MEDWEST HARRIS - SYLVA, NC

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Addresss:
68 HOSPITAL RD
SYLVA, NC, 28779
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (828) 586-7000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 19.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 105.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 297.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 5.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Registered Pharmacists : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 8.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 86
Total Certified: 86

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
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
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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%
State:

99.5%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

12
North Carolina:

8

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

97.0%
State:

93.8%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

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

97.0%
North Carolina:

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

97.0%
North Carolina:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

94.0%
North Carolina:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
North Carolina:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
North Carolina:

97.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

97.0%
North Carolina:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
North Carolina:

99.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

97.0%
North Carolina:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
North Carolina:

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

94.0%
North Carolina:

96.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

89.0%
State:

96.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.0%
State:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.0%
North Carolina:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.7%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.3%
State:

19.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

16.4%
North Carolina:

18.8%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.627%
State:

0.641%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.313%
North Carolina:

0.553%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.313%
North Carolina:

0.266%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 35%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
North Carolina:

4%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
North Carolina:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

69%
North Carolina:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
North Carolina:

19%
Usually
Here:

16%
North Carolina:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
North Carolina:

10%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
North Carolina:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
North Carolina:

9%
Usually
Here:

29%
North Carolina:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

63%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
State:

84%
No
Here:

16%
State:

16%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
North Carolina:

7%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

26%
North Carolina:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

5%
North Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

24%
North Carolina:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

71%
State:

71%

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

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

$12,484
State:

$23,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,901
State:

$7,922
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.11%
State:

0.69%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,830
North Carolina:

$31,268
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,160
North Carolina:

$12,140
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.21%
State:

1.10%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,395
North Carolina:

$14,669
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,838
North Carolina:

$5,810
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

2.32%
State:

1.66%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,585
State:

$10,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,289
North Carolina:

$3,934
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.12%
State:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,319
State:

$13,979
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,892
State:

$5,681
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.83%
State:

1.56%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,956
State:

$16,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,873
State:

$6,474
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.02%
State:

1.95%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,152
North Carolina:

$20,025
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,905
North Carolina:

$7,977
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.62%
State:

2.12%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,859
State:

$13,090
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,202
North Carolina:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.21%
North Carolina:

1.35%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,619
North Carolina:

$14,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,273
State:

$5,010
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

6.26%
North Carolina:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,827
State:

$17,587
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,939
State:

$6,877
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

3.84%
State:

2.04%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,706
North Carolina:

$16,501
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,422
North Carolina:

$6,542
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

0.62%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,407
State:

$16,617
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,878
State:

$6,986
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

2.32%
North Carolina:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,659
North Carolina:

$23,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,079
North Carolina:

$10,019
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.62%
State:

3.02%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,026
North Carolina:

$36,549
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,519
North Carolina:

$12,287
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

3.94%
North Carolina:

1.15%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,595
North Carolina:

$51,964
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,931
North Carolina:

$20,393
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.31%
North Carolina:

0.31%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,429
State:

$21,044
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,697
State:

$7,833
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.62%
State:

1.70%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,684
State:

$14,052
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,527
North Carolina:

$5,326
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

4.04%
North Carolina:

2.46%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,915
State:

$61,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,916
State:

$22,053
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.92%
North Carolina:

0.32%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,825
North Carolina:

$42,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,955
North Carolina:

$13,554
Number of discharges: 110
Here:

11.11%
State:

6.15%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,753
North Carolina:

$48,047
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,628
North Carolina:

$18,338
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.41%
North Carolina:

0.71%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,310
North Carolina:

$13,158
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,053
North Carolina:

$4,790
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.62%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,299
State:

$18,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,753
State:

$7,138
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.11%
North Carolina:

0.55%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,211
North Carolina:

$21,562
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,491
North Carolina:

$8,579
Number of discharges: 153
Here:

15.45%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,839
North Carolina:

$14,717
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,537
State:

$5,673
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.92%
State:

1.29%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,513
State:

$16,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,872
North Carolina:

$6,949
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.52%
North Carolina:

2.38%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,950
State:

$22,947
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,080
State:

$9,860
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.42%
State:

0.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,272
State:

$30,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,852
State:

$13,291
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

4.14%
State:

1.35%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,936
North Carolina:

$45,134
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,451
State:

$16,101
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.41%
State:

0.98%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,350
North Carolina:

$32,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,885
State:

$12,838
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

3.64%
North Carolina:

5.09%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,899
North Carolina:

$19,865
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,683
State:

$7,684
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.12%
State:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,657
State:

$17,495
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,817
State:

$6,811
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

4.75%
North Carolina:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,465
North Carolina:

$25,424
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,125
North Carolina:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.02%
State:

2.12%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,766
North Carolina:

$13,441
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,151
North Carolina:

$4,784
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.11%
State:

0.79%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,185
North Carolina:

$14,967
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,187
State:

$4,973
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.41%
State:

1.63%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

34.600%
State:

33.381%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

8.200%
State:

8.387%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.553%
State:

0.085%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.044%
State:

0.026%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.700%
State:

5.566%

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