NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER - FORT KENT, ME

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Addresss:
194 E MAIN STREET
FORT KENT, ME, 04743
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (207) 834-3195

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 1.60
Registered Professional Nurses : 99.14
Other Salaried Personnel : 290.78
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 6.88
Physical Therapists : 6.40
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 3.43
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 16.00
Medical Social Workers : 4.86
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 49
Total Certified: 49
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 6

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine 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
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
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

99.8%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

6
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

98.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Maine:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.1%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Maine:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

91.0%
State:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

78.0%
Maine:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

92.0%
Maine:

97.6%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

82.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

100.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

87.0%
Maine:

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

75.0%
State:

96.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.7%
Maine:

14.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.6%
Maine:

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

12.7%
State:

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

22.6%
Maine:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.2%
State:

17.9%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

55.200%
Maine:

38.723%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

5.700%
State:

7.557%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.361%
State:

0.075%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.051%
Maine:

0.019%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

5.500%
Maine:

5.252%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.693%
Maine:

0.602%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.693%
Maine:

0.342%

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

Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,620
State:

$10,573
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,362
State:

$3,985
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

3.49%
State:

0.64%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,105
Maine:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,714
Maine:

$5,606
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

4.30%
Maine:

2.00%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,504
Maine:

$9,756
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,229
State:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

4.30%
State:

1.79%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,854
Maine:

$14,315
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,601
Maine:

$5,795
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

5.91%
Maine:

1.99%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,679
Maine:

$14,306
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,886
State:

$6,528
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

5.11%
State:

2.69%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,673
State:

$18,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,583
Maine:

$8,032
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

7.80%
State:

2.32%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,781
State:

$10,886
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,640
Maine:

$4,923
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

4.03%
Maine:

1.67%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,527
Maine:

$12,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,597
State:

$4,900
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

7.80%
State:

3.68%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,468
State:

$15,660
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,449
State:

$6,775
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.23%
Maine:

1.82%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,292
Maine:

$15,313
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,267
State:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

4.30%
State:

3.65%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,109
Maine:

$11,986
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,233
State:

$5,264
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

5.11%
State:

2.31%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,426
State:

$31,667
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,375
Maine:

$13,897
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.23%
State:

7.55%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,820
State:

$15,913
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,322
State:

$6,304
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

4.03%
State:

1.74%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,969
State:

$15,297
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,484
State:

$6,784
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

4.03%
State:

2.06%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,946
Maine:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,163
State:

$9,762
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

3.49%
State:

1.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,760
State:

$30,707
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,069
State:

$13,381
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.23%
State:

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

$12,234
State:

$17,487
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,329
State:

$7,807
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.96%
Maine:

1.75%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,869
State:

$11,065
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,237
Maine:

$4,614
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

8.06%
Maine:

0.82%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,026
State:

$15,404
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,550
State:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

8.33%
Maine:

3.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,010
State:

$23,730
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,608
Maine:

$9,907
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

4.30%
State:

2.09%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,949
Maine:

$12,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,724
State:

$4,818
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.96%
Maine:

0.79%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 30%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Maine:

3%
Usually
Here:

11%
Maine:

16%
Always
Here:

86%
State:

81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Maine:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

11%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

84%
Maine:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Maine:

7%
Usually
Here:

16%
Maine:

22%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

71%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
Maine:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
Maine:

16%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
State:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Maine:

5%
Usually
Here:

12%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

86%
State:

78%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Maine:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

31%
Always
Here:

66%
Maine:

59%

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

Yes
Here:

77%
Maine:

86%
No
This Hospital:

23%
Maine:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
Maine:

6%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

28%
Maine:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

67%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
State:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

26%
Maine:

21%
Yes, definitely
Here:

70%
State:

76%

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