KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL - KNOX CITY, TX

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Addresss:
701 SE 5TH STREET
KNOX CITY, TX, 79529
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (940) 657-3535

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 11.87
Registered Professional Nurses : 9.59
Other Salaried Personnel : 38.56
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 2.22
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 1.97
Nurse Practitioners: 1.07

Number Of Beds
Total: 28
Total Certified: 28

Provided Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Blood Bank Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Outpatient Services
Physical Therapy Services

Process of Care

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Texas:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.2%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.4%
State:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 51%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
Texas:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

6%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

93%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Usually
Here:

1%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

99%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

12%
Texas:

23%
Always
Here:

87%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Usually
Here:

12%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

88%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
Texas:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

14%
Texas:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Texas:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

77%
State:

83%
No
Here:

23%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

2%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

21%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

77%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

29%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

69%
Texas:

72%

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

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

$3,677
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,264
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

100.00%
Texas:

3.62%

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