IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL - OCILLA, GA

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Addresss:
710 N IRWIN AVENUE
OCILLA, GA, 31774
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (229) 468-3845

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 14.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 31.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 25.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 3.00
Physicians : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 34
Total Certified: 34

Provided Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Respiratory Care Services

Average Medicare Payment

Heart failure and shock w/o CC/MCC: $3,844
Heart failure and shock w MCC: $7,773
Heart failure and shock w CC: $5,360
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w/o CC/MCC: $3,862
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w MCC: $5,550
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease w CC: $5,194
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy w MCC: $5,650
Female reproductive system reconstructive procedures: $4,345
Uterine and adnexa proc for non-malignancy w/o CC/MCC: $4,492

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

89.3%

Pneumonia

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

77.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

83.0%
Georgia:

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:

89.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

31.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

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:

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.0%
Georgia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.7%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.4%
Georgia:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.9%
Georgia:

18.5%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

3.700%
Georgia:

8.789%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.373%
Georgia:

0.125%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 17%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

7%
Georgia:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

90%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

12%
Usually
Here:

18%
Georgia:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

71%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

17%
Always
Here:

62%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
Georgia:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
Georgia:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

88%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

12%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

6%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

21%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

73%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

20%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

76%
State:

69%

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