HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC - FREDERICKSBURG, TX

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Addresss:
1020 SOUTH STATE HIGHWAY 16
FREDERICKSBURG, TX, 78624
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (830) 997-4353

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 23.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 62.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 224.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 5.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 77
Total Certified: 77

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anesthesia Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.863%
Texas:

0.881%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

8
Texas:

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

96.0%
State:

95.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

92.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

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

93.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

95.0%
Texas:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Texas:

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

94.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

94.0%
Texas:

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

97.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
Texas:

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:

99.0%
Texas:

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

99.0%
State:

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

99.0%
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
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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%
Texas:

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

94.0%
State:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

98.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

95.0%
Texas:

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

95.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.9%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.6%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.9%
Texas:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.4%
State:

19.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

21.5%
Texas:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

16.9%
State:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 44%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

14%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
Texas:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

11%
Texas:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

87%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

72%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

76%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
Texas:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

16%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

28%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

87%
State:

83%
No
Here:

13%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

3%
Texas:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

15%
State:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

82%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

11%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

87%
Texas:

72%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

42.700%
Texas:

37.857%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

12.000%
Texas:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.207%
State:

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

0.007%
Texas:

0.110%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

4.300%
Texas:

5.401%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

5.200%
Texas:

2.420%

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

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

$7,590
State:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,356
Texas:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,329
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,401
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.05%
State:

2.13%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,583
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,810
State:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.33%
State:

2.27%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,290
State:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,216
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

4.10%
Texas:

3.07%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,836
State:

$29,042
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,986
Texas:

$6,490
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.69%
State:

0.60%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,496
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,994
State:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.17%
State:

1.83%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,509
Texas:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,200
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.69%
Texas:

0.43%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,568
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,919
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

3.73%
Texas:

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

$17,256
State:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,837
Texas:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.17%
State:

2.71%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,666
State:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,850
Texas:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.37%
Texas:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,375
State:

$44,529
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,943
State:

$9,899
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

0.35%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,681
Texas:

$36,171
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,432
Texas:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.57%
State:

1.60%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,783
Texas:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,606
State:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

3.73%
Texas:

3.62%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,319
Texas:

$54,550
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,990
State:

$11,127
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.57%
Texas:

0.37%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,068
Texas:

$40,354
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,411
Texas:

$7,743
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

0.27%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$67,502
State:

$91,890
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,966
State:

$20,962
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.29%
Texas:

0.51%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,437
Texas:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,964
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 260
This Hospital:

31.33%
Texas:

6.27%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,274
State:

$68,143
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,926
State:

$16,870
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.89%
State:

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

$6,419
State:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,247
Texas:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.33%
Texas:

2.39%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,792
Texas:

$34,652
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,877
Texas:

$8,474
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.33%
State:

0.35%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,571
Texas:

$76,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,399
Texas:

$16,388
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.93%
State:

0.60%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,214
Texas:

$26,933
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,746
Texas:

$6,471
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.05%
State:

0.55%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,866
Texas:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,677
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

1.52%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,783
Texas:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,912
Texas:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.57%
State:

2.33%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,944
Texas:

$42,475
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,478
State:

$9,270
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.81%
State:

0.80%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,731
State:

$61,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,537
State:

$13,022
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.45%
Texas:

0.87%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,621
Texas:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,971
Texas:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

3.49%
Texas:

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

$12,543
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,758
Texas:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

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

$12,582
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,779
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

4.58%
State:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,597
State:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,564
Texas:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.81%
Texas:

1.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,742
State:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,171
Texas:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.53%
State:

1.33%

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