WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL - SULPHUR, LA

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WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL
701 EAST CYPRESS STREET
SULPHUR, LA, 70663

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (337) 527-4240

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 31.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 129.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 366.00
Dieticians : 2.50
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.50
Respiratory Therapists : 11.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds

Total: 120
Total Certified: 120
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 11

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls And Trauma

This Hospital:	0.359%
State:	0.381%

Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

Here:	0.359%
State:	0.345%

Catheter-Associated UTI

This Hospital:	0.359%
Louisiana:	0.194%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.

Here:	50.000%
State:	36.263%

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

Here:	5.900%
State:	8.127%

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

This Hospital:	0.043%
Louisiana:	0.349%

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

This Hospital:	0.010%
State:	0.082%

Average Medicare Payment

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w/o CC/MCC: $4,347

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w MCC: $9,701

Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive w CC: $6,106

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $3,610

Heart failure and shock w MCC: $7,300

Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,034

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $3,627

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $6,514

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $4,878

Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $7,163

Diabetes w MCC: $6,797

Chest Pain: $2,657

Major cardiovasc procedures w MCC or thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: $22,831

Extracranial procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,002

Extracranial procedures w CC: $7,762

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w/o CC/MCC: $10,011

Permanent cardiac pacemaker implant w CC: $12,920

Perc cardiovasc proc w drug-eluting stent w/o MCC: $9,562

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $12,381

Cholecystectomy except by laparoscope w/o c.d.e. w MCC: $17,847

Major small and large bowel procedures w/o CC/MCC: $8,111

Major small and large bowel procedures w CC: $12,793

Major small and large bowel procedures w MCC: $25,786

Stomach, esophageal duodenal proc w/o CC/MCC: $7,264

Back and neck proc exc spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC: $4,691

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w/o CC/MCC: $5,571

Major shoulder or elbow joint procedures w CC/MCC: $8,582

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w/o MCC: $10,037

Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity w MCC: $16,392

Revision of hip or knee replacement w/o CC/MCC: $12,249

Revision of hip or knee replacement w CC: $15,313

Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue w CC: $10,612

Transurethral procedures w MCC: $11,193

Other kidney and urinary tract procedures w MCC: $13,850

Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,081

Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,218

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

Here:	4%
Louisiana:	5%

Usually

Here:	15%
State:	14%

Always

Here:	81%
State:	81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	4%
State:	3%

Usually

Here:	14%
Louisiana:	11%

Always

This Hospital:	82%
State:	86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	7%
Louisiana:	11%

Usually

Here:	27%
Louisiana:	19%

Always

This Hospital:	66%
Louisiana:	70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	6%
Louisiana:	7%

Usually

This Hospital:	23%
State:	19%

Always

Here:	71%
State:	74%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	22%
Louisiana:	19%

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
State:	15%

Always

Here:	61%
Louisiana:	66%

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

Sometimes or never

Here:	10%
State:	10%

Usually

Here:	20%
State:	17%

Always

Here:	70%
State:	73%

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

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	11%
State:	7%

Usually

Here:	30%
Louisiana:	22%

Always

Here:	59%
Louisiana:	71%

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

Yes

This Hospital:	72%
Louisiana:	81%

Here:	28%
Louisiana:	19%

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

6 or lower

Here:	10%
State:	8%

7 or 8

Here:	23%
Louisiana:	19%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	67%
Louisiana:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

This Hospital:	7%
Louisiana:	5%

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	25%
State:	21%

Yes, definitely

Here:	68%
State:	74%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Louisiana:	98.2%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	97.7%

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

Here:	100.0%
Louisiana:	95.4%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	97.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
Louisiana:	99.4%

Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

This Hospital:	30.0%
State:	80.9%

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

Here:	12
Louisiana:	14

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Louisiana:	92.8%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
Louisiana:	96.4%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	93.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	67.0%
State:	85.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	96.0%
Louisiana:	97.7%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	98.0%
Louisiana:	93.7%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	95.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	94.0%
Louisiana:	96.6%

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
Louisiana:	89.2%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	96.0%
State:	87.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
Louisiana:	90.4%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	92.0%
State:	96.8%

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

This Hospital:	91.0%
State:	91.7%

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

Here:	90.0%
Louisiana:	96.4%

Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot

This Hospital:	99.0%
Louisiana:	90.3%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Louisiana:	92.4%

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.2%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

This Hospital:	78.0%
Louisiana:	87.3%

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

Here:	80.0%
State:	92.2%

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)

Here:	58.0%
State:	90.0%

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

This Hospital:	81.0%
State:	91.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	14.2%
State:	16.4%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	12.4%
Louisiana:	11.3%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	9.2%
Louisiana:	11.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	20.6%
State:	19.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	21.0%
Louisiana:	25.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	18.0%
State:	18.3%

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