NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - KAMUELA, HI

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Addresss:
67 1125 MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY
KAMUELA, HI, 96743
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (808) 885-4444

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 38.50
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 0.70
Respiratory Therapists : 1.25
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 35
Total Certified: 35

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Chiropractice Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room 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

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

1.404%
State:

2.007%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Hawaii:

99.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

8
State:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Hawaii:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

97.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

91.0%
Hawaii:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

95.0%
Hawaii:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

94.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

83.0%
Hawaii:

91.1%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

94.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
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
This Hospital:

83.0%
Hawaii:

94.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

83.0%
State:

95.4%
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:

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

89.0%
State:

93.7%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
Hawaii:

94.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Hawaii:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Hawaii:

98.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Hawaii:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

11.0%
Hawaii:

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

12.3%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

23.5%
Hawaii:

22.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.9%
State:

17.7%

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

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

$11,158
Hawaii:

$14,674
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,857
State:

$5,368
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

15.94%
Hawaii:

1.95%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,537
State:

$23,701
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,053
State:

$9,405
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

18.84%
Hawaii:

3.60%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,814
State:

$29,471
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,788
State:

$11,173
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

20.29%
State:

2.61%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,547
State:

$39,463
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,418
State:

$18,512
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

27.54%
State:

6.27%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,084
Hawaii:

$43,436
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,568
Hawaii:

$17,002
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

17.39%
Hawaii:

8.21%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Hawaii:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

15%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Hawaii:

11%
Usually
Here:

26%
Hawaii:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

62%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

26%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Hawaii:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Hawaii:

19%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

15%
Hawaii:

20%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

34%
State:

33%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
State:

53%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
Hawaii:

81%
No
Here:

16%
Hawaii:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
State:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

20%
State:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

75%
Hawaii:

67%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
Hawaii:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

16%
Hawaii:

26%
Yes, definitely
Here:

82%
Hawaii:

69%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

16.400%
Hawaii:

8.403%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.133%
State:

0.102%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.028%
State:

0.011%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.100%
State:

3.993%

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