NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER - COMMERCE, GA

Institution representatives - add corrected or new information about NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER »

Addresss:
70 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
COMMERCE, GA, 30529
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 335-1101

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Other nearby nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 24.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 22.75
Other Salaried Personnel : 151.50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 0.25
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 90
Total Certified: 90

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

29.400%
Georgia:

8.789%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.133%
State:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.091%
Georgia:

0.053%

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

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

$19,583
Georgia:

$40,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,029
Georgia:

$11,736
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.35%
Georgia:

0.79%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,099
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,356
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

6.72%
Georgia:

1.61%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,215
Georgia:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,710
State:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

5.53%
State:

1.74%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,426
State:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,001
Georgia:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

5.14%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,885
Georgia:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,747
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

4.74%
State:

1.80%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,922
State:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,859
Georgia:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

10.67%
State:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,771
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,959
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.35%
Georgia:

3.03%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,510
Georgia:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,687
State:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

7.11%
Georgia:

2.20%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,888
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,354
Georgia:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

6.32%
Georgia:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,585
Georgia:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,754
State:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

5.93%
State:

1.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,015
Georgia:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,666
State:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.35%
Georgia:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,761
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,500
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

11.46%
State:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,393
State:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,465
State:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

5.93%
Georgia:

1.59%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,106
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,771
State:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

7.51%
State:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,416
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,615
State:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

4.35%
Georgia:

2.08%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,138
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,674
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

5.53%
Georgia:

1.11%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

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

93.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

76.0%
Georgia:

99.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

21
State:

33
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

84.0%
State:

95.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

36.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
Georgia:

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

79.0%
Georgia:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

80.0%
Georgia:

89.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
Georgia:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

92.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

96.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

94.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

83.0%
Georgia:

96.2%

Surgery

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

88.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

91.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

91.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
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:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

75.0%
State:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

92.0%
Georgia:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.6%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.8%
Georgia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.5%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

18.4%
Georgia:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.2%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.7%
State:

18.5%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

80%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Georgia:

4%
Usually
Here:

12%
Georgia:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

85%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
Georgia:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
Georgia:

22%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

20%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

58%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

74%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

35%
State:

27%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

65%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

16%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

11%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

62%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

32%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

69%

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. 

This web site and associated pages are not associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER and has no official or unofficial affiliation with NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER.

Some parts © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.