TY COBB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC - LAVONIA, GA

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Addresss:
367 CLEAR CREEK PARKWAY
LAVONIA, GA, 30553
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 356-7800

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 32.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 36.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 223.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 71
Total Certified: 71

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 28%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Georgia:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
Georgia:

4%
Usually
Here:

12%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

86%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

12%
Usually
Here:

24%
Georgia:

24%
Always
Here:

65%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
Georgia:

22%
Always
Here:

69%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

24%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
Georgia:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

22%
Georgia:

19%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

26%
Georgia:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
Georgia:

81%
No
Here:

16%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

64%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

37%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

57%
Georgia:

69%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

16
State:

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

94.0%
Georgia:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

87.0%
State:

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

84.0%
Georgia:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

70.0%
State:

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

89.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

91.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

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

93.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
State:

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

84.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

94.0%
Georgia:

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

91.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
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
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

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

97.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

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

56.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
State:

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

91.0%
Georgia:

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

73.0%
State:

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 Failure
This Hospital:

10.2%
Georgia:

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

14.4%
State:

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

23.8%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.1%
Georgia:

18.5%

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

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

$10,943
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,903
Georgia:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.48%
State:

2.25%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,213
Georgia:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,108
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.74%
State:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,069
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,981
Georgia:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

8.84%
Georgia:

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

$13,540
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,743
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

6.80%
State:

3.03%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,512
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,739
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

4.08%
Georgia:

1.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,335
State:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,012
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

7.48%
State:

1.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,682
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,459
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

9.52%
State:

3.08%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,613
Georgia:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,178
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

8.16%
State:

2.20%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,900
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,092
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

5.10%
State:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,643
Georgia:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,230
State:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

4.08%
Georgia:

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

$21,790
State:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,703
State:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

5.10%
Georgia:

0.75%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,622
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,193
State:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.42%
Georgia:

4.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,778
Georgia:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,906
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

12.93%
State:

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

$12,866
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,188
Georgia:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

6.46%
State:

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

$9,201
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,182
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

5.78%
State:

1.11%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.818%
Georgia:

0.689%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

4.700%
Georgia:

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

0.561%
Georgia:

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

0.565%
Georgia:

0.053%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

0.500%
State:

1.998%

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