COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER - WALTERBORO, SC

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Addresss:
501 ROBERTSON BOULEVARD
WALTERBORO, SC, 29488
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (843) 782-2000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 18.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 101.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 222.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 2.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 2.00
Physical Therapists : 4.00
Registered Pharmacists : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 4.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 2.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 2.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 11.00
Nurse Practitioners: 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 131
Total Certified: 131
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 8

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

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

$25,888
South Carolina:

$45,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,799
South Carolina:

$11,774
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

0.90%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,890
South Carolina:

$24,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,199
South Carolina:

$5,536
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

0.48%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,641
South Carolina:

$21,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,600
State:

$5,477
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.06%
State:

1.44%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,283
State:

$33,087
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,118
State:

$8,267
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.97%
South Carolina:

0.89%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,154
South Carolina:

$14,149
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,587
South Carolina:

$3,700
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.59%
South Carolina:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,278
South Carolina:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,405
South Carolina:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

2.30%
State:

1.62%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,155
State:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,101
State:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

3.72%
State:

1.89%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,494
State:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,371
South Carolina:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

3.90%
South Carolina:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,374
State:

$19,353
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,531
South Carolina:

$4,645
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

3.45%
State:

1.57%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,801
South Carolina:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,847
South Carolina:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

3.19%
South Carolina:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,072
State:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,668
South Carolina:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.57%
South Carolina:

2.16%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,877
State:

$41,450
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,827
State:

$11,750
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.24%
South Carolina:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,085
South Carolina:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,785
South Carolina:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

5.05%
State:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,277
State:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,945
South Carolina:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

6.38%
State:

2.62%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,969
South Carolina:

$16,336
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,150
State:

$4,366
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

2.57%
South Carolina:

1.39%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,076
State:

$51,948
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,547
South Carolina:

$11,885
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.97%
South Carolina:

1.18%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,148
South Carolina:

$28,774
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,848
State:

$7,460
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.97%
South Carolina:

1.67%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,682
State:

$21,829
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,892
State:

$5,374
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.33%
State:

0.87%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,765
South Carolina:

$30,398
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,431
State:

$7,856
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.86%
State:

1.08%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,598
South Carolina:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,794
State:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

6.02%
South Carolina:

3.05%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$63,483
South Carolina:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,811
South Carolina:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

3.72%
South Carolina:

6.17%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,964
State:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,269
State:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

2.35%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,704
South Carolina:

$48,972
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,510
State:

$12,929
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.95%
State:

0.75%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,217
South Carolina:

$18,710
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,577
South Carolina:

$6,119
Number of discharges: 88
This Hospital:

7.79%
South Carolina:

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

$17,443
South Carolina:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,941
South Carolina:

$5,535
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

2.83%
State:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,133
South Carolina:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,970
State:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

6.11%
State:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,288
State:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,299
South Carolina:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

4.78%
State:

1.70%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,994
South Carolina:

$37,466
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,993
South Carolina:

$9,677
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,635
South Carolina:

$52,031
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,162
South Carolina:

$13,931
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.42%
State:

1.06%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$76,353
South Carolina:

$63,979
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,568
South Carolina:

$15,389
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.24%
South Carolina:

0.96%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,656
South Carolina:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,862
State:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

5.05%
State:

4.32%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,155
State:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,952
South Carolina:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

3.10%
South Carolina:

1.76%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,067
State:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,518
South Carolina:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

3.28%
State:

2.56%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,542
South Carolina:

$41,412
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,273
South Carolina:

$9,697
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

3.28%
South Carolina:

2.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,695
South Carolina:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,410
South Carolina:

$4,561
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.33%
State:

1.17%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.192%
South Carolina:

0.649%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

1.788%
State:

0.536%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.596%
State:

0.686%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

2
State:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.3%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
South Carolina:

98.6%
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%
South Carolina:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

95.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
South Carolina:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.7%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.3%
State:

12.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

26.7%
State:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.2%
South Carolina:

18.6%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

37.900%
South Carolina:

36.300%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

11.900%
South Carolina:

8.135%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.036%
South Carolina:

0.132%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.041%
South Carolina:

0.030%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

7.500%
South Carolina:

5.834%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.200%
State:

2.644%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 29%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
South Carolina:

12%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
South Carolina:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

65%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

72%
South Carolina:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
South Carolina:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
South Carolina:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
South Carolina:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

67%
State:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
South Carolina:

85%
No
Here:

16%
South Carolina:

15%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
South Carolina:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

25%
South Carolina:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

66%
South Carolina:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

6%
South Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

35%
South Carolina:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

59%
State:

70%

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