FLINT RIVER HOSPITAL - MONTEZUMA, GA

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Addresss:
509 SUMTER STREET, BOX 770
MONTEZUMA, GA, 31063
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (478) 472-3100

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 29.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 120.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Physicians : 5.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 4.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 49
Total Certified: 49

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social 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
This Hospital:

13
State:

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

93.0%
Georgia:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

96.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

21.0%
Georgia:

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

67.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

79.0%
State:

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

57.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

67.0%
Georgia:

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

60.0%
Georgia:

96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.7%
State:

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

15.4%
State:

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

23.6%
Georgia:

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

17.0%
Georgia:

18.5%

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

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

$12,046
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,104
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

26.83%
State:

3.03%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,220
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,494
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

36.59%
Georgia:

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

$11,674
Georgia:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,807
Georgia:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

36.59%
State:

2.08%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

1.000%
State:

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

0.041%
State:

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

0.029%
Georgia:

0.053%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
Georgia:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

80%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

11%
Georgia:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

75%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

21%
Usually
Here:

29%
Georgia:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

22%
Georgia:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
State:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
State:

81%
No
Here:

16%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

29%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

64%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

29%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

68%
State:

69%

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