THE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL OF LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWOR - FT WAYNE, IN

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Addresss:
7952 W JEFFERSON BLVD
FT WAYNE, IN, 46804
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (260) 435-2999

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - State
Emergency Services: No

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Process of Care

Surgery

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

100.0%
Indiana:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
Indiana:

98.6%
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%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
Indiana:

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%
Indiana:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

100.0%
Indiana:

94.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

99.0%
Indiana:

96.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.4%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Indiana:

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

100.0%
Indiana:

99.5%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

2.812%
Indiana:

0.681%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

37.500%
State:

37.523%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 49%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Indiana:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Indiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

14%
Always
Here:

82%
Indiana:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

70%
Indiana:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
Indiana:

19%
Usually
Here:

20%
Indiana:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

77%
State:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

25%
Indiana:

32%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Indiana:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

90%
State:

84%
No
This Hospital:

10%
State:

16%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
Indiana:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

17%
Indiana:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

78%
Indiana:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
Indiana:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

18%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

79%
State:

73%

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

Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,129
State:

$54,564
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,173
State:

$13,585
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.00%
State:

0.30%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,257
State:

$41,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,287
Indiana:

$11,483
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

6.57%
Indiana:

1.05%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,399
State:

$33,717
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,107
State:

$9,241
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

6.57%
State:

0.41%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$52,022
Indiana:

$46,666
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,694
Indiana:

$13,103
Number of discharges: 354
This Hospital:

66.42%
Indiana:

6.30%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$85,783
Indiana:

$98,873
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,734
Indiana:

$28,332
Number of discharges: 93
Here:

17.45%
Indiana:

0.95%

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