MORTON HOSPITAL - TAUNTON, MA

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Addresss:
88 WASHINGTON STREET
TAUNTON, MA, 02780
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (508) 828-7000

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 : 31.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 275.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 5017.50
Dieticians : 0.50
Occupational Therapists : 4.25
Physical Therapists : 8.25
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 9.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 52.50
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 5.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 131
Total Certified: 131
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 13

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
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.125%
Massachusetts:

0.298%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.626%
Massachusetts:

0.513%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

30.400%
State:

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

9.300%
State:

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

0.055%
State:

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

0.008%
Massachusetts:

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

7.100%
State:

5.508%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

1.600%
Massachusetts:

2.235%

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:

6%
Massachusetts:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Massachusetts:

17%
Always
Here:

75%
Massachusetts:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

26%
Massachusetts:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

24%
Massachusetts:

22%
Always
Here:

69%
Massachusetts:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

22%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Massachusetts:

19%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Massachusetts:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Massachusetts:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Massachusetts:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

33%
Massachusetts:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

46%
Massachusetts:

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
This Hospital:

15%
Massachusetts:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

35%
Massachusetts:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

50%
State:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

10%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

39%
Massachusetts:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

51%
State:

73%

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

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

$8,087
Massachusetts:

$18,228
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,234
State:

$8,884
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.75%
State:

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

$10,779
State:

$24,260
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,368
State:

$13,664
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.86%
Massachusetts:

1.01%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,114
Massachusetts:

$13,345
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,358
State:

$6,153
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.53%
State:

0.38%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,426
State:

$8,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,301
State:

$5,182
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

1.55%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,860
State:

$9,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,995
Massachusetts:

$4,509
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.25%
State:

0.53%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,589
State:

$11,891
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,641
Massachusetts:

$6,592
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.60%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,812
State:

$9,205
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,167
Massachusetts:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.75%
Massachusetts:

0.38%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,728
State:

$12,625
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,702
State:

$6,629
Number of discharges: 81
Here:

2.89%
State:

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

$8,713
State:

$18,415
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,456
Massachusetts:

$9,696
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.53%
Massachusetts:

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

$6,173
State:

$9,061
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,910
Massachusetts:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 81
This Hospital:

2.89%
State:

1.61%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,382
Massachusetts:

$11,351
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,683
Massachusetts:

$6,458
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

2.14%
Massachusetts:

2.40%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,733
Massachusetts:

$9,185
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,768
Massachusetts:

$4,239
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

2.96%
Massachusetts:

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

$8,744
State:

$12,798
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,460
State:

$7,244
Number of discharges: 97
This Hospital:

3.46%
State:

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

$10,608
State:

$16,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,602
Massachusetts:

$8,802
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

2.32%
State:

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

$6,139
Massachusetts:

$9,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,943
Massachusetts:

$5,450
Number of discharges: 99
Here:

3.53%
Massachusetts:

1.72%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,078
Massachusetts:

$16,358
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,850
State:

$7,647
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.50%
Massachusetts:

0.55%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,586
State:

$12,197
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,655
Massachusetts:

$6,605
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.68%
State:

0.69%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,905
Massachusetts:

$17,358
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,914
State:

$8,510
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.61%
State:

0.42%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,932
Massachusetts:

$11,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,379
Massachusetts:

$4,966
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
Massachusetts:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,917
Massachusetts:

$12,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,916
State:

$5,687
Number of discharges: 106
Here:

3.78%
Massachusetts:

4.36%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,893
State:

$10,973
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,502
State:

$5,256
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.46%
Massachusetts:

0.42%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,457
Massachusetts:

$11,257
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,806
Massachusetts:

$5,486
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.61%
State:

0.71%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,783
State:

$17,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,899
State:

$8,001
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

2.50%
Massachusetts:

2.01%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,554
Massachusetts:

$11,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,896
Massachusetts:

$5,640
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.89%
Massachusetts:

0.48%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,330
Massachusetts:

$15,067
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,404
Massachusetts:

$7,402
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.53%
Massachusetts:

0.72%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,780
Massachusetts:

$11,121
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,428
State:

$5,063
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.52%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,704
Massachusetts:

$15,544
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,805
Massachusetts:

$7,997
Number of discharges: 119
Here:

4.24%
State:

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

$11,501
State:

$20,800
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,598
Massachusetts:

$11,374
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

2.32%
State:

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

$6,688
Massachusetts:

$11,002
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,557
State:

$5,276
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

1.71%
Massachusetts:

1.40%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,587
State:

$34,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,857
Massachusetts:

$14,569
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.86%
Massachusetts:

0.99%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,231
State:

$11,253
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,177
State:

$5,090
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.32%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,690
State:

$21,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,328
State:

$9,714
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.86%
State:

1.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,707
Massachusetts:

$17,699
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,497
Massachusetts:

$6,528
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.86%
Massachusetts:

0.70%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,239
State:

$15,868
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,068
Massachusetts:

$8,932
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.64%
Massachusetts:

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

$7,630
State:

$11,735
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,152
Massachusetts:

$5,950
Number of discharges: 84
Here:

2.99%
Massachusetts:

3.33%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,414
State:

$20,496
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,017
Massachusetts:

$9,123
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.61%
State:

0.22%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,481
State:

$17,258
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,916
State:

$9,740
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.53%
State:

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

$20,732
State:

$34,815
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,473
State:

$16,169
Number of discharges: 129
Here:

4.60%
Massachusetts:

5.05%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,809
State:

$47,736
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,833
Massachusetts:

$20,782
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.53%
Massachusetts:

0.73%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,585
State:

$89,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$33,156
Massachusetts:

$41,855
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.39%
Massachusetts:

0.44%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,552
State:

$13,283
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,570
Massachusetts:

$6,375
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

1.03%
Massachusetts:

1.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,141
State:

$17,371
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,461
State:

$9,228
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.75%
Massachusetts:

0.65%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,247
State:

$11,032
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,699
State:

$5,408
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

2.17%
State:

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

$14,408
State:

$32,993
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,996
Massachusetts:

$15,874
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.61%
Massachusetts:

0.51%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,967
State:

$16,291
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,809
State:

$8,089
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.68%
Massachusetts:

0.74%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,616
State:

$17,038
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,723
State:

$8,221
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.71%
State:

0.37%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,834
State:

$15,504
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,380
Massachusetts:

$7,834
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.53%
Massachusetts:

0.53%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,314
State:

$50,350
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,814
State:

$21,721
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.43%
Massachusetts:

0.37%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,070
State:

$38,334
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,908
State:

$16,807
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.64%
State:

0.35%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,668
Massachusetts:

$11,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,298
State:

$5,178
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

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

$12,373
Massachusetts:

$18,051
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,777
Massachusetts:

$9,910
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.18%
Massachusetts:

1.08%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,219
Massachusetts:

$18,441
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,924
State:

$8,312
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.39%
Massachusetts:

0.46%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,267
Massachusetts:

$19,676
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,594
Massachusetts:

$10,196
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.68%
State:

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

$6,960
Massachusetts:

$12,727
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,424
State:

$6,341
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

1.96%
Massachusetts:

1.15%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,232
Massachusetts:

$14,101
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,711
State:

$7,793
Number of discharges: 97
Here:

3.46%
Massachusetts:

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

$10,461
State:

$22,295
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,954
State:

$12,764
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

1.35%
Massachusetts:

1.23%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,003
State:

$10,608
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,514
Massachusetts:

$5,236
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.61%
State:

0.34%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,819
Massachusetts:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,504
State:

$10,835
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.28%
State:

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

$15,837
Massachusetts:

$26,638
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,284
Massachusetts:

$15,116
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.89%
State:

1.06%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,481
Massachusetts:

$96,443
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$31,831
Massachusetts:

$44,222
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.46%
State:

0.26%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,240
State:

$39,531
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,222
Massachusetts:

$18,650
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.18%
Massachusetts:

0.77%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,710
State:

$14,164
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,908
Massachusetts:

$6,348
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.68%
Massachusetts:

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

$13,121
Massachusetts:

$27,269
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,435
State:

$14,585
Number of discharges: 94
Here:

3.35%
Massachusetts:

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

$9,780
State:

$16,201
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,266
State:

$8,660
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

1.78%
State:

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

$6,148
State:

$11,667
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,530
Massachusetts:

$5,423
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.75%
Massachusetts:

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

$8,569
State:

$14,686
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,593
Massachusetts:

$7,667
Number of discharges: 90
This Hospital:

3.21%
State:

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

$13,830
Massachusetts:

$20,722
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,802
Massachusetts:

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

1.57%
Massachusetts:

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

$6,454
Massachusetts:

$10,334
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,794
State:

$5,319
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

2.10%
State:

1.20%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,300
State:

$10,915
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,937
State:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 92
This Hospital:

3.28%
Massachusetts:

2.83%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,946
State:

$13,501
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,011
State:

$5,542
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.82%
State:

0.97%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

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

97.0%
State:

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:

80
State:

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

100.0%
Massachusetts:

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

90.0%
State:

98.2%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
Massachusetts:

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

94.0%
State:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

94.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

98.7%

Pneumonia

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

95.0%
Massachusetts:

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

99.0%
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%
State:

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

92.0%
Massachusetts:

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

95.0%
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:

100.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Massachusetts:

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

99.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

95.0%
Massachusetts:

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

97.0%
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:

100.0%
State:

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

93.0%
State:

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

95.0%
State:

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

98.0%
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:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.9%
Massachusetts:

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

11.7%
Massachusetts:

10.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.4%
Massachusetts:

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

20.8%
State:

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

26.4%
State:

25.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.0%
Massachusetts:

19.2%

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