WHITMAN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER - COLFAX, WA

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Addresss:
1200 WEST FAIRVIEW
COLFAX, WA, 99111
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (509) 397-3435

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 34.95
Other Salaried Personnel : 90.45
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 0.15
Dieticians : 0.10
Occupational Therapists : 0.75
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Respiratory Therapists : 2.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 48
Total Certified: 24

Provided Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 40%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

1%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

11%
Washington:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
Washington:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
Washington:

4%
Usually
Here:

8%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

91%
Washington:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

17%
Washington:

27%
Always
Here:

81%
Washington:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
Washington:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Washington:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Washington:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

61%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Washington:

8%
Usually
Here:

11%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

85%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

31%
Washington:

34%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

53%

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

Yes
Here:

90%
Washington:

85%
No
Here:

10%
Washington:

15%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

3%
Washington:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

8%
Washington:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

89%
Washington:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

8%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

90%
Washington:

73%

Process of Care

Pneumonia

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

91.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

50.0%
State:

93.0%

Surgery

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%
State:

99.9%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.0%
Washington:

12.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

15.3%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

27.0%
State:

24.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.7%
Washington:

17.7%

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