DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER (DURHAM, NC) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	99.4%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	98.0%
North Carolina:	99.5%

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

This Hospital:	86.0%
State:	98.9%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	98.0%
North Carolina:	99.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.8%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.5%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
North Carolina:	97.3%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	100.0%
North Carolina:	93.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.7%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	89.0%
State:	95.8%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	99.3%

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

Here:	97.0%
North Carolina:	95.8%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	95.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	98.0%
North Carolina:	97.2%

Surgery

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
North Carolina:	98.8%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
North Carolina:	97.7%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
State:	99.0%

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%
North Carolina:	97.5%

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

This Hospital:	94.0%
State:	98.4%

Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery

Here:	98.0%
State:	96.7%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
North Carolina:	99.9%

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

Here:	96.0%
State:	96.0%

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
State:	97.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

Here:	17.3%
North Carolina:	15.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	12.6%
North Carolina:	11.5%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.4%
State:	12.5%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	20.1%
State:	19.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	24.4%
State:	24.1%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	15.4%
State:	18.8%

DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER - DURHAM, NC

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Heart Failure

Pneumonia

Surgery

Outcome of Care

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