GREER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - GREER, SC

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Addresss:
830 SOUTH BUNCOMBE ROAD
GREER, SC, 29650
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (864) 848-8200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 1.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 85.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 153.25
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.25
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 4.25
Registered Pharmacists : 3.25
Respiratory Therapists : 9.50
Medical Social Workers : 2.75

Number Of Beds
Total: 68
Total Certified: 68

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center 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 Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

2
South Carolina:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
South Carolina:

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

97.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

97.0%
South Carolina:

92.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
South Carolina:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

95.0%
South Carolina:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.3%

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%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

99.0%
South Carolina:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

98.2%
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%
South Carolina:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

96.0%
South Carolina:

95.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

97.0%
South Carolina:

97.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.5%
State:

15.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

11.2%
South Carolina:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.9%
State:

12.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

21.8%
South Carolina:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.4%
South Carolina:

18.6%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
South Carolina:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
South Carolina:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

12%
State:

12%
Always
Here:

84%
South Carolina:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
South Carolina:

10%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
South Carolina:

19%
Usually
Here:

15%
South Carolina:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
South Carolina:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
South Carolina:

19%
Always
Here:

79%
South Carolina:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
South Carolina:

8%
Usually
Here:

21%
South Carolina:

25%
Always
Here:

74%
South Carolina:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

88%
State:

85%
No
This Hospital:

12%
South Carolina:

15%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

14%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

81%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

13%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

83%
South Carolina:

70%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.360%
State:

0.649%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,291
State:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,924
State:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.86%
State:

1.62%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,642
South Carolina:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,739
State:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

3.13%
State:

1.89%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,824
South Carolina:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,990
South Carolina:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

3.41%
South Carolina:

2.15%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,870
South Carolina:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,416
South Carolina:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

6.40%
South Carolina:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,300
State:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,844
South Carolina:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

5.45%
State:

2.16%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,460
South Carolina:

$17,931
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,237
State:

$4,187
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.18%
State:

0.52%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,961
South Carolina:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,762
State:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

4.22%
South Carolina:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,228
South Carolina:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,245
State:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.32%
State:

2.62%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,953
State:

$51,948
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,724
South Carolina:

$11,885
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.32%
South Carolina:

1.18%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,439
State:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,585
State:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

5.31%
State:

3.05%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,835
State:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,123
South Carolina:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 183
This Hospital:

24.93%
South Carolina:

6.17%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$98,720
State:

$152,247
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$34,259
State:

$41,031
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.91%
South Carolina:

0.53%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,225
State:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,067
South Carolina:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

3.27%
South Carolina:

2.35%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,896
South Carolina:

$31,366
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,460
State:

$8,274
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

5.86%
South Carolina:

1.64%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,757
State:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,387
South Carolina:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

6.40%
State:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,546
South Carolina:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,279
South Carolina:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.91%
South Carolina:

1.70%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,285
South Carolina:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,807
South Carolina:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

4.63%
South Carolina:

4.32%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,461
South Carolina:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,826
South Carolina:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.59%
State:

1.76%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,616
State:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,863
State:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

4.63%
South Carolina:

2.56%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,659
State:

$41,412
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,405
State:

$9,697
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

4.09%
South Carolina:

2.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,466
South Carolina:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,222
South Carolina:

$4,561
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.18%
South Carolina:

1.17%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

21.900%
South Carolina:

36.300%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

9.200%
State:

8.135%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.044%
State:

0.132%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.006%
State:

0.030%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

6.500%
South Carolina:

5.834%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.100%
State:

2.644%

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