NORTHSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM - IRON RIVER, MI

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Addresss:
1400 W ICE LAKE ROAD
IRON RIVER, MI, 49935
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (906) 265-6121

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 8.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 42.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 113.25
Dieticians : 0.75
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 4.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 3.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

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

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

92.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

56.0%
State:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

84.0%
State:

92.1%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
Michigan:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

96.0%
Michigan:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Michigan:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

92.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

95.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.2%
State:

10.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

14.0%
State:

11.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.1%
Michigan:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.4%
Michigan:

18.7%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

40.000%
Michigan:

36.057%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

7.000%
State:

7.381%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.103%
State:

0.111%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.068%
Michigan:

0.051%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

8.100%
State:

5.222%

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