HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - SEBRING, FL

Institution representatives - add corrected or new information about HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER »

Addresss:
3600 S HIGHLANDS AVE
SEBRING, FL, 33870
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (863) 385-6101

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

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 32.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 58.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 171.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 0.25
Registered Pharmacists : 0.25
Respiratory Therapists : 10.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 126
Total Certified: 126

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 30%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
Florida:

7%
Usually
Here:

27%
Florida:

20%
Always
Here:

65%
Florida:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
Florida:

14%
Usually
Here:

29%
State:

26%
Always
Here:

52%
State:

60%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Florida:

9%
Usually
Here:

28%
Florida:

24%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

31%
Florida:

25%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Florida:

17%
Always
Here:

51%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

22%
Florida:

21%
Always
Here:

63%
Florida:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
State:

13%
Usually
Here:

34%
Florida:

30%
Always
Here:

50%
State:

57%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

81%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

19%
Florida:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

18%
Florida:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

33%
State:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

49%
Florida:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

12%
State:

8%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

35%
Florida:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

53%
Florida:

68%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

5
State:

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

97.0%
State:

97.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

91.0%
State:

97.8%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

97.7%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Florida:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Florida:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
Florida:

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:

100.0%
Florida:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

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

99.0%
State:

94.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

92.0%
Florida:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.4%
State:

15.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

9.1%
State:

11.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

14.9%
State:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.7%
Florida:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.9%
Florida:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

21.8%
Florida:

18.6%

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

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

$32,398
State:

$56,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,553
State:

$11,188
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.91%
Florida:

0.92%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,116
State:

$29,308
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,180
State:

$5,013
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.33%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,981
Florida:

$20,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,218
State:

$3,800
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.48%
Florida:

0.49%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,141
State:

$28,529
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,644
State:

$5,448
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.74%
Florida:

0.53%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,141
State:

$20,788
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,349
Florida:

$3,912
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.68%
State:

0.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,632
Florida:

$25,508
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,505
Florida:

$5,155
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.48%
Florida:

1.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,556
Florida:

$36,407
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,673
Florida:

$7,709
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.48%
Florida:

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

$14,037
State:

$17,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,144
State:

$3,540
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

2.96%
Florida:

2.00%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,673
Florida:

$25,471
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,591
Florida:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

3.13%
Florida:

1.97%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,314
State:

$21,396
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,036
State:

$3,578
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.63%
State:

1.81%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,344
Florida:

$32,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,392
State:

$6,099
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

4.66%
Florida:

2.28%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,403
State:

$39,026
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,585
State:

$7,410
Number of discharges: 87
This Hospital:

4.95%
Florida:

2.16%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,280
Florida:

$23,968
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,979
State:

$4,534
Number of discharges: 96
This Hospital:

5.46%
State:

1.78%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,048
State:

$42,374
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,776
State:

$6,838
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.25%
Florida:

1.78%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,013
Florida:

$26,997
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,426
State:

$5,355
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.63%
State:

0.66%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,569
State:

$23,115
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,527
Florida:

$4,023
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.43%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,250
Florida:

$27,105
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,955
Florida:

$4,566
Number of discharges: 85
Here:

4.83%
State:

3.97%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$51,589
State:

$38,464
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,754
State:

$6,146
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.74%
State:

0.53%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,787
State:

$32,281
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,729
State:

$6,280
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.42%
Florida:

1.92%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,060
State:

$23,739
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,870
Florida:

$4,525
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.74%
State:

0.57%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,973
Florida:

$30,847
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,159
Florida:

$5,868
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.74%
State:

0.78%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,239
Florida:

$30,027
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,423
Florida:

$6,310
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

3.70%
State:

3.10%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,293
Florida:

$46,190
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,352
Florida:

$9,405
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

3.75%
State:

2.68%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,975
State:

$20,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,747
State:

$4,234
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.93%
State:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$73,522
State:

$62,599
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,400
Florida:

$11,419
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.08%
State:

1.13%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,624
State:

$20,835
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,387
Florida:

$4,043
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.08%
State:

0.52%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$117,492
Florida:

$169,179
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$26,749
Florida:

$36,192
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.51%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,488
State:

$36,877
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,117
State:

$7,181
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.97%
State:

1.36%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,805
Florida:

$28,580
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,524
Florida:

$5,183
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.68%
State:

0.78%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,424
Florida:

$25,550
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,250
State:

$4,912
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

3.52%
State:

3.06%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$86,251
State:

$62,092
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,746
State:

$12,789
Number of discharges: 79
Here:

4.49%
State:

5.59%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$74,303
Florida:

$85,506
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,916
State:

$16,251
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.08%
Florida:

0.70%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,614
State:

$27,134
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,361
Florida:

$5,110
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.02%
State:

0.96%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,952
Florida:

$22,072
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,914
State:

$4,329
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.76%
State:

1.84%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,388
State:

$30,292
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,224
State:

$6,322
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.74%
State:

0.32%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,432
Florida:

$58,481
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,337
State:

$12,104
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.08%
Florida:

0.78%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,577
State:

$48,058
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,564
State:

$11,711
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.74%
State:

0.25%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$84,219
Florida:

$79,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,295
State:

$15,511
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

0.55%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$90,988
Florida:

$94,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,715
Florida:

$20,337
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.62%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$67,052
Florida:

$57,492
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,907
State:

$10,124
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.33%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,185
State:

$29,331
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,156
Florida:

$6,086
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.63%
Florida:

0.66%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$85,499
Florida:

$77,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,647
Florida:

$15,920
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.80%
State:

0.51%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$75,088
State:

$63,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,129
State:

$12,339
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.97%
Florida:

0.47%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,584
Florida:

$24,594
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,394
Florida:

$5,130
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.65%
Florida:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,658
State:

$31,773
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,576
State:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.05%
Florida:

2.09%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,310
State:

$48,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,708
Florida:

$10,507
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.25%
State:

1.42%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,906
Florida:

$46,344
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,094
State:

$9,075
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.31%
Florida:

0.72%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$66,815
Florida:

$64,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,171
State:

$12,633
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.25%
State:

0.89%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$64,071
Florida:

$73,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,710
State:

$14,633
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.48%
Florida:

0.97%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,725
State:

$25,327
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,198
State:

$5,014
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.80%
State:

0.76%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$56,639
State:

$62,484
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,738
Florida:

$12,161
Number of discharges: 88
Here:

5.00%
State:

3.48%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,831
Florida:

$36,829
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,506
Florida:

$7,095
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

2.22%
Florida:

1.34%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,871
State:

$33,576
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,537
State:

$6,347
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

2.16%
Florida:

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

$36,532
Florida:

$49,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,867
Florida:

$9,220
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.45%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,864
Florida:

$24,049
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,902
Florida:

$4,447
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.53%
State:

0.98%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,444
Florida:

$25,778
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,956
Florida:

$4,531
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

2.44%
State:

2.45%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,869
Florida:

$27,166
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,061
State:

$4,596
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.59%
State:

1.35%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.203%
State:

0.158%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.163%
State:

0.041%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.368%
State:

0.115%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.736%
State:

0.580%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

1.104%
Florida:

0.424%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.368%
Florida:

0.144%

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: