BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL - GRUNDY, VA

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Addresss:
1535 SLATE CREEK ROAD
GRUNDY, VA, 24614
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (276) 935-1000

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 28.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 114.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 274.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.00
Respiratory Therapists : 3.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 144
Total Certified: 144

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

6
Virginia:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
Virginia:

98.1%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

78.0%
State:

94.7%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

96.0%
Virginia:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

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

97.0%
State:

95.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Virginia:

96.9%

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%
Virginia:

100.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Virginia:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.9%
State:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

9.7%
Virginia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.6%
State:

12.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.2%
State:

24.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.5%
State:

19.2%

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

Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,488
State:

$17,068
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,423
Virginia:

$5,290
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

3.18%
Virginia:

0.48%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,224
Virginia:

$12,999
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,438
State:

$3,720
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.33%
Virginia:

0.24%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,313
State:

$16,080
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,392
Virginia:

$5,268
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.39%
State:

1.88%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,929
Virginia:

$18,712
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,350
Virginia:

$6,003
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

12.92%
State:

2.09%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,245
Virginia:

$22,971
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,794
Virginia:

$7,375
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

16.95%
Virginia:

2.01%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,556
Virginia:

$14,677
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,002
Virginia:

$4,562
Number of discharges: 111
This Hospital:

23.52%
State:

1.55%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,135
State:

$16,267
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,304
State:

$4,677
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

3.18%
Virginia:

3.33%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,396
State:

$18,524
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,632
Virginia:

$6,409
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

4.24%
Virginia:

3.24%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,274
State:

$27,627
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,123
State:

$9,254
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

4.24%
State:

3.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,472
Virginia:

$15,209
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,163
State:

$4,914
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

4.24%
Virginia:

2.90%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,574
Virginia:

$14,229
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,452
State:

$4,420
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.33%
Virginia:

2.07%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,949
Virginia:

$26,604
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,265
Virginia:

$9,105
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.39%
Virginia:

0.77%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,378
State:

$36,847
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,180
Virginia:

$12,110
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.33%
Virginia:

5.11%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,401
Virginia:

$19,305
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,903
State:

$6,423
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

7.63%
State:

2.58%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,561
Virginia:

$27,841
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,880
Virginia:

$9,090
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

3.60%
State:

1.96%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,761
State:

$14,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,557
State:

$4,467
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.54%
Virginia:

1.02%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

52.200%
State:

34.209%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

15.100%
Virginia:

7.783%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.080%
Virginia:

0.107%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.080%
Virginia:

0.028%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.700%
Virginia:

5.232%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

7.100%
State:

2.134%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Virginia:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

83%
Virginia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

10%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Virginia:

11%
Usually
Here:

23%
Virginia:

26%
Always
Here:

69%
Virginia:

63%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Virginia:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Virginia:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
Virginia:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
Virginia:

61%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Virginia:

10%
Usually
Here:

14%
Virginia:

20%
Always
Here:

78%
Virginia:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

30%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

78%
Virginia:

84%
No
Here:

22%
Virginia:

16%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
Virginia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
State:

25%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

38%
State:

26%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

57%
Virginia:

68%

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