GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - GEORGETOWN, KY

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Addresss:
1140 LEXINGTON ROAD
GEORGETOWN, KY, 40324
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (502) 868-1100

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

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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:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.4%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

90.0%
State:

88.1%

Pneumonia

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

95.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

91.0%
Kentucky:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Kentucky:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

92.0%
State:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

95.3%

Surgery

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

98.0%
Kentucky:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
Kentucky:

98.6%
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%
Kentucky:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.6%
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%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

93.0%
Kentucky:

93.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
Kentucky:

95.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Kentucky:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.7%
Kentucky:

11.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

13.9%
Kentucky:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.7%
Kentucky:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.0%
State:

19.4%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

2.653%
State:

0.802%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

6.500%
Kentucky:

8.052%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.034%
Kentucky:

0.126%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.006%
State:

0.042%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

10.000%
State:

5.467%

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
This Hospital:

6%
Kentucky:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
Kentucky:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Kentucky:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

11%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

86%
State:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Kentucky:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
Kentucky:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
Kentucky:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
Kentucky:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Kentucky:

8%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Kentucky:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Kentucky:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

29%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

62%

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

Yes
Here:

87%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

13%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
Kentucky:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

21%
Kentucky:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

72%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
Kentucky:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

25%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

70%
Kentucky:

71%

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

Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,508
Kentucky:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,150
State:

$3,521
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.31%
State:

2.06%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,344
State:

$17,372
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,765
Kentucky:

$5,992
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

5.88%
State:

2.84%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,667
Kentucky:

$20,645
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,666
State:

$7,341
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

5.10%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,125
Kentucky:

$13,107
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,337
Kentucky:

$4,458
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

13.73%
Kentucky:

3.01%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,554
Kentucky:

$13,998
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,119
State:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

9.80%
Kentucky:

3.82%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,295
Kentucky:

$16,913
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,796
State:

$6,315
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

5.10%
State:

3.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,180
State:

$13,466
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,403
Kentucky:

$4,783
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

8.24%
State:

2.86%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,722
Kentucky:

$42,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,160
State:

$13,336
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

7.84%
State:

4.90%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,565
Kentucky:

$12,072
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,995
State:

$4,289
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

9.41%
State:

2.14%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,112
Kentucky:

$20,882
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,986
Kentucky:

$8,036
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

4.31%
State:

2.17%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,150
State:

$16,969
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,639
Kentucky:

$6,346
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

4.71%
Kentucky:

2.10%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,732
State:

$34,004
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,812
Kentucky:

$11,802
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

5.10%
State:

3.65%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,640
State:

$17,934
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,678
Kentucky:

$6,263
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

10.20%
State:

3.27%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,939
State:

$14,708
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,108
State:

$4,466
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

6.27%
State:

2.00%

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