W O MOSS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE CHARLES, LA

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Address

1000 WALTERS STREET
LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70607

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (337) 475-8100

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

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

Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications

Average Covered Charges

Here:	$4,059
Louisiana:	$15,539

Average Total Payments

Here:	$4,370
State:	$5,075

Number of discharges: 12

Here:	100.00%
State:	2.33%

Provided Services

Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 17.70
Registered Professional Nurses : 65.75
Other Salaried Personnel : 209.40
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 4.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 9.00
Respiratory Therapists : 8.35
Physicians : 2.50
Medical Social Workers : 3.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 19.50
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 16.25
Nurse Practitioners: 2.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 74
Total Certified: 74
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 20

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG

This Hospital:	20
Louisiana:	12

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival

This Hospital:	94.0%
Louisiana:	94.5%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Louisiana:	97.3%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	96.0%
Louisiana:	90.9%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
Louisiana:	95.1%

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.6%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
Louisiana:	92.4%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	90.0%
State:	97.9%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Louisiana:	95.7%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

Here:	90.0%
Louisiana:	97.8%

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%
State:	95.8%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries

Here:	96.0%
State:	96.5%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	99.7%

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

This Hospital:	93.0%
State:	95.1%

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

Here:	99.0%
Louisiana:	99.6%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 17%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	2%
State:	4%

Usually

Here:	16%
State:	14%

Always

Here:	82%
State:	82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:	4%
Louisiana:	3%

Usually

This Hospital:	13%
Louisiana:	11%

Always

Here:	83%
State:	86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	7%
State:	10%

Usually

Here:	14%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	79%
State:	70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	5%
Louisiana:	7%

Usually

Here:	22%
State:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	73%
State:	75%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	19%
State:	17%

Usually

Here:	16%
State:	15%

Always

Here:	65%
State:	68%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	9%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	17%

Always

This Hospital:	67%
State:	74%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	25%
State:	21%

Always

Here:	71%
Louisiana:	73%

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

Yes

Here:	80%
State:	83%

Here:	20%
Louisiana:	17%

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

6 or lower

This Hospital:	7%
State:	8%

7 or 8

Here:	20%
State:	18%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	73%
Louisiana:	74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Here:	4%
Louisiana:	4%

Yes, probably

Here:	21%
State:	21%

Yes, definitely

Here:	75%
Louisiana:	75%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	1.700%
State:	8.157%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:	0.453%
State:	0.309%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.014%
State:	0.092%

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

CHARTER HOSP OF LAKE CHARLES (1.09 miles)
OCEANS BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES (1.10 miles)
ORLEANS STREET GROUP HOME (0.86 miles)
ROYAL STREET COMMUNITY HOME (0.86 miles)
UNITED HOME CARE SERVICES OF LOUISIANA (0.89 miles)
SOUTHERN HOME HEALTH (1.08 miles)
WILLOWICK GROUP HOME (1.06 miles)

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