GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER - WHARTON, TX

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Addresss:
10141 US 59 NORTH
WHARTON, TX, 77488
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (979) 532-2500

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 24.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 122.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 10.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 201
Total Certified: 169

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

16
State:

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

96.0%
State:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

95.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

70.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
Texas:

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

91.0%
State:

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

84.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

93.0%
State:

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

91.0%
Texas:

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

93.0%
Texas:

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

78.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

78.0%
Texas:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

57.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Texas:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.7%
State:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

8.8%
Texas:

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

24.3%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.0%
State:

18.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.069%
State:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.016%
State:

0.110%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.567%
State:

0.256%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.702%
State:

0.881%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.702%
Texas:

0.531%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

23%
Texas:

23%
Always
Here:

72%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

15%
Texas:

21%
Always
Here:

80%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
Texas:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Texas:

9%
Usually
Here:

14%
Texas:

18%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

8%
Usually
Here:

24%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

71%
Texas:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

79%
State:

83%
No
Here:

21%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
Texas:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

23%
State:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

69%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

9%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

31%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

60%
Texas:

72%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,547
Texas:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,365
State:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

4.39%
Texas:

2.13%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,195
State:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,617
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

6.08%
State:

3.07%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,357
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,569
State:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

5.07%
Texas:

1.83%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,551
State:

$52,594
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,942
State:

$11,790
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.39%
State:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,963
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,367
Texas:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

10.81%
Texas:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,157
State:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,164
State:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

7.09%
State:

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

$16,456
Texas:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,455
Texas:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

4.39%
Texas:

1.18%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,842
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,162
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

6.42%
State:

3.62%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$159,306
State:

$150,283
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$38,521
State:

$36,010
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.72%
Texas:

0.55%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,979
State:

$51,571
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,615
Texas:

$12,137
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.72%
State:

0.26%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,021
State:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,289
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

7.09%
Texas:

1.52%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,802
State:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,809
Texas:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

5.07%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,330
Texas:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,215
Texas:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.39%
Texas:

1.68%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,390
State:

$70,898
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,060
Texas:

$15,222
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.72%
State:

1.10%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,843
Texas:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,223
Texas:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

13.51%
State:

4.83%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,083
State:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,280
State:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

4.39%
Texas:

1.68%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,585
Texas:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,408
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

5.74%
Texas:

2.99%

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