LAURENS COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - CLINTON, SC

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Addresss:
US HWY 76 PO DRAWER 976
CLINTON, SC, 29325
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (864) 833-9100

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

Overall Star Rating: 4 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 4 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 5 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 1 Star
RN Only Star Rating: 5 Stars

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 27.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 123.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 279.00
Dieticians : 2.00
Occupational Therapists : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 15.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.50
Respiratory Therapists : 10.00
Physicians : 0.25
Medical Social Workers : 3.00
Physician Assistants : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 76
Total Certified: 76

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.
This Hospital:

47.200%
State:

36.300%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

10.700%
State:

8.135%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.172%
South Carolina:

0.132%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

1.000%
South Carolina:

5.834%

Quality Measures

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Here:

41.4%
South Carolina:

18.1%
Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
This Hospital:

4.4%
State:

1.3%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

89.0%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Here:

91.7%
South Carolina:

86.5%

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

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,527
South Carolina:

$21,305
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,485
South Carolina:

$5,477
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.95%
State:

1.44%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,339
State:

$14,149
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,619
State:

$3,700
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.06%
South Carolina:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,429
South Carolina:

$20,425
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,459
State:

$5,506
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.95%
State:

1.62%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,900
State:

$17,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,572
State:

$3,548
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

2.64%
South Carolina:

1.63%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,669
State:

$26,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,004
State:

$6,231
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.95%
State:

1.89%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,480
South Carolina:

$30,946
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,929
State:

$7,657
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

3.78%
State:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,634
South Carolina:

$19,353
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,250
State:

$4,645
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.18%
South Carolina:

1.57%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,688
State:

$21,337
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,719
South Carolina:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.41%
South Carolina:

0.78%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,304
South Carolina:

$20,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,168
State:

$4,791
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

4.13%
South Carolina:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,758
State:

$24,170
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,309
South Carolina:

$6,618
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.41%
South Carolina:

2.16%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,578
South Carolina:

$16,911
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,587
State:

$4,509
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.83%
State:

0.48%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,129
State:

$23,914
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,930
State:

$6,628
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

4.36%
South Carolina:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,393
South Carolina:

$37,308
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,420
State:

$9,856
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

3.33%
South Carolina:

2.62%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,875
South Carolina:

$16,336
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,657
South Carolina:

$4,366
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.21%
State:

1.39%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,436
State:

$37,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,858
South Carolina:

$9,855
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.95%
State:

0.26%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,193
State:

$28,774
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,777
State:

$7,460
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.95%
South Carolina:

1.67%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$54,342
State:

$48,430
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,401
State:

$13,435
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.26%
State:

1.00%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,725
State:

$19,506
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,117
State:

$5,031
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

5.28%
South Carolina:

3.05%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,985
South Carolina:

$57,557
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,581
South Carolina:

$13,651
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

9.86%
State:

6.17%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,289
State:

$17,940
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,664
State:

$4,582
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

4.82%
State:

2.35%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,556
South Carolina:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,093
State:

$5,535
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.95%
South Carolina:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,366
State:

$24,367
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,224
State:

$6,649
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

5.16%
State:

2.67%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,625
South Carolina:

$37,409
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,511
State:

$10,896
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

2.75%
State:

1.70%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,872
State:

$37,466
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,413
South Carolina:

$9,677
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.49%
State:

0.75%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$111,907
State:

$139,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$34,060
South Carolina:

$37,412
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.61%
South Carolina:

0.42%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$59,809
South Carolina:

$63,979
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,442
State:

$15,389
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.87%
State:

0.96%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,952
State:

$47,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,392
State:

$12,850
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.06%
State:

4.32%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,356
State:

$27,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,100
South Carolina:

$7,377
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.72%
South Carolina:

1.76%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,832
South Carolina:

$28,571
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,687
South Carolina:

$6,534
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

6.65%
State:

2.56%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,921
South Carolina:

$41,412
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,436
South Carolina:

$9,697
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.61%
State:

2.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,091
South Carolina:

$19,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,586
South Carolina:

$4,561
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

3.56%
South Carolina:

1.17%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$55,275
South Carolina:

$109,431
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,504
State:

$26,848
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.18%
South Carolina:

1.27%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,647
State:

$19,835
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,752
South Carolina:

$4,648
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.49%
State:

1.67%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,354
State:

$20,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,675
South Carolina:

$4,758
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.61%
South Carolina:

1.02%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 21%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
South Carolina:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
South Carolina:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
South Carolina:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

12%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
South Carolina:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

21%
South Carolina:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
South Carolina:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
South Carolina:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
South Carolina:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

64%
South Carolina:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
South Carolina:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
South Carolina:

8%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

88%
South Carolina:

85%
No
Here:

12%
South Carolina:

15%

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:

31%
South Carolina:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

58%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

8%
South Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

33%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

59%
State:

70%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

19
State:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

95.0%
South Carolina:

97.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

67.0%
State:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

87.0%
South Carolina:

97.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

99.0%
South Carolina:

92.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

93.0%
State:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

87.0%
State:

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

99.0%
South Carolina:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

97.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

77.0%
South Carolina:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

90.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
State:

97.3%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

95.0%
South Carolina:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

90.0%
South Carolina:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
State:

98.6%
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:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
South Carolina:

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

95.0%
State:

95.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

92.0%
State:

97.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

81.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

90.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
South Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.8%
South Carolina:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.7%
South Carolina:

12.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.2%
South Carolina:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

15.5%
South Carolina:

18.6%

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