas:

$58,647
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,361
State:

$12,879
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.15%
State:

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

$34,105
Texas:

$28,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,180
State:

$5,476
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.75%
Texas:

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

$47,900
State:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,181
Texas:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.81%
State:

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

$30,886
Texas:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,085
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

3.51%
Texas:

3.62%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$72,347
State:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,767
State:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

3.22%
Texas:

6.27%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,036
Texas:

$27,706
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,127
Texas:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.04%
State:

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

$59,040
State:

$32,026
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,521
Texas:

$7,792
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.32%
State:

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

$32,183
Texas:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,412
State:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

3.45%
State:

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

$39,671
Texas:

$30,977
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,294
State:

$6,795
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.69%
Texas:

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

$111,881
State:

$54,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,164
Texas:

$12,909
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

2.70%
Texas:

0.86%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$128,740
Texas:

$86,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,819
State:

$21,111
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.69%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$103,135
State:

$75,722
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,461
State:

$13,471
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.75%
Texas:

1.24%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,891
Texas:

$26,933
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,403
Texas:

$6,471
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.55%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$86,322
Texas:

$76,114
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,813
State:

$17,081
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.63%
Texas:

0.42%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,480
State:

$41,085
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,057
Texas:

$8,523
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

2.01%
Texas:

1.20%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,986
Texas:

$32,292
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,039
State:

$6,990
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.69%
Texas:

0.36%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,020
State:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,247
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.73%
State:

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

$46,464
State:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,029
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.32%
Texas:

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

$77,176
State:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,145
Texas:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.61%
State:

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

$106,711
State:

$42,475
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,689
State:

$9,270
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.61%
Texas:

0.80%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$129,539
Texas:

$61,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,446
State:

$13,022
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.15%
State:

0.87%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$233,344
Texas:

$155,606
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$39,189
Texas:

$33,988
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.21%
State:

0.41%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$134,752
Texas:

$70,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,172
Texas:

$15,222
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.15%
Texas:

1.10%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,864
Texas:

$25,913
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,840
State:

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

0.69%
Texas:

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

$278,213
State:

$170,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$46,064
Texas:

$39,582
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

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

$113,942
Texas:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,596
State:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 173
Here:

9.95%
Texas:

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

$53,771
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,926
Texas:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

3.34%
Texas:

1.68%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,807
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,953
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

3.74%
State:

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

$92,489
Texas:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,722
State:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

3.68%
Texas:

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

$49,114
Texas:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,042
Texas:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.38%
State:

1.33%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,538
State:

$26,197
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,984
State:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.73%
State:

1.55%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,824
State:

$26,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,852
State:

$4,792
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.15%
State:

1.11%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

8.000%
State:

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

0.424%
Texas:

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

0.392%
State:

0.110%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

0.900%
State:

2.420%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Texas:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

54%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
Texas:

21%
Always
Here:

66%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

27%
Texas:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

56%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

18%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

55%
Texas:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

19%
Texas:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

10%
Texas:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

26%
State:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

64%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

8%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

28%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

64%
Texas:

72%

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