CARY MEDICAL CENTER - CARIBOU, ME

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Addresss:
163 VAN BUREN RD, SUITE 1
CARIBOU, ME, 04736
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (207) 498-3111

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 : 14.80
Registered Professional Nurses : 72.03
Other Salaried Personnel : 217.14
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 2.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 5.60
Physical Therapists : 3.60
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 6.00
Physicians : 4.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 65
Total Certified: 65

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room 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

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

99.7%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

13
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

98.7%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Maine:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

98.0%
Maine:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

94.0%
Maine:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

95.0%
Maine:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

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

98.0%
Maine:

97.6%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Maine:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.3%
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:

100.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

95.0%
Maine:

94.7%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

85.0%
State:

96.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

94.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.2%
Maine:

14.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.9%
State:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

9.0%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.4%
State:

18.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.0%
Maine:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.2%
Maine:

17.9%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,386
Maine:

$17,212
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,663
State:

$7,677
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

3.21%
Maine:

1.43%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,185
State:

$25,538
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,995
State:

$12,045
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.68%
Maine:

1.59%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,964
Maine:

$13,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,853
State:

$5,531
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.83%
State:

0.89%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,118
Maine:

$10,573
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,728
Maine:

$3,985
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.29%
Maine:

0.64%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,563
State:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,283
Maine:

$5,606
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

3.36%
State:

2.00%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,250
Maine:

$14,315
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,292
State:

$5,795
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.60%
Maine:

1.99%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,399
Maine:

$9,936
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,515
State:

$3,564
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.83%
State:

1.43%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,712
State:

$14,306
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,223
State:

$6,528
Number of discharges: 79
Here:

12.06%
State:

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

$17,226
Maine:

$18,521
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,584
Maine:

$8,032
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

6.41%
Maine:

2.32%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,195
Maine:

$10,886
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,523
State:

$4,923
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.60%
State:

1.67%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,631
Maine:

$12,349
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,586
Maine:

$4,900
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

4.12%
Maine:

3.68%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,281
State:

$15,660
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,428
State:

$6,775
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

3.97%
State:

1.82%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,189
Maine:

$15,313
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,245
Maine:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

6.41%
Maine:

3.65%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,309
Maine:

$22,568
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,473
Maine:

$10,010
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.90%
Maine:

2.09%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,066
Maine:

$17,191
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,689
State:

$7,621
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.14%
State:

1.72%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,543
Maine:

$11,986
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,999
State:

$5,264
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

3.21%
State:

2.31%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,870
Maine:

$31,667
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,037
Maine:

$13,897
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

4.43%
Maine:

7.55%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,144
State:

$12,819
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,204
State:

$5,510
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.68%
Maine:

1.06%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,424
Maine:

$11,003
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,379
State:

$4,532
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

4.73%
Maine:

1.64%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,391
Maine:

$21,838
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,852
Maine:

$8,951
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.60%
Maine:

1.65%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,795
State:

$15,297
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,879
State:

$6,784
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

3.51%
State:

2.06%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,038
State:

$26,140
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,281
State:

$11,297
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.83%
State:

0.94%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,380
Maine:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,516
Maine:

$9,762
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.75%
Maine:

1.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,130
State:

$30,707
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,870
Maine:

$13,381
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

5.34%
Maine:

4.23%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,053
State:

$11,065
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,315
Maine:

$4,614
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.29%
State:

0.82%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,992
State:

$15,404
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,971
Maine:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

5.04%
State:

3.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,554
State:

$23,730
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,460
State:

$9,907
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.90%
Maine:

2.09%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,027
Maine:

$12,003
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,536
Maine:

$4,779
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.29%
Maine:

1.55%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

49.500%
Maine:

38.723%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

14.100%
Maine:

7.557%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.142%
Maine:

0.075%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.017%
State:

0.019%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

5.900%
State:

5.252%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 22%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

10%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

87%
Maine:

81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Maine:

4%
Usually
Here:

12%
Maine:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

85%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

71%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Maine:

5%
Usually
Here:

20%
Maine:

22%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
Maine:

16%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
Maine:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Maine:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Maine:

78%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Maine:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

33%
State:

31%
Always
Here:

58%
Maine:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

90%
State:

86%
No
Here:

10%
State:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
Maine:

6%
7 or 8
Here:

16%
State:

20%
9 or 10
Here:

79%
Maine:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
State:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

16%
State:

21%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

82%
Maine:

76%

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