GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ATLANTA, GA

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Addresss:
80 JESSE HILL, JR DRIVE SE
ATLANTA, GA, 30303
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (404) 616-4252

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 263.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 1345.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 3675.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 12.00
Dieticians : 28.00
Occupational Therapists : 8.00
Physical Therapists : 11.00
Registered Pharmacists : 74.00
Respiratory Therapists : 92.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Physicians : 129.00
Medical Social Workers : 69.00
Physician Assistants : 69.00
Residents (Physicians) : 414.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 953
Total Certified: 953
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 32

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

94.0%
Georgia:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

91.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

92.0%
State:

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

89.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Georgia:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

72.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

69.0%
State:

96.2%

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%
Georgia:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

87.0%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

95.0%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

95.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

82.0%
State:

95.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

83.0%
State:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

84.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.4%
Georgia:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.1%
Georgia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

14.1%
State:

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

21.0%
Georgia:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.9%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.5%
State:

18.5%

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

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

$28,817
State:

$27,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,990
State:

$7,422
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.13%
State:

0.58%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$73,597
Georgia:

$40,855
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,061
Georgia:

$11,736
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.79%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,639
Georgia:

$13,044
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,041
Georgia:

$4,214
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.02%
State:

0.19%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,261
Georgia:

$13,855
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,403
Georgia:

$3,817
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.95%
Georgia:

0.34%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,502
State:

$19,527
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,806
State:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.69%
Georgia:

0.57%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,805
State:

$14,069
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,642
State:

$4,045
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.91%
Georgia:

0.27%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,333
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,785
Georgia:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

2.01%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,563
Georgia:

$27,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,445
State:

$7,924
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.62%
Georgia:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,781
State:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,286
State:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.95%
State:

1.39%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,392
Georgia:

$28,680
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,197
Georgia:

$9,118
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.44%
State:

0.23%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,899
Georgia:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,795
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

1.61%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,597
State:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,094
Georgia:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 76
Here:

2.78%
Georgia:

1.74%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,546
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,996
State:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

2.56%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,585
State:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,898
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

1.72%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,827
Georgia:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,568
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

2.12%
State:

1.80%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,946
State:

$42,555
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,554
Georgia:

$12,927
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.44%
Georgia:

0.44%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,802
Georgia:

$28,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,073
Georgia:

$7,030
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

2.03%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,218
State:

$19,316
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,669
State:

$6,333
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.35%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,274
State:

$17,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,568
State:

$5,418
Number of discharges: 74
Here:

2.70%
Georgia:

0.77%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,435
Georgia:

$17,671
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,904
Georgia:

$4,089
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.44%
Georgia:

0.16%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,000
State:

$27,355
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,734
Georgia:

$7,627
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.51%
State:

0.70%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,814
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,647
Georgia:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

2.38%
Georgia:

3.05%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,200
Georgia:

$15,127
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,554
State:

$4,674
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.51%
Georgia:

0.11%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,044
Georgia:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,321
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.54%
Georgia:

2.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,748
Georgia:

$39,029
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,290
Georgia:

$11,652
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.77%
Georgia:

0.72%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,211
Georgia:

$15,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,510
Georgia:

$4,644
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.06%
Georgia:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,268
State:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,471
Georgia:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 164
Here:

5.99%
Georgia:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,727
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,697
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 96
Here:

3.51%
Georgia:

3.03%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,632
Georgia:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,328
State:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

2.38%
State:

1.23%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,168
State:

$15,683
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,681
Georgia:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.44%
Georgia:

0.28%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$137,430
State:

$120,491
Average Total Payments
Here:

$52,954
State:

$37,469
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.57%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,374
Georgia:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,631
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

1.64%
State:

1.73%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$74,072
Georgia:

$42,912
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,818
State:

$12,604
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

1.39%
State:

0.93%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,523
Georgia:

$20,289
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,598
State:

$5,383
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.35%
Georgia:

0.79%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,120
Georgia:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,116
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.62%
State:

1.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,179
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,947
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

2.41%
State:

3.08%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$85,354
State:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,502
Georgia:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.44%
State:

5.88%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$130,109
Georgia:

$55,876
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,425
State:

$16,527
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.40%
Georgia:

0.75%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,522
State:

$21,420
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,557
State:

$5,281
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.51%
Georgia:

0.51%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,987
Georgia:

$22,776
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,231
State:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

2.12%
State:

1.12%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,299
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,256
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

2.49%
State:

2.20%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,375
State:

$19,554
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,644
State:

$6,592
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.40%
Georgia:

0.23%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,550
Georgia:

$37,446
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,524
State:

$12,430
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.17%
State:

0.92%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,060
Georgia:

$22,431
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,244
Georgia:

$6,503
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.51%
Georgia:

0.56%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,713
State:

$26,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,171
State:

$8,183
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.66%
State:

0.24%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,871
Georgia:

$39,055
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,092
State:

$11,691
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.44%
Georgia:

0.24%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,403
State:

$19,380
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,943
State:

$6,413
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.32%
Georgia:

0.52%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,269
Georgia:

$12,300
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,134
Georgia:

$4,244
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.58%
Georgia:

0.26%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,390
State:

$34,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,109
State:

$9,891
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.99%
State:

0.27%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,175
Georgia:

$14,511
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,784
State:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.68%
State:

0.39%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,755
State:

$14,824
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,422
State:

$6,605
Number of discharges: 70
Here:

2.56%
State:

0.62%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,431
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,848
Georgia:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.40%
Georgia:

1.99%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,602
State:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,778
Georgia:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.69%
Georgia:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,053
State:

$28,741
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,818
Georgia:

$9,127
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.13%
State:

0.37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,850
State:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,355
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 115
This Hospital:

4.20%
Georgia:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,024
State:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,295
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 117
This Hospital:

4.28%
Georgia:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,966
Georgia:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,815
State:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.34%
State:

1.84%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,338
Georgia:

$14,810
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,940
State:

$4,436
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.77%
State:

0.29%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$155,582
State:

$123,347
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$44,699
Georgia:

$35,973
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.44%
State:

0.37%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$69,534
Georgia:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,153
State:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.28%
Georgia:

1.05%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,624
State:

$19,683
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,021
State:

$5,153
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

1.68%
Georgia:

0.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$166,694
State:

$138,586
Average Total Payments
Here:

$52,572
Georgia:

$41,504
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.32%
Georgia:

0.34%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,427
Georgia:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,606
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 133
Here:

4.86%
Georgia:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,280
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,455
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

1.61%
State:

1.59%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,397
State:

$17,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,357
Georgia:

$4,443
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.35%
State:

0.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,165
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,335
State:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

1.86%
Georgia:

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

$40,793
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,745
Georgia:

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

0.55%
Georgia:

2.08%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,907
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,582
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.51%
Georgia:

1.11%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,382
State:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,627
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.01%
State:

1.59%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,818
Georgia:

$19,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,765
Georgia:

$4,796
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.51%
Georgia:

0.99%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.106%
State:

0.162%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.211%
State:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.528%
State:

0.572%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.056%
State:

0.605%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.106%
Georgia:

0.280%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

36.800%
State:

35.075%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

8.700%
State:

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

0.131%
State:

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

0.091%
Georgia:

0.053%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

2.700%
Georgia:

5.752%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

2.900%
Georgia:

1.998%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 14%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

70%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

27%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

48%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
Here:

25%
Georgia:

22%
Always
Here:

63%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

19%
Always
Here:

57%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
State:

27%
Always
Here:

59%
State:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

74%
Georgia:

81%
No
Here:

26%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

16%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
Here:

24%
State:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

60%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

9%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

28%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

63%
State:

69%

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