LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC - LEXINGTON, NC

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Addresss:
250 HOSPITAL DRIVE PO BOX 1817
LEXINGTON, NC, 27293
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (336) 248-5161

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 141.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 370.20
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 4.85
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 6.75
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 7.75

Number Of Beds
Total: 94
Total Certified: 94

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery 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

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.323%
North Carolina:

0.641%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

1.323%
North Carolina:

0.553%

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

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

$11,158
State:

$23,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,126
North Carolina:

$7,922
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.52%
North Carolina:

0.69%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,784
North Carolina:

$14,669
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,818
North Carolina:

$5,810
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.07%
North Carolina:

1.66%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,361
State:

$10,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,466
North Carolina:

$3,934
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

2.76%
State:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,231
North Carolina:

$13,979
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,112
North Carolina:

$5,681
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.62%
North Carolina:

1.56%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,840
North Carolina:

$12,542
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,647
State:

$3,788
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

3.03%
State:

2.07%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,659
North Carolina:

$16,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,633
State:

$6,474
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.86%
North Carolina:

1.95%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,432
State:

$20,025
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,861
North Carolina:

$7,977
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.07%
State:

2.12%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,440
North Carolina:

$13,090
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,390
State:

$4,841
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

4.28%
North Carolina:

1.35%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,041
North Carolina:

$14,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,437
North Carolina:

$5,010
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

5.79%
State:

3.29%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,777
State:

$16,617
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,905
North Carolina:

$6,986
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.86%
North Carolina:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,050
State:

$23,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,587
North Carolina:

$10,019
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

3.45%
North Carolina:

3.02%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,820
State:

$12,262
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,087
State:

$4,640
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.79%
North Carolina:

1.14%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,932
State:

$21,044
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,504
State:

$7,833
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

3.31%
North Carolina:

1.70%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,896
State:

$14,052
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,643
North Carolina:

$5,326
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

7.03%
State:

2.46%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,640
North Carolina:

$42,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,535
North Carolina:

$13,554
Number of discharges: 74
This Hospital:

10.21%
State:

6.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,055
North Carolina:

$13,158
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,145
State:

$4,790
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.90%
State:

1.96%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,787
State:

$21,562
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,407
North Carolina:

$8,579
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.48%
North Carolina:

1.96%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,870
North Carolina:

$16,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,122
North Carolina:

$6,949
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.52%
North Carolina:

2.38%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,839
North Carolina:

$22,947
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,148
North Carolina:

$9,860
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

3.03%
State:

0.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,135
North Carolina:

$30,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,851
State:

$13,291
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

1.35%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,939
State:

$32,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,661
North Carolina:

$12,838
Number of discharges: 79
This Hospital:

10.90%
State:

5.09%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,710
North Carolina:

$19,865
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,158
North Carolina:

$7,684
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

4.00%
State:

1.78%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,728
North Carolina:

$13,822
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,172
State:

$4,799
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.79%
State:

0.58%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,859
State:

$17,495
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,905
State:

$6,811
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

7.72%
North Carolina:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,825
North Carolina:

$25,424
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,828
North Carolina:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

3.72%
North Carolina:

2.12%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,676
State:

$13,441
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,322
State:

$4,784
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.76%
State:

0.79%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
North Carolina:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

78%
North Carolina:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
North Carolina:

13%
Always
Here:

83%
North Carolina:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
North Carolina:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

73%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

18%
North Carolina:

16%
Always
Here:

62%
North Carolina:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

17%
North Carolina:

19%
Always
Here:

76%
North Carolina:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
North Carolina:

9%
Usually
Here:

28%
State:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
State:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

83%
North Carolina:

84%
No
Here:

17%
North Carolina:

16%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

11%
State:

7%
7 or 8
Here:

23%
North Carolina:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

66%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

7%
North Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

27%
North Carolina:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

66%
North Carolina:

71%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

39.000%
North Carolina:

33.381%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

7.800%
State:

8.387%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.044%
State:

0.085%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.003%
State:

0.026%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

7.800%
State:

5.566%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

2.100%
North Carolina:

2.465%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

92.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

6
North Carolina:

8
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

42
State:

49
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

94.0%
North Carolina:

96.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

75.0%
North Carolina:

98.3%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
North Carolina:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

95.0%
North Carolina:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

95.0%
North Carolina:

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

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

95.0%
North Carolina:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
North Carolina:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.2%

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%
North Carolina:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

99.0%
North Carolina:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

99.0%
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%
North Carolina:

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

97.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
North Carolina:

96.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

95.0%
North Carolina:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
North Carolina:

97.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
State:

96.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.1%
North Carolina:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.7%
North Carolina:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.8%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.7%
State:

19.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

25.6%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.7%
North Carolina:

18.8%

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