NORTH CHICAGO VA MEDICAL CENTER (NORTH CHICAGO, IL) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

This Hospital:	100.0%
Illinois:	99.4%

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.3%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.1%

Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Here:	100.0%
State:	99.3%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	99.0%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Illinois:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	94.0%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	100.0%
Illinois:	99.3%

Pneumonia

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	96.2%

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

Here:	98.0%
State:	97.5%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	97.0%
Illinois:	98.5%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	93.1%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

This Hospital:	92.0%
Illinois:	94.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	95.5%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	15.2%
State:	14.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	11.0%
Illinois:	11.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	14.8%
State:	11.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	27.2%
Illinois:	25.6%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	19.5%
Illinois:	19.4%

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