CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER - CHARLESTON, WV

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Addresss:
501 MORRIS STREET
CHARLESTON, WV, 25301
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (304) 388-6203

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 120.29
Registered Professional Nurses : 1208.95
Other Salaried Personnel : 2804.07
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 52.82
Dieticians : 9.59
Occupational Therapists : 7.70
Physical Therapists : 19.12
Registered Pharmacists : 15.97
Respiratory Therapists : 70.24
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.97
Physicians : 52.51
Medical Social Workers : 17.55
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 67.31
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 18.63
Physician Assistants : 11.61
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 56.11
Nurse Practitioners: 16.55
Residents (Physicians) : 138.11
Psychologists : 4.09

Number Of Beds
Total: 893
Total Certified: 893
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 18
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 40

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.382%
State:

0.833%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.413%
West Virginia:

0.393%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.350%
State:

0.325%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.127%
West Virginia:

0.363%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.127%
State:

0.182%

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

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

$24,230
West Virginia:

$17,489
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,881
State:

$7,136
Number of discharges: 106
Here:

1.13%
West Virginia:

0.80%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,625
State:

$27,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,435
West Virginia:

$10,950
Number of discharges: 146
Here:

1.56%
State:

1.04%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,980
State:

$13,287
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,091
State:

$4,689
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.43%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,772
State:

$11,620
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,519
State:

$4,370
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.35%
West Virginia:

0.18%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,753
State:

$9,106
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,729
West Virginia:

$3,675
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

0.48%
West Virginia:

0.90%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,779
West Virginia:

$19,028
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,482
West Virginia:

$6,925
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.15%
State:

0.32%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,878
West Virginia:

$12,376
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,523
State:

$5,076
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

0.33%
State:

0.36%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,754
State:

$8,699
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,844
State:

$3,776
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.15%
West Virginia:

0.20%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,486
State:

$12,030
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,546
West Virginia:

$5,051
Number of discharges: 195
This Hospital:

2.09%
West Virginia:

1.55%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,064
State:

$18,920
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,493
West Virginia:

$7,620
Number of discharges: 90
Here:

0.96%
State:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,881
West Virginia:

$8,528
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,829
State:

$3,482
Number of discharges: 194
Here:

2.08%
West Virginia:

1.87%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,146
West Virginia:

$22,352
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,728
West Virginia:

$8,987
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.14%
West Virginia:

0.17%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,489
State:

$9,955
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,706
West Virginia:

$4,934
Number of discharges: 100
This Hospital:

1.07%
State:

2.14%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,501
West Virginia:

$10,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,749
State:

$3,462
Number of discharges: 322
Here:

3.45%
West Virginia:

2.41%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,120
State:

$12,902
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,324
State:

$5,791
Number of discharges: 175
Here:

1.87%
State:

3.65%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,206
State:

$16,204
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,643
West Virginia:

$7,123
Number of discharges: 186
Here:

1.99%
West Virginia:

3.14%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,733
West Virginia:

$9,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,683
State:

$4,286
Number of discharges: 98
This Hospital:

1.05%
State:

3.30%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,048
State:

$32,732
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,749
State:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

0.64%
West Virginia:

0.18%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,464
West Virginia:

$18,767
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,930
West Virginia:

$6,630
Number of discharges: 411
Here:

4.40%
West Virginia:

1.98%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,596
State:

$13,126
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,424
State:

$5,342
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.33%
West Virginia:

0.26%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,727
West Virginia:

$13,894
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,052
State:

$5,686
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.37%
West Virginia:

0.31%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,610
State:

$12,547
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,359
State:

$5,103
Number of discharges: 86
Here:

0.92%
West Virginia:

0.69%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,320
West Virginia:

$17,713
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,642
State:

$6,737
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

0.49%
State:

0.36%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,969
State:

$11,026
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,027
State:

$3,910
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

0.32%
State:

0.19%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,820
West Virginia:

$19,325
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,502
State:

$7,172
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

0.65%
West Virginia:

0.50%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,433
State:

$11,121
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,162
West Virginia:

$4,399
Number of discharges: 299
Here:

3.20%
State:

3.99%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,763
State:

$16,944
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,577
West Virginia:

$5,962
Number of discharges: 132
Here:

1.41%
West Virginia:

0.55%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,392
State:

$10,394
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,508
West Virginia:

$4,134
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

0.34%
State:

0.21%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,747
West Virginia:

$11,302
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,930
State:

$4,630
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

0.32%
State:

0.20%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,936
State:

$15,574
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,477
West Virginia:

$6,146
Number of discharges: 198
Here:

2.12%
West Virginia:

1.88%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,760
West Virginia:

$29,334
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,248
State:

$11,046
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

0.65%
West Virginia:

0.59%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,994
State:

$10,350
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,506
West Virginia:

$4,318
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.32%
West Virginia:

0.56%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,249
State:

$13,242
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,030
State:

$5,632
Number of discharges: 67
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

0.68%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,369
West Virginia:

$8,886
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,042
State:

$3,800
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.30%
State:

0.33%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,209
West Virginia:

$13,518
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,717
West Virginia:

$6,064
Number of discharges: 227
This Hospital:

2.43%
State:

3.11%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,224
State:

$20,887
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,784
West Virginia:

$8,936
Number of discharges: 167
Here:

1.79%
West Virginia:

2.50%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,260
West Virginia:

$9,106
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,339
State:

$4,047
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

0.46%
State:

1.40%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,949
West Virginia:

$30,759
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,395
West Virginia:

$11,523
Number of discharges: 87
Here:

0.93%
West Virginia:

0.91%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,129
State:

$55,097
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,295
State:

$20,155
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.27%
State:

0.22%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,175
West Virginia:

$24,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,338
West Virginia:

$9,283
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.25%
West Virginia:

0.31%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,122
State:

$9,631
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,298
State:

$3,817
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

0.34%
State:

0.29%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$102,185
West Virginia:

$84,867
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$39,880
West Virginia:

$36,936
Number of discharges: 119
Here:

1.27%
State:

0.40%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,031
State:

$17,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,502
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 191
This Hospital:

2.04%
West Virginia:

1.39%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,459
State:

$31,271
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,286
State:

$12,914
Number of discharges: 122
Here:

1.31%
State:

0.70%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,896
West Virginia:

$13,951
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,138
State:

$5,203
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

0.50%
West Virginia:

0.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,783
State:

$18,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,405
State:

$7,511
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

0.67%
West Virginia:

0.83%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,879
State:

$10,257
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,122
State:

$4,701
Number of discharges: 203
This Hospital:

2.17%
State:

3.45%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,634
West Virginia:

$25,843
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,362
State:

$9,980
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

0.40%
West Virginia:

0.28%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,142
West Virginia:

$20,392
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,298
West Virginia:

$7,170
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.17%
West Virginia:

0.22%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,636
State:

$56,695
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,522
West Virginia:

$19,528
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

0.82%
State:

0.46%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,560
State:

$16,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,540
State:

$7,566
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

0.47%
State:

0.30%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,645
West Virginia:

$46,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,722
State:

$19,440
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.30%
State:

0.15%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,842
West Virginia:

$33,555
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,592
State:

$12,548
Number of discharges: 217
This Hospital:

2.32%
State:

4.22%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,634
West Virginia:

$42,201
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,936
State:

$16,275
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.53%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$80,887
West Virginia:

$84,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$32,782
State:

$33,996
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

0.66%
State:

0.40%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,635
State:

$12,767
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,535
West Virginia:

$5,026
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

0.63%
West Virginia:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,611
West Virginia:

$19,476
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,571
State:

$7,750
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

0.51%
West Virginia:

0.45%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,381
State:

$9,782
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,530
West Virginia:

$4,200
Number of discharges: 124
This Hospital:

1.33%
State:

1.96%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,220
State:

$12,133
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,889
West Virginia:

$6,076
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.15%
West Virginia:

0.29%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,587
State:

$27,314
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,197
West Virginia:

$11,962
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

0.57%
State:

0.45%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,581
State:

$14,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,283
West Virginia:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

0.48%
State:

0.42%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,437
West Virginia:

$13,450
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,167
West Virginia:

$6,259
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.30%
West Virginia:

0.28%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,199
West Virginia:

$20,884
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,157
West Virginia:

$9,994
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.17%
West Virginia:

0.22%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,485
West Virginia:

$41,985
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,590
State:

$15,156
Number of discharges: 88
This Hospital:

0.94%
State:

0.44%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,302
State:

$44,692
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,077
West Virginia:

$18,601
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.40%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,248
West Virginia:

$25,143
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,120
West Virginia:

$9,586
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

0.33%
State:

0.40%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,526
West Virginia:

$63,239
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,430
State:

$21,137
Number of discharges: 128
This Hospital:

1.37%
West Virginia:

0.58%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,447
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,732
West Virginia:

$12,246
Number of discharges: 347
This Hospital:

3.71%
West Virginia:

1.69%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,489
West Virginia:

$39,243
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,442
West Virginia:

$10,556
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

0.89%
State:

0.39%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,536
West Virginia:

$36,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,490
West Virginia:

$12,175
Number of discharges: 72
Here:

0.77%
West Virginia:

0.34%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,637
State:

$13,396
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,113
West Virginia:

$5,969
Number of discharges: 89
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

0.79%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,128
State:

$9,434
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,275
State:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

0.41%
State:

0.34%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,031
State:

$39,675
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,242
West Virginia:

$16,100
Number of discharges: 75
Here:

0.80%
State:

0.30%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,608
State:

$32,657
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,354
West Virginia:

$12,451
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

0.72%
West Virginia:

0.29%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,542
State:

$24,694
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,711
State:

$9,933
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

0.53%
West Virginia:

0.24%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,170
West Virginia:

$8,892
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,994
State:

$3,936
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

0.50%
State:

0.48%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,695
State:

$9,461
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,577
West Virginia:

$5,928
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.20%
West Virginia:

0.22%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,346
State:

$18,551
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,535
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 107
Here:

1.14%
West Virginia:

1.77%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,558
State:

$16,564
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,861
West Virginia:

$6,372
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

0.47%
State:

0.38%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,669
West Virginia:

$19,164
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,135
State:

$7,994
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

0.34%
West Virginia:

0.28%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,647
West Virginia:

$11,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,374
State:

$4,774
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

0.75%
State:

1.34%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,718
West Virginia:

$13,699
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,457
State:

$6,153
Number of discharges: 184
Here:

1.97%
West Virginia:

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

$30,043
State:

$23,118
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,764
West Virginia:

$10,082
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

0.86%
State:

1.22%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,759
West Virginia:

$9,317
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,207
State:

$4,108
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.25%
State:

0.27%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,755
West Virginia:

$19,617
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,322
West Virginia:

$8,860
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.85%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,048
State:

$27,963
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,225
West Virginia:

$12,086
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

0.33%
State:

0.88%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$90,840
West Virginia:

$77,185
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$36,104
West Virginia:

$33,155
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

0.36%
State:

0.49%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,865
West Virginia:

$36,399
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,385
West Virginia:

$14,359
Number of discharges: 122
This Hospital:

1.31%
West Virginia:

1.30%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,744
West Virginia:

$11,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,083
West Virginia:

$5,131
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

0.92%
State:

0.74%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$88,720
West Virginia:

$92,185
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$37,055
State:

$39,608
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

0.61%
State:

0.19%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,707
State:

$30,150
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,816
State:

$12,053
Number of discharges: 463
This Hospital:

4.95%
State:

3.24%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,058
West Virginia:

$15,708
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,319
State:

$6,916
Number of discharges: 140
This Hospital:

1.50%
State:

1.35%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,455
State:

$10,973
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,485
West Virginia:

$4,245
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.87%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,765
State:

$14,392
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,506
State:

$6,029
Number of discharges: 240
This Hospital:

2.57%
West Virginia:

3.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,728
West Virginia:

$21,145
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,553
West Virginia:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 132
Here:

1.41%
State:

2.15%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,138
State:

$9,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,542
West Virginia:

$4,263
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.46%
State:

1.55%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,623
West Virginia:

$72,875
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,484
West Virginia:

$25,972
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.25%
West Virginia:

0.37%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,967
West Virginia:

$11,188
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,791
West Virginia:

$4,415
Number of discharges: 251
This Hospital:

2.69%
West Virginia:

1.99%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,579
West Virginia:

$11,701
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,772
West Virginia:

$4,522
Number of discharges: 128
Here:

1.37%
West Virginia:

1.31%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 39%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

22%
West Virginia:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

14%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
State:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
State:

12%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

57%
West Virginia:

65%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
West Virginia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

26%
West Virginia:

20%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

55%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

25%
West Virginia:

18%
Always
Here:

61%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

20%
State:

13%
Usually
Here:

35%
State:

32%
Always
Here:

45%
State:

55%

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

Yes
Here:

78%
State:

83%
No
Here:

22%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

12%
West Virginia:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

25%
West Virginia:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

63%
West Virginia:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

25%
State:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

69%
West Virginia:

65%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
West Virginia:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

77.0%
West Virginia:

91.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

95.0%
State:

96.3%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
West Virginia:

98.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

94.0%
West Virginia:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

81.0%
State:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

93.0%
West Virginia:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

93.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

86.0%
State:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

95.7%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
West Virginia:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

94.0%
West Virginia:

95.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

95.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

94.0%
West Virginia:

94.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

96.0%
West Virginia:

94.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

97.0%
State:

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

95.0%
West Virginia:

94.8%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

93.8%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.6%
State:

15.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.4%
West Virginia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.7%
State:

12.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

20.9%
State:

20.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.3%
West Virginia:

25.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.3%
West Virginia:

19.6%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

47.100%
West Virginia:

42.623%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

9.300%
State:

8.958%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.064%
West Virginia:

0.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.003%
State:

0.071%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

5.400%
West Virginia:

5.768%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.800%
State:

3.183%

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