MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER - MINDEN, LA

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Addresss:
NO 1 MEDICAL PLAZA
MINDEN, LA, 71055
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (318) 377-2321

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 22.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 260.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 87.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.50
Respiratory Therapists : 4.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 159
Total Certified: 159
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 20
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Transplant 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

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

15
State:

12
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

94.5%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

90.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

93.5%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

92.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.7%
Louisiana:

16.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.3%
State:

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

13.1%
Louisiana:

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

20.4%
Louisiana:

19.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.8%
State:

25.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.0%
Louisiana:

18.7%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 26%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

13%
Louisiana:

14%
Always
This Hospital:

84%
State:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

1%
Louisiana:

3%
Usually
Here:

11%
Louisiana:

11%
Always
Here:

88%
Louisiana:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Louisiana:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
Louisiana:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Louisiana:

7%
Usually
Here:

18%
Louisiana:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

12%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
Louisiana:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Louisiana:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
Louisiana:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Louisiana:

21%
Always
Here:

77%
Louisiana:

73%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

88%
Louisiana:

83%
No
This Hospital:

12%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
Louisiana:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

15%
State:

18%
9 or 10
Here:

80%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

19%
Louisiana:

21%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

78%
State:

75%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.558%
Louisiana:

0.686%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.279%
State:

1.429%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

46.900%
Louisiana:

40.453%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

7.100%
State:

8.157%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.099%
State:

0.309%

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

Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,672
State:

$13,762
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,830
State:

$3,671
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.53%
Louisiana:

0.28%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,826
State:

$21,572
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,252
Louisiana:

$5,310
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.36%
Louisiana:

0.55%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,228
State:

$14,058
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,993
State:

$3,826
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.10%
State:

0.31%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,965
Louisiana:

$18,676
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,513
State:

$5,133
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.10%
Louisiana:

1.34%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,180
Louisiana:

$11,957
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,738
Louisiana:

$3,525
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.86%
State:

1.75%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,711
State:

$17,074
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,572
State:

$5,195
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.37%
State:

2.37%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,737
State:

$14,727
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,607
State:

$3,579
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

4.15%
State:

1.32%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,212
Louisiana:

$22,169
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,244
Louisiana:

$5,961
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

2.88%
Louisiana:

2.01%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,639
State:

$30,887
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,661
Louisiana:

$7,375
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.29%
Louisiana:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,082
State:

$15,410
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,723
Louisiana:

$4,526
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.29%
State:

1.96%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,236
State:

$32,751
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,044
Louisiana:

$7,080
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.37%
State:

1.81%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,684
State:

$18,472
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,541
State:

$5,270
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.19%
Louisiana:

0.79%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,047
State:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,783
State:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

3.22%
State:

3.45%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,520
Louisiana:

$23,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,672
State:

$6,368
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.02%
Louisiana:

1.80%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,216
Louisiana:

$16,470
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,724
Louisiana:

$4,439
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.10%
State:

0.65%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,243
Louisiana:

$14,773
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,189
State:

$4,023
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.10%
State:

0.42%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,411
Louisiana:

$20,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,614
Louisiana:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

2.97%
State:

4.02%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,409
State:

$34,212
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,495
Louisiana:

$9,181
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.44%
State:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,062
State:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,444
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

3.98%
Louisiana:

2.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,448
State:

$45,151
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,991
State:

$11,427
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.19%
State:

0.96%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,945
State:

$134,135
Average Total Payments
Here:

$31,028
State:

$35,890
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.93%
Louisiana:

0.48%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,337
Louisiana:

$26,393
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,187
Louisiana:

$7,158
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.36%
Louisiana:

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

$15,477
Louisiana:

$19,215
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,307
State:

$5,315
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.95%
State:

0.83%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,203
Louisiana:

$16,881
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,008
State:

$4,786
Number of discharges: 67
This Hospital:

5.68%
Louisiana:

4.16%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,809
State:

$48,840
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,656
Louisiana:

$13,051
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

4.66%
Louisiana:

4.93%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$106,058
State:

$118,325
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$34,502
Louisiana:

$32,594
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.02%
State:

0.49%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,621
Louisiana:

$18,496
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,040
State:

$5,163
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.27%
Louisiana:

0.52%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,715
Louisiana:

$13,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,504
Louisiana:

$4,247
Number of discharges: 73
Here:

6.19%
State:

2.82%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,657
State:

$24,816
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,020
Louisiana:

$6,590
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.93%
Louisiana:

0.36%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,883
Louisiana:

$15,539
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,226
Louisiana:

$5,075
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.46%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,671
Louisiana:

$22,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,471
Louisiana:

$6,275
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

3.39%
Louisiana:

2.48%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,079
Louisiana:

$34,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,773
State:

$10,222
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.93%
Louisiana:

1.75%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,204
State:

$14,437
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,046
Louisiana:

$4,034
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.10%
State:

0.26%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,608
Louisiana:

$35,001
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,899
Louisiana:

$8,988
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.53%
Louisiana:

1.02%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,268
Louisiana:

$127,408
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$25,621
State:

$32,425
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.36%
Louisiana:

0.46%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,319
Louisiana:

$55,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,102
State:

$14,638
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

2.12%
Louisiana:

1.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,228
State:

$138,300
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$35,076
Louisiana:

$36,884
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.69%
Louisiana:

0.25%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,929
Louisiana:

$43,898
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,244
Louisiana:

$11,975
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

5.76%
Louisiana:

4.23%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,924
Louisiana:

$23,723
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,370
State:

$7,106
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.03%
State:

1.70%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,290
State:

$16,744
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,325
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.10%
State:

0.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,879
Louisiana:

$23,889
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,616
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

3.73%
State:

3.35%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,662
Louisiana:

$39,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,013
State:

$9,135
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.61%
State:

1.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,352
Louisiana:

$16,578
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,643
State:

$4,361
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

1.62%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,377
State:

$17,947
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,798
State:

$4,506
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.37%
Louisiana:

1.33%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,252
State:

$19,103
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,780
State:

$4,576
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.03%
Louisiana:

0.87%

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