KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Addresss:
2425 GEARY BLVD
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94115
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (415) 833-2646

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 516.30
Other Salaried Personnel : 1487.20
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 0.60
Dieticians : 5.50
Occupational Therapists : 1.10
Physical Therapists : 7.10
Registered Pharmacists : 41.10
Respiratory Therapists : 0.40
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 827.10
Physician Assistants : 53.80
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 29.40
Nurse Practitioners: 4.80

Number Of Beds
Total: 542
Total Certified: 542

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Gerontological Specialty Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
ICU - Neonatal Services
ICU - Pediatric Services
ICU - Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Medicare Certified Transplant Center Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Optometric Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Reconstructive Surgery Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,976
State:

$62,234
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,415
California:

$9,681
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

11.83%
State:

1.28%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,044
State:

$88,239
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,779
State:

$17,187
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

19.35%
State:

6.26%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,374
State:

$166,637
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,556
California:

$28,878
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

12.90%
State:

0.42%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,397
State:

$102,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,041
State:

$16,769
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

30.11%
California:

1.40%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,734
State:

$90,173
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,507
California:

$16,748
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

25.81%
California:

7.21%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
California:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
California:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

99.6%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

100.0%
California:

93.9%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.5%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

96.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
California:

93.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
California:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.1%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

99.0%
California:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

94.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

95.8%

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%
California:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
California:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

99.0%
California:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.9%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

96.0%
California:

94.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
California:

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

98.0%
State:

93.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.349%
State:

0.625%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

1.221%
State:

0.608%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.523%
State:

0.321%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 38%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
California:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

74%
California:

72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

78%
California:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
California:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
California:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
State:

59%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
California:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
California:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

23%
Usually
Here:

20%
California:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
California:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
California:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
California:

18%
Usually
This Hospital:

35%
California:

33%
Always
Here:

48%
State:

49%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
California:

81%
No
Here:

16%
California:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
State:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

26%
California:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

67%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

4%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

23%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

73%
California:

69%

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