HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CTR - DEMOREST, GA

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Addresss:
541 HISTORIC HIGHWAY 441-NORTH
DEMOREST, GA, 30535
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 754-2161

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 26.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 62.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 5.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 8.00
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 7.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 53
Total Certified: 53

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Urgent Care Center Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.515%
State:

0.689%

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:

33
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

40
State:

42
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

98.0%
Georgia:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Georgia:

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

94.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

97.0%
Georgia:

89.3%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

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:

98.0%
Georgia:

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

91.0%
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:

96.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
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
This Hospital:

92.0%
Georgia:

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

94.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
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:

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

86.0%
Georgia:

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

94.0%
Georgia:

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

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.0%
State:

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

12.1%
Georgia:

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

11.1%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

23.4%
State:

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

15.8%
Georgia:

18.5%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

40.000%
Georgia:

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

15.600%
Georgia:

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

0.111%
Georgia:

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

0.103%
Georgia:

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

7.500%
Georgia:

5.752%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

72%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Georgia:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

80%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
Georgia:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
Georgia:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

53%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

31%
Georgia:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
State:

65%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

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
Here:

10%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

28%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

62%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

31%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

63%
State:

69%

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

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

$10,540
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,061
State:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

2.57%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,468
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,354
State:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.17%
Georgia:

1.61%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,711
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,751
Georgia:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

7.71%
Georgia:

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

$11,895
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,013
Georgia:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

4.35%
Georgia:

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

$6,598
Georgia:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,686
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.16%
Georgia:

1.80%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,400
Georgia:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,334
Georgia:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

4.55%
Georgia:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,755
Georgia:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,568
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

3.36%
State:

2.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,714
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,961
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.37%
Georgia:

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

$14,458
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,639
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

4.15%
State:

3.03%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,259
State:

$43,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,218
Georgia:

$11,587
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

6.13%
State:

1.11%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,262
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,681
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.96%
Georgia:

1.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,968
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,603
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.36%
State:

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

$24,668
Georgia:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,594
State:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

7.91%
Georgia:

5.88%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,981
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,726
Georgia:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

6.52%
Georgia:

1.99%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,905
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,414
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.77%
Georgia:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,491
Georgia:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,436
Georgia:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.77%
Georgia:

1.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,651
State:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,044
State:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

4.74%
State:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,370
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,019
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

7.71%
State:

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

$9,773
State:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,636
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

2.77%
Georgia:

1.59%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,284
Georgia:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,911
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

8.50%
Georgia:

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

$14,281
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,743
Georgia:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

6.72%
Georgia:

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

$6,937
Georgia:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,260
Georgia:

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

2.77%
Georgia:

1.11%

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