GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL - GETTYSBURG, PA

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Addresss:
147 GETTYS STREET
GETTYSBURG, PA, 17325
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (717) 334-2121

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 25.87
Registered Professional Nurses : 101.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 321.50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.00
Physical Therapists : 3.25
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 7.00
Physicians : 9.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 102
Total Certified: 71

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
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,800
Pennsylvania:

$49,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,732
Pennsylvania:

$11,984
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.44%
State:

1.10%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,169
Pennsylvania:

$29,111
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,967
Pennsylvania:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.23%
Pennsylvania:

0.63%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,409
Pennsylvania:

$24,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,837
State:

$5,656
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

3.39%
State:

1.67%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,108
Pennsylvania:

$36,008
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,174
Pennsylvania:

$8,468
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.81%
Pennsylvania:

1.01%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,062
State:

$17,588
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,819
State:

$3,835
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.81%
State:

1.86%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,985
State:

$21,833
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,122
State:

$5,569
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

4.48%
State:

2.29%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,326
Pennsylvania:

$29,850
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,695
State:

$6,479
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

2.17%
Pennsylvania:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,300
State:

$35,841
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,146
Pennsylvania:

$7,862
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

3.68%
Pennsylvania:

1.99%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,009
State:

$21,975
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,394
Pennsylvania:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.87%
State:

1.72%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,035
Pennsylvania:

$41,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,600
State:

$7,854
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

1.63%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,228
Pennsylvania:

$27,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,740
State:

$5,943
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.87%
Pennsylvania:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,249
Pennsylvania:

$40,947
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,809
State:

$8,470
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.94%
Pennsylvania:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,411
Pennsylvania:

$24,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,391
Pennsylvania:

$4,986
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

3.83%
Pennsylvania:

3.72%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,989
Pennsylvania:

$29,883
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,052
State:

$6,883
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

2.31%
State:

2.08%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,339
State:

$56,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,813
Pennsylvania:

$12,195
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.87%
Pennsylvania:

0.73%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,835
Pennsylvania:

$28,572
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,448
State:

$6,337
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.23%
Pennsylvania:

0.71%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,304
Pennsylvania:

$29,163
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,933
Pennsylvania:

$6,918
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

4.69%
State:

3.75%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,682
Pennsylvania:

$40,714
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,818
Pennsylvania:

$9,817
Number of discharges: 63
Here:

4.55%
State:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,809
Pennsylvania:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,375
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

1.61%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,461
Pennsylvania:

$51,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,176
State:

$12,050
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

1.07%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,123
Pennsylvania:

$36,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,502
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

2.09%
Pennsylvania:

1.56%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,258
Pennsylvania:

$59,762
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,521
State:

$13,212
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.08%
State:

0.86%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,872
State:

$33,452
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,075
State:

$7,881
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.30%
Pennsylvania:

1.01%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,758
Pennsylvania:

$23,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,642
Pennsylvania:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

4.98%
Pennsylvania:

2.94%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,965
State:

$35,955
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,384
Pennsylvania:

$8,867
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.16%
State:

0.40%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,233
Pennsylvania:

$51,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,386
State:

$13,679
Number of discharges: 80
This Hospital:

5.78%
State:

5.31%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,523
State:

$79,691
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,509
Pennsylvania:

$17,879
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.30%
State:

0.67%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,347
State:

$21,864
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,709
State:

$4,771
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.66%
State:

2.03%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,620
State:

$22,998
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,985
State:

$4,685
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.79%
Pennsylvania:

0.37%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,675
State:

$34,570
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,446
Pennsylvania:

$11,356
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.52%
State:

1.07%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,289
State:

$32,887
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,293
State:

$7,414
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.23%
State:

0.46%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,863
Pennsylvania:

$26,165
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,855
State:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

1.18%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,990
State:

$29,333
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,926
State:

$7,034
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

2.02%
Pennsylvania:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,275
Pennsylvania:

$43,566
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,099
State:

$11,198
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.01%
Pennsylvania:

1.49%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,708
State:

$43,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,183
State:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.16%
Pennsylvania:

0.82%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,113
State:

$54,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,806
State:

$12,976
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

2.17%
Pennsylvania:

0.97%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,419
State:

$74,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,674
State:

$16,074
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.79%
Pennsylvania:

0.96%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,920
State:

$50,114
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,663
State:

$12,705
Number of discharges: 92
Here:

6.64%
Pennsylvania:

3.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,850
Pennsylvania:

$28,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,634
Pennsylvania:

$7,480
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

2.89%
Pennsylvania:

1.62%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,150
State:

$24,920
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,965
Pennsylvania:

$5,242
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.94%
State:

0.72%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,797
State:

$29,567
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,215
State:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

4.48%
Pennsylvania:

2.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,185
Pennsylvania:

$41,229
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,155
Pennsylvania:

$9,510
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

5.05%
State:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,619
Pennsylvania:

$21,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,383
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.79%
State:

1.11%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,219
State:

$23,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,227
State:

$4,892
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

2.24%
State:

2.49%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,421
Pennsylvania:

$24,723
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,305
Pennsylvania:

$4,885
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.87%
State:

1.38%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

18
Pennsylvania:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

93.0%
Pennsylvania:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

98.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

90.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
State:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

88.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.1%
Pennsylvania:

14.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.0%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

9.2%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

23.0%
State:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.8%
Pennsylvania:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.236%
State:

0.708%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.236%
Pennsylvania:

0.504%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

73%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Pennsylvania:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Pennsylvania:

16%
Always
Here:

76%
Pennsylvania:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Pennsylvania:

10%
Usually
Here:

32%
Pennsylvania:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

27%
Pennsylvania:

24%
Always
Here:

64%
Pennsylvania:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

20%
Pennsylvania:

21%
Usually
Here:

20%
Pennsylvania:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
State:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
State:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

34%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

47%
Pennsylvania:

52%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
State:

83%
No
Here:

16%
Pennsylvania:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

10%
Pennsylvania:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

29%
Pennsylvania:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

61%
Pennsylvania:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

33%
State:

28%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

62%
Pennsylvania:

67%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

33.300%
State:

36.295%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

10.900%
Pennsylvania:

8.255%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.313%
Pennsylvania:

0.151%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.003%
Pennsylvania:

0.023%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.000%
State:

5.987%

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