DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER - FITZGERALD, GA

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Addresss:
200 PERRY HOUSE ROAD, BOX 1447
FITZGERALD, GA, 31750
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (229) 424-7100

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 39.75
Registered Professional Nurses : 1.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 159.75
Dieticians : 37.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.75
Registered Pharmacists : 0.50
Respiratory Therapists : 0.25
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 9.25
Physician Assistants : 1.25
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 13.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 75
Total Certified: 75

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation 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

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

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

$10,977
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,099
Georgia:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

9.18%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,290
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,028
Georgia:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

8.52%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,686
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,787
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

8.20%
Georgia:

1.80%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,476
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,822
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

5.25%
State:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,348
State:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,475
Georgia:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.93%
Georgia:

2.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,963
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,232
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

5.25%
Georgia:

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

$21,990
Georgia:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,962
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

5.57%
State:

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

$19,210
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,846
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.61%
Georgia:

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

$15,134
State:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,428
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.26%
State:

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

$10,849
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,149
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

7.87%
Georgia:

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

$7,708
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,614
State:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

5.25%
Georgia:

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

$12,014
State:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,396
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.21%
Georgia:

2.62%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,775
State:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,532
State:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

5.25%
State:

1.05%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,251
Georgia:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,374
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

7.21%
Georgia:

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

$14,882
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,274
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

5.57%
Georgia:

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

$16,579
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,884
State:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.61%
Georgia:

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

$11,545
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,781
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

4.26%
Georgia:

1.11%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

10
State:

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

100.0%
State:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

94.0%
State:

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

91.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
Georgia:

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

94.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
State:

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

80.0%
State:

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

90.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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 Attack
Here:

16.0%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.2%
Georgia:

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

13.0%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.1%
State:

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

20.0%
State:

18.5%

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:

15%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

78%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

27%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Georgia:

17%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

18%
Georgia:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

76%
State:

81%
No
Here:

24%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

14%
State:

9%
7 or 8
Here:

24%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

62%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

9%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

37%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

54%
State:

69%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

12.000%
State:

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

0.301%
State:

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

0.245%
State:

0.053%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

1.400%
Georgia:

5.752%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.613%
Georgia:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.613%
State:

0.572%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.613%
State:

0.605%

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