MARYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL - BALTIMORE, MD

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Addresss:
827 LINDEN AVE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (410) 225-8996

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 0.27
Registered Professional Nurses : 2.59
Other Salaried Personnel : 8.92
Dieticians : 0.10
Occupational Therapists : 0.70
Physical Therapists : 0.11
Registered Pharmacists : 0.90
Respiratory Therapists : 0.10
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.30
Physicians : 0.77
Medical Social Workers : 0.60
Residents (Physicians) : 0.40

Number Of Beds
Total: 276
Total Certified: 276
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 30

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Optometric Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

98.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Maryland:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

90.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

98.9%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Maryland:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
Maryland:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
Maryland:

96.0%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
Maryland:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

97.9%
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%
Maryland:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.2%
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%
Maryland:

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

100.0%
Maryland:

93.8%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

94.0%
Maryland:

95.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Maryland:

99.4%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.6%
State:

10.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.8%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

25.0%
Maryland:

25.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.9%
State:

20.1%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 24%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Maryland:

19%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

74%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
State:

78%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

56%
State:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
Maryland:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

62%
Maryland:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

26%
Maryland:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Maryland:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
State:

57%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
State:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Maryland:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
Maryland:

14%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

31%
Always
Here:

63%
Maryland:

55%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

80%
Maryland:

82%
No
Here:

20%
Maryland:

18%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

14%
Maryland:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

31%
State:

26%
9 or 10
Here:

55%
State:

64%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

11%
Maryland:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

34%
Maryland:

27%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

55%
Maryland:

67%

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

Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,575
State:

$6,607
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,240
State:

$5,808
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.86%
Maryland:

0.47%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,638
State:

$7,643
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,119
Maryland:

$7,204
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
State:

1.45%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,075
Maryland:

$12,637
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,990
Maryland:

$11,893
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.65%
Maryland:

0.59%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,681
Maryland:

$12,326
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,921
Maryland:

$11,615
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.86%
Maryland:

0.22%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,177
State:

$8,118
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,566
State:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.84%
State:

1.96%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,918
State:

$5,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,443
State:

$5,353
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

3.73%
State:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,605
Maryland:

$9,296
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,936
State:

$8,495
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.27%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,819
State:

$11,975
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,110
Maryland:

$11,190
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

2.54%
State:

1.75%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,502
State:

$7,166
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,052
Maryland:

$6,480
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.35%
Maryland:

1.53%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,748
Maryland:

$11,246
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,163
State:

$10,593
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.03%
State:

0.74%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,346
Maryland:

$8,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,785
State:

$7,556
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
Maryland:

0.80%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,477
State:

$9,613
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,789
State:

$9,072
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.38%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,968
State:

$11,929
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,310
Maryland:

$11,234
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.70%
State:

0.67%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,018
Maryland:

$7,199
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,477
State:

$6,697
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.84%
Maryland:

3.15%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,591
Maryland:

$9,748
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,955
Maryland:

$9,186
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.19%
Maryland:

1.75%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,255
State:

$16,664
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,040
Maryland:

$15,702
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.13%
State:

0.68%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,382
State:

$8,564
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,639
Maryland:

$8,079
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.69%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,196
Maryland:

$9,592
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,524
State:

$8,904
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

2.22%
State:

3.32%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,923
State:

$14,074
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,967
State:

$13,124
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

3.51%
State:

2.55%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,527
Maryland:

$6,755
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,075
State:

$6,193
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.76%
State:

1.28%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,823
State:

$6,008
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,413
State:

$5,671
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.76%
State:

0.52%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,233
Maryland:

$45,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$46,279
Maryland:

$42,842
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.57%
State:

0.64%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,572
State:

$10,720
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,698
State:

$10,102
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.92%
State:

1.61%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,979
Maryland:

$18,485
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,720
Maryland:

$17,395
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
State:

0.96%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,900
State:

$11,307
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,186
State:

$10,641
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.86%
State:

0.82%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,232
State:

$7,524
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,618
Maryland:

$6,969
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.51%
Maryland:

3.07%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,798
State:

$11,342
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,850
Maryland:

$10,734
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
Maryland:

0.47%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,187
State:

$21,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$28,447
State:

$20,049
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

5.11%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,355
Maryland:

$7,838
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,674
Maryland:

$7,407
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.76%
Maryland:

1.05%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,183
Maryland:

$11,250
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,512
State:

$10,597
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

2.76%
State:

0.89%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,532
State:

$7,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,020
State:

$6,656
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.89%
Maryland:

2.22%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,061
State:

$19,006
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,593
State:

$17,894
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.62%
Maryland:

0.78%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,755
State:

$9,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,110
State:

$8,943
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

0.66%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,667
State:

$30,814
Average Total Payments
Here:

$37,287
State:

$28,985
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.62%
State:

0.51%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,446
State:

$9,500
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,819
State:

$8,949
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.81%
State:

0.62%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,055
State:

$6,670
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,572
State:

$6,336
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.70%
Maryland:

0.44%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,713
State:

$11,981
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,130
State:

$11,277
Number of discharges: 442
Here:

23.88%
Maryland:

3.89%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,456
Maryland:

$15,347
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,469
State:

$14,189
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.73%
State:

1.37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,152
State:

$11,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,363
Maryland:

$10,946
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.81%
State:

0.43%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,251
Maryland:

$7,826
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,576
Maryland:

$7,280
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.81%
State:

1.34%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,935
State:

$9,262
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,343
Maryland:

$8,724
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

2.54%
State:

2.14%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,926
State:

$16,366
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,095
State:

$15,408
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

2.76%
State:

1.18%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,847
Maryland:

$6,303
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,316
State:

$5,940
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
Maryland:

0.59%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,472
Maryland:

$13,525
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,544
State:

$12,111
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.65%
State:

0.70%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,832
State:

$23,044
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,522
State:

$21,694
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.80%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,890
Maryland:

$7,873
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,177
State:

$7,427
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.97%
State:

0.85%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,145
State:

$18,810
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,576
State:

$17,647
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

4.43%
State:

4.40%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,978
Maryland:

$10,565
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,200
Maryland:

$9,947
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.62%
State:

1.83%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,362
State:

$7,277
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,860
Maryland:

$6,865
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.76%
State:

0.98%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,358
Maryland:

$9,727
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,557
State:

$9,167
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

2.32%
State:

2.93%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,635
Maryland:

$14,392
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,817
State:

$13,544
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.30%
State:

1.05%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,300
State:

$6,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,622
State:

$6,242
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.38%
State:

2.52%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,475
State:

$6,892
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,906
State:

$6,493
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.35%
Maryland:

1.43%

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