LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL - LEWISTOWN, PA

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Addresss:
400 HIGHLAND AVENUE
LEWISTOWN, PA, 17044
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (717) 248-5411

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
Pennsylvania:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

10
State:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

83.0%
State:

97.3%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

89.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

93.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

98.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

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

74.0%
Pennsylvania:

94.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

86.0%
Pennsylvania:

96.6%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

93.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

95.0%
Pennsylvania:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

99.0%
Pennsylvania:

95.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

92.0%
State:

95.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.4%
State:

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

12.0%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.0%
Pennsylvania:

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

22.1%
State:

19.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

27.1%
State:

24.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.1%
State:

18.6%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 33%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Pennsylvania:

18%
Always
Here:

73%
Pennsylvania:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

23%
Pennsylvania:

16%
Always
Here:

72%
Pennsylvania:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

28%
Pennsylvania:

26%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

25%
Pennsylvania:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

60%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
Pennsylvania:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
Pennsylvania:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

44%
State:

34%
Always
Here:

42%
State:

52%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
Pennsylvania:

83%
No
Here:

16%
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:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

30%
Pennsylvania:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

59%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

44%
Pennsylvania:

28%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

50%
State:

67%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

50.000%
Pennsylvania:

36.295%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

14.900%
State:

8.255%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.192%
State:

0.151%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.016%
State:

0.023%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

3.700%
Pennsylvania:

5.987%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

3.400%
Pennsylvania:

3.106%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.201%
Pennsylvania:

0.504%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,519
Pennsylvania:

$35,398
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,195
Pennsylvania:

$7,813
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.45%
State:

0.64%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,926
State:

$49,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,815
Pennsylvania:

$11,984
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

2.36%
State:

1.10%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,598
State:

$29,111
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,233
Pennsylvania:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.29%
Pennsylvania:

0.63%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,135
State:

$24,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,164
State:

$5,656
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.90%
State:

1.67%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,620
State:

$36,008
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,642
State:

$8,468
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.07%
State:

1.01%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,938
State:

$17,588
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,530
State:

$3,835
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

3.27%
Pennsylvania:

1.86%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,390
Pennsylvania:

$21,833
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,086
Pennsylvania:

$5,569
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

3.27%
State:

2.29%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,599
State:

$21,791
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,404
State:

$3,879
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.22%
State:

1.55%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,388
State:

$29,850
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,937
State:

$6,479
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

3.81%
State:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,193
State:

$35,841
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,787
Pennsylvania:

$7,862
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

2.89%
Pennsylvania:

1.99%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,020
State:

$21,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,386
State:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

4.95%
Pennsylvania:

1.72%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,546
Pennsylvania:

$27,059
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,143
State:

$5,943
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,046
Pennsylvania:

$24,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,448
State:

$4,986
Number of discharges: 59
Here:

4.49%
Pennsylvania:

3.72%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,964
Pennsylvania:

$29,883
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,965
State:

$6,883
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.28%
Pennsylvania:

2.08%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,353
State:

$21,101
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,974
Pennsylvania:

$4,441
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.84%
State:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,295
State:

$29,163
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,187
Pennsylvania:

$6,918
Number of discharges: 90
This Hospital:

6.85%
State:

3.75%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,331
Pennsylvania:

$40,714
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,601
State:

$9,817
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.74%
Pennsylvania:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,757
State:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,244
Pennsylvania:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

3.81%
Pennsylvania:

1.61%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,292
State:

$51,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,326
State:

$12,050
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.29%
Pennsylvania:

1.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,933
State:

$46,672
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,409
State:

$9,880
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

0.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,634
State:

$36,649
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,540
State:

$7,863
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.29%
Pennsylvania:

1.56%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,069
State:

$28,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,154
Pennsylvania:

$5,649
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.75%
Pennsylvania:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,140
State:

$23,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,774
Pennsylvania:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

4.80%
State:

2.94%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,787
Pennsylvania:

$51,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,362
State:

$13,679
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.74%
Pennsylvania:

5.31%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,056
State:

$79,691
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,897
Pennsylvania:

$17,879
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.07%
State:

0.67%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,995
State:

$37,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,788
Pennsylvania:

$8,157
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.52%
State:

0.66%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,469
Pennsylvania:

$21,864
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,153
State:

$4,771
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

4.19%
Pennsylvania:

2.03%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,421
State:

$34,570
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,006
Pennsylvania:

$11,356
Number of discharges: 75
Here:

5.71%
Pennsylvania:

1.07%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,474
State:

$32,887
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,229
State:

$7,414
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.75%
Pennsylvania:

0.46%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,125
Pennsylvania:

$42,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,787
Pennsylvania:

$9,223
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.29%
State:

0.30%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,582
Pennsylvania:

$26,165
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,960
Pennsylvania:

$5,568
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.29%
Pennsylvania:

1.18%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,921
State:

$29,333
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,333
Pennsylvania:

$7,034
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.06%
State:

2.33%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,692
Pennsylvania:

$74,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,085
State:

$16,074
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.99%
State:

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

$21,769
Pennsylvania:

$50,114
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,371
State:

$12,705
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

3.43%
State:

3.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,007
Pennsylvania:

$28,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,785
Pennsylvania:

$7,480
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

2.59%
State:

1.62%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,952
State:

$24,920
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,386
State:

$5,242
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.84%
Pennsylvania:

0.72%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,147
Pennsylvania:

$29,567
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,121
Pennsylvania:

$6,703
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

4.04%
Pennsylvania:

2.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,900
Pennsylvania:

$41,229
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,790
Pennsylvania:

$9,510
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

2.36%
State:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,556
State:

$21,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,323
Pennsylvania:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

2.82%
State:

1.11%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,086
State:

$23,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,450
State:

$4,892
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

2.49%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,431
Pennsylvania:

$24,723
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,545
State:

$4,885
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.07%
State:

1.38%

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