HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER - FLEMINGTON, NJ

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Addresss:
2100 WESCOTT DRIVE
FLEMINGTON, NJ, 08822
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (908) 788-6100

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 20.39
Registered Professional Nurses : 234.92
Other Salaried Personnel : 804.37
Dieticians : 2.85
Occupational Therapists : 3.74
Physical Therapists : 10.59
Registered Pharmacists : 8.28
Respiratory Therapists : 8.30
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.97
Physicians : 28.62
Medical Social Workers : 7.09
Residents (Physicians) : 17.85

Number Of Beds
Total: 176
Total Certified: 176
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 14

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
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)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
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

Use of Medical Imaging

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

9.500%
State:

11.744%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.062%
New Jersey:

0.094%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.043%
State:

0.027%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

7.900%
State:

6.521%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.600%
New Jersey:

2.576%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 37%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
New Jersey:

7%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
New Jersey:

74%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
New Jersey:

15%
Usually
Here:

27%
New Jersey:

27%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
New Jersey:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
State:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
New Jersey:

21%
Always
Here:

75%
New Jersey:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
New Jersey:

16%
Usually
Here:

38%
State:

32%
Always
Here:

47%
State:

52%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
New Jersey:

79%
No
Here:

16%
State:

21%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

9%
State:

12%
7 or 8
Here:

25%
State:

26%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

66%
State:

62%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
New Jersey:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

24%
State:

28%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

72%
State:

65%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.150%
New Jersey:

0.120%
Falls and injuries
Here:

0.301%
New Jersey:

0.485%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.451%
New Jersey:

0.663%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.203%
State:

0.382%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.150%
State:

0.143%

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

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

$29,940
New Jersey:

$57,616
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,145
New Jersey:

$8,393
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.19%
State:

0.74%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,077
State:

$88,086
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,840
State:

$13,269
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.09%
State:

1.27%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,423
State:

$39,371
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,144
New Jersey:

$5,688
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.71%
New Jersey:

0.52%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,054
State:

$31,551
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,908
State:

$4,331
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.62%
New Jersey:

0.75%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,947
New Jersey:

$44,543
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,738
State:

$6,394
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.57%
New Jersey:

0.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,140
State:

$45,839
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,643
New Jersey:

$6,359
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

1.38%
State:

1.56%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,785
New Jersey:

$62,994
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,423
New Jersey:

$9,317
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.28%
New Jersey:

0.98%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,634
State:

$31,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,835
State:

$4,298
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

2.61%
State:

1.83%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,584
New Jersey:

$68,317
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,211
State:

$11,105
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.71%
New Jersey:

0.38%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,252
State:

$40,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,727
New Jersey:

$6,234
Number of discharges: 103
Here:

4.90%
State:

2.40%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,348
State:

$50,790
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,497
New Jersey:

$7,184
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

3.18%
State:

2.29%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,693
State:

$62,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,079
State:

$8,879
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.28%
State:

2.07%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,212
New Jersey:

$39,596
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,979
State:

$5,361
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.56%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$69,550
State:

$103,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,178
New Jersey:

$16,624
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

0.35%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,741
State:

$59,352
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,049
State:

$8,362
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

3.04%
New Jersey:

1.60%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,006
New Jersey:

$45,211
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,477
State:

$6,988
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.76%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,754
State:

$45,234
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,082
New Jersey:

$6,470
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.57%
New Jersey:

0.79%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,180
State:

$50,661
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,254
State:

$7,646
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.00%
State:

0.27%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,198
New Jersey:

$34,475
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,398
New Jersey:

$4,750
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.51%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,244
State:

$58,121
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,173
New Jersey:

$8,866
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.67%
New Jersey:

0.65%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,252
State:

$37,750
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,070
New Jersey:

$5,392
Number of discharges: 90
This Hospital:

4.28%
New Jersey:

3.49%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,424
New Jersey:

$30,989
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,766
New Jersey:

$5,087
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.81%
New Jersey:

0.41%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,368
New Jersey:

$51,281
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,874
New Jersey:

$7,633
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.00%
New Jersey:

2.03%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,443
State:

$82,647
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,717
State:

$13,270
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.79%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,098
New Jersey:

$35,279
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,934
State:

$5,265
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.90%
New Jersey:

0.71%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,449
New Jersey:

$47,680
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,404
State:

$6,887
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.90%
State:

0.65%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,509
State:

$34,339
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,343
New Jersey:

$4,836
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

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

$20,492
State:

$52,684
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,099
New Jersey:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

3.09%
New Jersey:

3.71%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,362
New Jersey:

$75,197
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,059
State:

$11,417
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.71%
State:

2.96%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,643
State:

$36,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,583
State:

$5,135
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.95%
New Jersey:

1.54%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,260
State:

$69,604
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,386
New Jersey:

$13,532
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.57%
State:

0.99%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,774
New Jersey:

$114,165
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,466
State:

$22,918
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.57%
State:

0.25%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,205
New Jersey:

$58,890
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,848
New Jersey:

$8,702
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.57%
New Jersey:

1.45%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,518
New Jersey:

$92,373
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,542
State:

$14,490
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.62%
New Jersey:

0.85%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,319
New Jersey:

$45,063
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,515
New Jersey:

$6,173
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.90%
New Jersey:

0.76%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,132
New Jersey:

$58,211
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,814
State:

$8,845
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.67%
State:

1.09%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,365
New Jersey:

$40,335
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,319
State:

$5,798
Number of discharges: 85
This Hospital:

4.04%
State:

2.97%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,604
State:

$62,242
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,514
New Jersey:

$9,526
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.59%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,128
State:

$66,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,641
New Jersey:

$15,059
Number of discharges: 107
This Hospital:

5.09%
New Jersey:

3.99%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,625
New Jersey:

$104,704
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,482
State:

$18,725
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.69%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$74,809
State:

$207,154
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$32,119
State:

$38,016
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

0.62%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,908
State:

$41,590
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,526
State:

$6,442
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

1.06%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,640
New Jersey:

$57,544
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,726
New Jersey:

$9,024
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.67%
New Jersey:

0.75%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,942
State:

$37,551
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,996
State:

$5,216
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

2.52%
State:

2.13%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,512
State:

$85,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,736
State:

$14,450
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.73%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,240
State:

$46,769
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,771
New Jersey:

$7,398
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.86%
New Jersey:

0.72%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,915
New Jersey:

$48,056
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,768
State:

$7,558
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.95%
State:

0.40%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,085
State:

$75,684
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,544
New Jersey:

$12,573
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.34%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,939
New Jersey:

$48,224
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,103
State:

$7,309
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.00%
State:

0.68%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,384
State:

$102,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,739
State:

$19,049
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.52%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,583
State:

$79,303
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,270
State:

$14,613
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.52%
New Jersey:

0.43%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,444
State:

$70,978
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,769
New Jersey:

$9,692
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

2.04%
State:

0.81%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,016
State:

$41,991
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,411
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.48%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,960
State:

$52,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,875
New Jersey:

$7,686
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.57%
State:

2.07%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,868
State:

$80,919
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,864
State:

$12,608
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.81%
New Jersey:

1.38%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,685
New Jersey:

$63,749
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,032
State:

$10,364
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.61%
State:

0.78%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,765
State:

$90,014
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,103
New Jersey:

$14,786
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

3.09%
State:

0.91%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$140,331
State:

$230,625
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$44,525
New Jersey:

$39,086
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.71%
State:

0.47%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,536
New Jersey:

$88,530
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,653
New Jersey:

$14,676
Number of discharges: 98
This Hospital:

4.66%
New Jersey:

4.36%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,056
State:

$56,844
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,088
New Jersey:

$8,721
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.52%
State:

1.42%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,682
State:

$36,661
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,649
New Jersey:

$5,269
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.57%
State:

0.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,708
State:

$51,726
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,006
New Jersey:

$7,544
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

3.99%
State:

2.50%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,761
New Jersey:

$72,085
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,967
State:

$10,984
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.57%
New Jersey:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,489
State:

$37,623
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,964
State:

$5,339
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.19%
State:

0.88%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,960
New Jersey:

$40,180
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,899
New Jersey:

$5,402
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.33%
State:

2.82%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,532
State:

$40,888
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,525
State:

$5,447
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

1.62%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
New Jersey:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

94.0%
New Jersey:

91.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.0%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

81.0%
New Jersey:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Pneumonia

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

95.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
New Jersey:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
New Jersey:

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

96.0%
New Jersey:

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:

97.0%
New Jersey:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
New Jersey:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

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

93.0%
New Jersey:

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%
New Jersey:

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

78.0%
State:

95.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

94.0%
State:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
New Jersey:

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

99.0%
New Jersey:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

13.3%
New Jersey:

14.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.2%
New Jersey:

10.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.1%
New Jersey:

11.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.3%
New Jersey:

21.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

21.4%
New Jersey:

26.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.0%
New Jersey:

19.5%

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