HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER - DICKSON, TN

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Addresss:
111 HIGHWAY 70 EAST
DICKSON, TN, 37055
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (615) 446-0446

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 12.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 4.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 42.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 157
Total Certified: 157
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 7
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.256%
State:

0.749%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.256%
Tennessee:

0.509%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.256%
State:

0.667%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

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

5
State:

6
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

24
State:

45
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
Tennessee:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Tennessee:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

97.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

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

99.0%
Tennessee:

97.2%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Tennessee:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Tennessee:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

99.0%
Tennessee:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

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

99.0%
Tennessee:

92.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Tennessee:

96.3%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.8%
State:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.4%
Tennessee:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.8%
Tennessee:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

20.5%
State:

20.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.7%
State:

25.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.5%
State:

19.3%

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

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

$26,113
Tennessee:

$36,619
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,093
State:

$10,935
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.04%
Tennessee:

1.08%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,047
State:

$17,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,854
State:

$5,041
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.92%
Tennessee:

1.33%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,115
State:

$25,814
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,128
Tennessee:

$7,544
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.96%
Tennessee:

0.81%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,962
State:

$16,279
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,879
State:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

3.36%
Tennessee:

1.82%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,382
Tennessee:

$19,593
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,752
State:

$5,660
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

4.24%
State:

2.47%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,754
Tennessee:

$23,923
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,112
Tennessee:

$7,037
Number of discharges: 66
This Hospital:

5.28%
Tennessee:

2.65%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,700
State:

$14,972
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,322
Tennessee:

$4,309
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

3.20%
Tennessee:

2.17%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,318
Tennessee:

$28,176
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,126
Tennessee:

$6,835
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.68%
Tennessee:

2.04%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,224
State:

$17,403
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,942
Tennessee:

$5,111
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,399
State:

$16,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,318
State:

$4,325
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.88%
Tennessee:

3.25%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,746
Tennessee:

$13,268
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,930
State:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.12%
Tennessee:

0.33%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,459
State:

$20,711
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,922
Tennessee:

$6,053
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

2.00%
Tennessee:

1.86%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,051
Tennessee:

$19,150
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,065
Tennessee:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

5.84%
State:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,670
State:

$29,962
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,788
Tennessee:

$8,869
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

4.40%
State:

2.69%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,929
State:

$14,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,022
Tennessee:

$4,108
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.76%
State:

1.28%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,197
State:

$42,601
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,117
State:

$11,072
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.40%
Tennessee:

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

$35,229
Tennessee:

$25,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,223
Tennessee:

$6,993
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.40%
State:

1.55%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,120
Tennessee:

$22,616
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,239
Tennessee:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.36%
State:

1.25%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,858
State:

$15,485
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,523
Tennessee:

$4,583
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

4.16%
Tennessee:

3.34%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,253
Tennessee:

$41,442
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,828
State:

$10,337
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

0.25%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,192
Tennessee:

$22,522
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,598
State:

$7,598
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.28%
State:

0.29%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,014
State:

$48,672
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,649
Tennessee:

$13,186
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

4.72%
State:

5.32%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,604
State:

$14,272
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,153
Tennessee:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.76%
Tennessee:

2.15%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,339
State:

$41,375
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,536
State:

$11,783
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.76%
State:

0.71%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,839
State:

$13,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,143
State:

$3,775
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.88%
Tennessee:

0.44%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,821
State:

$26,754
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,858
Tennessee:

$7,625
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.16%
Tennessee:

1.78%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,260
State:

$20,829
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,612
State:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.12%
Tennessee:

0.50%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,690
State:

$17,917
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,690
State:

$4,923
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.32%
Tennessee:

1.25%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,993
Tennessee:

$19,625
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,188
Tennessee:

$6,067
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

4.80%
State:

2.21%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,862
Tennessee:

$30,685
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,639
Tennessee:

$9,923
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

2.72%
State:

1.65%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,870
State:

$40,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,597
State:

$11,818
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.96%
Tennessee:

1.09%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,401
Tennessee:

$51,409
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,270
Tennessee:

$14,090
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.84%
State:

1.16%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,858
Tennessee:

$38,065
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,836
State:

$11,398
Number of discharges: 98
This Hospital:

7.85%
State:

4.50%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,616
State:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,654
Tennessee:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

3.92%
State:

1.42%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,800
State:

$20,741
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,868
Tennessee:

$5,942
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

3.68%
Tennessee:

3.38%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,035
State:

$30,931
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,459
Tennessee:

$8,698
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.16%
State:

2.30%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,432
State:

$15,203
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,213
Tennessee:

$4,222
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.60%
Tennessee:

1.35%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,027
State:

$87,395
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,916
Tennessee:

$25,076
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

2.08%
Tennessee:

1.08%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

3.500%
Tennessee:

8.346%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.068%
State:

0.170%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.012%
State:

0.080%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Tennessee:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

15%
Tennessee:

13%
Always
Here:

80%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
Tennessee:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
Tennessee:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
Tennessee:

22%
Always
Here:

72%
Tennessee:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Tennessee:

16%
Always
Here:

59%
Tennessee:

63%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Tennessee:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
Tennessee:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

32%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
Tennessee:

66%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

85%
Tennessee:

82%
No
This Hospital:

15%
State:

18%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

26%
State:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

67%
Tennessee:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

28%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

66%
Tennessee:

69%

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