DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL - ALEXANDRIA, MN

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Addresss:
111 17TH AVENUE EAST
ALEXANDRIA, MN, 56308
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (320) 762-1511

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 55.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 95.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 197.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 127
Total Certified: 127

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

3
State:

7
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

39
State:

52
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Minnesota:

96.6%

Heart Failure

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

97.0%
Minnesota:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

95.0%
Minnesota:

88.6%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

96.0%
Minnesota:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
Minnesota:

93.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

94.9%

Surgery

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

93.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Minnesota:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.9%
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%
Minnesota:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
Minnesota:

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

98.0%
Minnesota:

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

93.0%
State:

92.7%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

93.0%
Minnesota:

95.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

94.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

96.8%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.9%
Minnesota:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.6%
Minnesota:

11.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

22.0%
State:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.8%
Minnesota:

18.3%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

51.800%
State:

48.041%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.011%
Minnesota:

0.072%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.003%
Minnesota:

0.011%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

3.800%
State:

5.841%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 58%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Minnesota:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

14%
Always
Here:

79%
Minnesota:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Minnesota:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
Minnesota:

72%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Minnesota:

5%
Usually
Here:

26%
Minnesota:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
State:

16%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Minnesota:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Minnesota:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
State:

76%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Minnesota:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

30%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

88%
Minnesota:

86%
No
Here:

12%
Minnesota:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
State:

6%
7 or 8
Here:

18%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

77%
Minnesota:

72%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
Minnesota:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

22%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

76%
Minnesota:

73%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.246%
State:

0.732%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.246%
State:

0.687%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,214
Minnesota:

$15,700
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,147
State:

$5,990
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

1.78%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,765
State:

$16,955
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,110
State:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.60%
Minnesota:

1.39%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,529
State:

$20,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,222
State:

$8,297
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.83%
Minnesota:

1.44%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,511
State:

$15,752
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,672
Minnesota:

$5,193
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

5.37%
Minnesota:

3.65%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,495
State:

$20,607
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,333
Minnesota:

$7,325
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.83%
Minnesota:

2.21%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,975
Minnesota:

$19,497
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,549
Minnesota:

$7,303
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.94%
State:

2.99%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,482
Minnesota:

$29,841
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,453
State:

$10,795
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

3.65%
Minnesota:

1.96%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,720
State:

$38,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,272
Minnesota:

$12,843
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

4.68%
Minnesota:

1.31%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,367
Minnesota:

$28,655
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,749
State:

$10,722
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.48%
State:

0.15%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,496
State:

$24,316
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,761
Minnesota:

$8,197
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.37%
Minnesota:

1.53%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,343
Minnesota:

$19,633
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,003
Minnesota:

$5,922
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.26%
State:

0.81%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,561
Minnesota:

$14,428
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,999
Minnesota:

$5,431
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.60%
State:

2.35%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,189
State:

$58,282
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,230
State:

$23,378
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.37%
Minnesota:

0.38%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,432
Minnesota:

$36,865
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,504
Minnesota:

$14,961
Number of discharges: 257
Here:

29.34%
State:

9.87%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,841
Minnesota:

$50,424
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,421
Minnesota:

$19,582
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.37%
State:

1.04%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,121
State:

$18,010
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,109
Minnesota:

$6,122
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

2.28%
State:

1.12%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,134
State:

$13,567
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,351
Minnesota:

$4,921
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

2.85%
Minnesota:

2.24%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,272
State:

$19,713
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,439
State:

$7,345
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.17%
Minnesota:

1.93%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,689
State:

$38,306
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,773
Minnesota:

$13,889
Number of discharges: 123
Here:

14.04%
Minnesota:

3.98%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,518
State:

$21,565
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,210
State:

$8,065
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

6.74%
Minnesota:

1.75%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,030
State:

$15,886
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,258
Minnesota:

$5,190
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.60%
State:

0.82%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,186
State:

$16,939
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,442
Minnesota:

$7,101
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.40%
Minnesota:

3.04%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,500
Minnesota:

$26,863
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,078
State:

$10,284
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.05%
State:

1.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,153
Minnesota:

$12,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,511
State:

$4,896
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.48%
State:

0.96%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,597
Minnesota:

$79,220
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,889
Minnesota:

$28,624
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.85%
State:

1.14%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,980
Minnesota:

$13,929
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,559
Minnesota:

$5,101
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.48%
State:

1.63%

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