MEMPHIS VA MEDICAL CENTER - MEMPHIS, TN

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Addresss:
1030 JEFFERSON AVENUE
MEMPHIS, TN, 38104
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (901) 577-7200

Hospital Type: ACUTE CARE - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: Yes

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Number Of Beds
Total: 924
Total Certified: 924

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

75.0%
Tennessee:

95.1%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
State:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
Tennessee:

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

98.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

99.0%
Tennessee:

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

97.0%
State:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

98.0%
Tennessee:

97.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

18.1%
State:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.5%
Tennessee:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.6%
Tennessee:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

23.6%
Tennessee:

20.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.3%
Tennessee:

25.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

22.2%
Tennessee:

19.3%

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