EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER MOUNT VERNON - MOUNT VERNON, TX

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Addresss:
500 S STATE HWY 37
MOUNT VERNON, TX, 75457
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (903) 537-4552

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 9.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 33.20
Dieticians : 0.50
Registered Pharmacists : 0.25
Respiratory Therapists : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 51
Total Certified: 30

Provided Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

6
State:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

81.0%
State:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

58.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

66.0%
Texas:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
State:

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

91.0%
Texas:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

89.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

85.0%
State:

96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.6%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.7%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.0%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.8%
Texas:

18.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.436%
Texas:

0.250%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Texas:

5%
Usually
Here:

15%
Texas:

17%
Always
Here:

83%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

11%
Texas:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

87%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

75%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Texas:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

16%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

73%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
Texas:

83%
No
This Hospital:

16%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

25%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

70%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

1%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

36%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

63%
State:

72%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,804
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,973
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

8.47%
Texas:

2.13%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,156
State:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,927
Texas:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

7.91%
Texas:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,831
Texas:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,927
Texas:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

8.47%
State:

1.59%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,192
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,040
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

6.78%
State:

3.07%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,775
Texas:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,658
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

23.73%
State:

3.62%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,743
Texas:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,983
Texas:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

9.60%
Texas:

2.39%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,540
Texas:

$21,891
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,944
State:

$4,614
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

12.43%
State:

0.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,515
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,969
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

22.60%
Texas:

2.99%

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