JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER (ALTOONA) - ALTOONA, PA

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Addresss:
2907 PLEASANT VALLEY BOULEVAR
ALTOONA, PA, 16602
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (814) 943-8164

Hospital Type: ACUTE CARE - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: Yes

Number Of Beds
Total: 68
Total Certified: 68

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

90.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

92.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

96.0%
State:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.6%
State:

14.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.7%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.7%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.1%
Pennsylvania:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.1%
Pennsylvania:

18.6%

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