W PALM BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER - WEST PALM BEACH, FL

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Addresss:
7305 N. MILITARY TRAIL
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33410
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (561) 422-8600

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

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Number Of Beds
Total: 192
Total Certified: 192

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

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

100.0%
Florida:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

94.0%
Florida:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

99.9%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

95.0%
Florida:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

92.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Florida:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

79.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
Florida:

97.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.8%
State:

15.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.7%
Florida:

11.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

9.3%
State:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

21.6%
State:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

26.1%
Florida:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.1%
State:

18.6%

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