WESTERLY HOSPITAL - WESTERLY, RI

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Addresss:
25 WELLS STREET
WESTERLY, RI, 02891
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (401) 596-6000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 7.90
Registered Professional Nurses : 97.40
Other Salaried Personnel : 374.88
Dieticians : 1.40
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 6.00
Registered Pharmacists : 4.60
Respiratory Therapists : 8.60
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.20
Physicians : 11.50
Medical Social Workers : 0.80

Number Of Beds
Total: 125
Total Certified: 125

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery 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
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.262%
Rhode Island:

0.479%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.262%
State:

0.564%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.047%
State:

0.470%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Rhode Island:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Rhode Island:

99.4%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

14
State:

10
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

89.0%
Rhode Island:

97.1%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Rhode Island:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

94.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

75.0%
State:

86.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.7%

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
Rhode Island:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

93.0%
State:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Rhode Island:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

90.0%
Rhode Island:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

84.0%
Rhode Island:

88.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

86.0%
State:

91.6%

Surgery

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

100.0%
Rhode Island:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Rhode Island:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

100.0%
Rhode Island:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

91.0%
Rhode Island:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

97.8%
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%
Rhode Island:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

95.0%
Rhode Island:

89.7%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

95.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Rhode Island:

96.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.8%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

99.0%
Rhode Island:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.7%
State:

14.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.1%
Rhode Island:

11.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.5%
State:

12.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.9%
State:

20.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

22.1%
State:

25.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

15.9%
Rhode Island:

20.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

22.600%
State:

36.944%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

14.600%
Rhode Island:

8.983%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.091%
State:

0.058%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.004%
Rhode Island:

0.025%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

9.100%
Rhode Island:

6.215%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

2.200%
State:

3.500%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

21%
Rhode Island:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Rhode Island:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Rhode Island:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Rhode Island:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
Rhode Island:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
Rhode Island:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

23%
State:

22%
Usually
Here:

16%
Rhode Island:

18%
Always
Here:

61%
State:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

17%
Rhode Island:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

15%
Usually
Here:

37%
Rhode Island:

33%
Always
Here:

53%
Rhode Island:

52%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

82%
Rhode Island:

84%
No
Here:

18%
Rhode Island:

16%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
Rhode Island:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

24%
State:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

69%
State:

67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
Rhode Island:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

27%
Rhode Island:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

70%
State:

71%

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

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

$23,885
State:

$36,548
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,611
Rhode Island:

$13,423
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.48%
Rhode Island:

1.50%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,557
Rhode Island:

$18,230
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,914
State:

$6,469
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.31%
Rhode Island:

1.67%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,005
Rhode Island:

$25,418
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,531
Rhode Island:

$9,327
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.29%
Rhode Island:

1.24%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,423
State:

$13,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,479
State:

$4,388
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

2.77%
Rhode Island:

1.63%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,471
Rhode Island:

$17,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,114
Rhode Island:

$6,540
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

2.40%
State:

2.68%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,440
State:

$16,579
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,356
Rhode Island:

$4,466
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.21%
Rhode Island:

1.12%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,784
State:

$21,210
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,786
Rhode Island:

$7,438
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

2.21%
Rhode Island:

2.69%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,745
State:

$26,087
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,633
State:

$9,037
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

3.51%
State:

2.72%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,837
State:

$16,321
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,746
Rhode Island:

$5,720
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

3.97%
Rhode Island:

2.13%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,755
Rhode Island:

$17,386
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,378
State:

$5,638
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

4.98%
State:

3.50%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,604
State:

$19,702
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,366
Rhode Island:

$5,334
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.11%
Rhode Island:

0.38%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,124
State:

$21,900
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,097
Rhode Island:

$7,586
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

3.14%
Rhode Island:

2.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,028
State:

$43,215
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,512
Rhode Island:

$14,394
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.01%
Rhode Island:

0.76%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,131
Rhode Island:

$16,184
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,309
Rhode Island:

$5,530
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.75%
Rhode Island:

0.24%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,370
State:

$22,592
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,703
State:

$7,476
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.66%
State:

0.60%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,727
State:

$15,129
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,887
State:

$4,476
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

0.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,681
State:

$21,321
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,322
Rhode Island:

$7,724
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

4.80%
Rhode Island:

3.68%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,330
Rhode Island:

$32,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,826
State:

$11,381
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

3.87%
State:

2.79%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,881
Rhode Island:

$15,776
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,183
Rhode Island:

$5,330
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

2.95%
State:

1.26%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,377
State:

$37,463
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,307
Rhode Island:

$13,812
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.75%
Rhode Island:

1.22%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,666
Rhode Island:

$26,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,172
Rhode Island:

$9,493
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.01%
State:

1.00%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,465
State:

$17,854
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,699
State:

$5,911
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

3.87%
Rhode Island:

3.91%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,485
Rhode Island:

$33,838
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,953
Rhode Island:

$15,601
Number of discharges: 88
Here:

8.12%
Rhode Island:

5.41%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,129
Rhode Island:

$43,939
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,439
State:

$18,415
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.85%
State:

0.87%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,208
Rhode Island:

$15,711
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,221
Rhode Island:

$5,418
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.49%
State:

1.63%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,290
Rhode Island:

$21,292
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,066
Rhode Island:

$7,629
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.11%
State:

0.57%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,508
Rhode Island:

$36,804
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,818
State:

$11,446
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.01%
State:

0.82%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,536
State:

$16,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,444
State:

$6,044
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.48%
State:

1.45%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,602
Rhode Island:

$21,210
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,884
State:

$8,030
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

3.14%
State:

2.28%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,355
State:

$34,913
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,706
Rhode Island:

$13,176
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.20%
Rhode Island:

1.09%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,278
State:

$29,114
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,389
Rhode Island:

$11,282
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.20%
Rhode Island:

1.54%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,314
State:

$39,819
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,910
State:

$14,491
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

3.51%
State:

4.74%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,454
State:

$23,550
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,786
Rhode Island:

$8,497
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

3.32%
State:

1.49%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,053
Rhode Island:

$16,546
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,091
State:

$5,676
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.01%
Rhode Island:

0.54%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,828
State:

$20,549
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,063
Rhode Island:

$7,512
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

6.73%
Rhode Island:

3.53%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,999
State:

$33,362
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,744
Rhode Island:

$11,892
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.75%
Rhode Island:

1.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,483
State:

$15,047
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,328
Rhode Island:

$5,213
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

4.06%
Rhode Island:

1.34%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,651
State:

$17,849
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,378
State:

$5,828
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.77%
Rhode Island:

2.10%

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