MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAVERHILL, MA

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Addresss:
140 LINCOLN AVENUE
HAVERHILL, MA, 01830
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (978) 374-2000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 20.55
Registered Professional Nurses : 108.80
Dieticians : 2.60
Physical Therapists : 2.60
Registered Pharmacists : 3.60
Respiratory Therapists : 6.40

Number Of Beds
Total: 125
Total Certified: 125
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 17

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
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 28%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
Massachusetts:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Massachusetts:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

15%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
Massachusetts:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Massachusetts:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
Massachusetts:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

22%
Massachusetts:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Massachusetts:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Massachusetts:

8%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
State:

15%
Usually
Here:

32%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

53%
State:

51%

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

Yes
Here:

85%
State:

86%
No
This Hospital:

15%
State:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
Massachusetts:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

27%
Massachusetts:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

65%
State:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

28%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

66%
Massachusetts:

73%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
State:

99.6%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

99.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

14
Massachusetts:

9
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

55
Massachusetts:

62
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
Massachusetts:

97.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
State:

98.2%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

89.0%
Massachusetts:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
Massachusetts:

94.2%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

98.7%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Massachusetts:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Massachusetts:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

87.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

95.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
Massachusetts:

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

96.0%
Massachusetts:

98.8%
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%
Massachusetts:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
Massachusetts:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

93.0%
Massachusetts:

92.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

86.0%
Massachusetts:

96.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.5%
Massachusetts:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.9%
Massachusetts:

10.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.8%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.2%
State:

20.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.0%
State:

25.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.0%
State:

19.2%

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

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

$15,394
Massachusetts:

$18,228
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,597
State:

$8,884
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.83%
Massachusetts:

0.63%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,895
Massachusetts:

$24,260
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,045
State:

$13,664
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.29%
Massachusetts:

1.01%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,806
Massachusetts:

$9,468
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,745
Massachusetts:

$4,509
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.83%
Massachusetts:

0.53%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,782
Massachusetts:

$11,891
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,412
State:

$6,592
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
Massachusetts:

0.60%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,280
Massachusetts:

$12,625
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,477
State:

$6,629
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

2.35%
Massachusetts:

1.66%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,003
State:

$18,415
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,924
Massachusetts:

$9,696
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.67%
Massachusetts:

1.00%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,714
Massachusetts:

$9,061
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,657
Massachusetts:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.74%
State:

1.61%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,898
State:

$11,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,383
Massachusetts:

$6,458
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

2.73%
Massachusetts:

2.40%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,872
Massachusetts:

$9,185
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,660
State:

$4,239
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

3.11%
State:

2.24%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,149
State:

$12,798
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,100
State:

$7,244
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

2.88%
State:

2.28%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,713
State:

$16,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,484
Massachusetts:

$8,802
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

5.76%
Massachusetts:

2.26%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,840
State:

$9,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,651
State:

$5,450
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

2.27%
Massachusetts:

1.72%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,455
State:

$12,197
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,260
State:

$6,605
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
Massachusetts:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,930
State:

$12,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,609
State:

$5,687
Number of discharges: 59
Here:

4.47%
Massachusetts:

4.36%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,712
Massachusetts:

$17,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,284
Massachusetts:

$8,001
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.82%
Massachusetts:

2.01%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,777
Massachusetts:

$27,685
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,648
Massachusetts:

$13,824
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.52%
State:

0.69%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,361
State:

$15,067
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,754
Massachusetts:

$7,402
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.82%
Massachusetts:

0.72%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,037
State:

$15,544
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,291
State:

$7,997
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

4.24%
Massachusetts:

3.29%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,701
State:

$20,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,601
State:

$11,374
Number of discharges: 78
This Hospital:

5.91%
Massachusetts:

2.49%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,177
State:

$11,002
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,483
Massachusetts:

$5,276
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.44%
State:

1.40%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,442
State:

$21,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,275
Massachusetts:

$9,714
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.29%
State:

1.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,279
Massachusetts:

$33,644
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,587
State:

$15,511
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.06%
State:

0.74%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,836
Massachusetts:

$15,868
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,499
State:

$8,932
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.36%
Massachusetts:

1.16%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,704
State:

$11,735
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,019
State:

$5,950
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

3.41%
Massachusetts:

3.33%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,221
State:

$17,258
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,322
Massachusetts:

$9,740
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

0.61%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,801
Massachusetts:

$34,815
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,454
State:

$16,169
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

3.71%
Massachusetts:

5.05%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,241
Massachusetts:

$13,283
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,934
State:

$6,375
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
Massachusetts:

1.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,663
Massachusetts:

$11,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,360
Massachusetts:

$5,408
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

2.65%
Massachusetts:

2.34%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,069
State:

$16,291
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,302
Massachusetts:

$8,089
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.83%
State:

0.74%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,026
Massachusetts:

$15,504
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,035
State:

$7,834
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.98%
State:

0.53%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,145
Massachusetts:

$11,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,912
Massachusetts:

$5,178
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.57%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,596
State:

$18,051
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,662
State:

$9,910
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.08%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,129
State:

$19,676
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,061
State:

$10,196
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.21%
State:

0.28%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,760
State:

$12,727
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,112
Massachusetts:

$6,341
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.21%
Massachusetts:

1.15%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,931
Massachusetts:

$14,101
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,682
State:

$7,793
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

3.94%
Massachusetts:

2.19%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,844
Massachusetts:

$22,295
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,266
State:

$12,764
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.05%
Massachusetts:

1.23%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,937
Massachusetts:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,138
State:

$10,835
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.83%
State:

1.09%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,452
State:

$26,638
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,930
State:

$15,116
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
Massachusetts:

1.06%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,101
Massachusetts:

$39,531
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,427
Massachusetts:

$18,650
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.83%
Massachusetts:

0.77%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,873
State:

$14,164
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,048
State:

$6,348
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.29%
State:

0.94%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,763
Massachusetts:

$27,269
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,631
State:

$14,585
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

4.24%
State:

3.66%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,507
Massachusetts:

$16,201
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,709
State:

$8,660
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

1.16%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,362
State:

$11,667
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,147
State:

$5,423
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.98%
Massachusetts:

0.80%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,892
State:

$14,686
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,251
Massachusetts:

$7,667
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

4.77%
Massachusetts:

3.03%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,929
State:

$20,722
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,994
Massachusetts:

$11,062
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

3.33%
State:

1.66%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,465
State:

$10,334
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,608
Massachusetts:

$5,319
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.82%
State:

1.20%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,872
State:

$10,915
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,602
State:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

2.35%
State:

2.83%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,184
State:

$13,501
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,251
State:

$5,542
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.91%
Massachusetts:

0.97%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.958%
State:

0.520%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.240%
Massachusetts:

0.185%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

32.700%
State:

34.287%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

9.800%
Massachusetts:

9.164%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.086%
State:

0.074%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.038%
State:

0.008%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.600%
State:

5.508%

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