KELL WEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL - WICHITA FALLS, TX

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Address for Kell West Regional Hospital should be 5420 Kell West Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76310. We accept Medicare and Medicaid.

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Addresss:
5402 KELL WEST BOULEVARD
WICHITA FALLS, TX, 76310
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (940) 692-5888

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 3.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 16.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 23.00
Dieticians : 0.25
Registered Pharmacists : 0.25
Respiratory Therapists : 0.25

Number Of Beds
Total: 41
Total Certified: 41

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.575%
State:

0.256%
Falls and injuries
Here:

1.149%
Texas:

0.881%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.321%
Texas:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.095%
State:

0.110%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

18
Texas:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

93.0%
Texas:

98.7%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
Texas:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

97.0%
Texas:

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

82.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

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:

98.0%
Texas:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

80.0%
State:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

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:

97.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
Texas:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

98.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.3%
State:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.1%
Texas:

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

23.7%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.7%
Texas:

18.0%

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

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,093
Texas:

$31,687
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,496
Texas:

$6,679
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

4.00%
State:

0.47%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,990
State:

$57,689
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,512
Texas:

$13,787
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

5.60%
Texas:

0.45%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,554
State:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,873
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.93%
State:

3.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,096
Texas:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,084
Texas:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.20%
Texas:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,915
Texas:

$44,529
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,495
Texas:

$9,899
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

4.27%
Texas:

0.35%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,441
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,364
State:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

5.87%
State:

3.62%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,420
State:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,834
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 179
This Hospital:

47.73%
Texas:

6.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,542
Texas:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,834
State:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

6.93%
Texas:

2.39%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,001
State:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,567
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.20%
State:

1.52%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,471
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,630
Texas:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

8.00%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,638
State:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,991
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

5.33%
State:

1.33%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,912
Texas:

$103,546
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,774
State:

$25,970
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.93%
Texas:

1.13%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

66%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Texas:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

72%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

25%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Texas:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Texas:

18%
Always
Here:

75%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

82%
Texas:

83%
No
This Hospital:

18%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

11%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

15%
State:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

74%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

19%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

74%
Texas:

72%

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