DECATUR (ATLANTA) VA MEDICAL CENTER (DECATUR, GA) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.2%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
Georgia:	99.1%

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

Here:	86.0%
State:	97.8%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.2%

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

Here:	95.0%
State:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	89.3%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	99.5%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
State:	96.3%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	97.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

This Hospital:	97.0%
Georgia:	94.9%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	99.0%
Georgia:	94.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
Georgia:	96.2%

Surgery

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

Here:	92.0%
Georgia:	98.2%

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

Here:	88.0%
Georgia:	96.5%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

Here:	100.0%
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

Here:	97.0%
Georgia:	96.5%

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	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%
State:	99.6%

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

This Hospital:	91.0%
Georgia:	93.5%

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

This Hospital:	97.0%
Georgia:	95.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	16.3%
State:	15.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	11.5%
Georgia:	11.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	16.5%
State:	12.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	19.2%
Georgia:	18.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	25.2%
State:	24.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	18.9%
State:	18.5%

DECATUR (ATLANTA) VA MEDICAL CENTER - DECATUR, GA

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Heart Failure

Pneumonia

Surgery

Outcome of Care

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