NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER - RANDALLSTOWN, MD

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Addresss:
5401 OLD COURT RD
RANDALLSTOWN, MD, 21133
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (410) 521-5995

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 14.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 213.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 563.50
Dieticians : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 4.75
Registered Pharmacists : 13.25
Respiratory Therapists : 22.50
Medical Social Workers : 7.00
Physician Assistants : 13.75

Number Of Beds
Total: 240
Total Certified: 240

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis 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
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

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

$9,873
State:

$9,981
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,281
State:

$9,404
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

0.83%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,599
State:

$18,555
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,963
Maryland:

$17,464
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.29%
State:

0.65%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,500
State:

$6,984
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,206
State:

$6,613
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

0.58%
State:

0.45%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,663
State:

$6,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,203
State:

$5,808
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.43%
State:

0.47%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,905
State:

$5,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,550
State:

$5,522
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.48%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,191
Maryland:

$8,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,744
State:

$8,089
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

0.92%
State:

0.49%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,557
Maryland:

$6,021
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,194
Maryland:

$5,691
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

0.69%
Maryland:

0.27%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,835
State:

$7,643
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,380
Maryland:

$7,204
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

1.32%
Maryland:

1.45%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,747
Maryland:

$12,637
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,928
State:

$11,893
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.40%
Maryland:

0.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,329
State:

$5,519
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,023
State:

$5,147
Number of discharges: 105
This Hospital:

1.90%
Maryland:

1.59%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,831
Maryland:

$12,326
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,002
Maryland:

$11,615
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.27%
State:

0.22%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,932
Maryland:

$8,118
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,396
Maryland:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

1.55%
State:

1.96%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,266
Maryland:

$5,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,990
Maryland:

$5,353
Number of discharges: 254
Here:

4.58%
Maryland:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,231
Maryland:

$9,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,574
State:

$8,495
Number of discharges: 151
This Hospital:

2.73%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,208
Maryland:

$11,975
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,356
Maryland:

$11,190
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

0.99%
Maryland:

1.75%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,759
State:

$7,166
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,316
Maryland:

$6,480
Number of discharges: 107
This Hospital:

1.93%
State:

1.53%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,327
State:

$8,360
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,827
Maryland:

$7,881
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.43%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,152
Maryland:

$11,246
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,690
State:

$10,593
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

0.78%
Maryland:

0.74%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,825
State:

$8,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,439
State:

$7,556
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

1.05%
State:

0.80%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,482
Maryland:

$9,613
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,853
State:

$9,072
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.51%
Maryland:

0.38%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,739
Maryland:

$5,981
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,394
State:

$5,642
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

0.92%
Maryland:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,148
State:

$11,929
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,359
State:

$11,234
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.78%
Maryland:

0.67%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,985
State:

$7,199
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,571
Maryland:

$6,697
Number of discharges: 223
This Hospital:

4.03%
State:

3.15%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,400
Maryland:

$7,091
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,991
Maryland:

$6,698
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.60%
State:

0.44%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,268
Maryland:

$9,748
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,652
Maryland:

$9,186
Number of discharges: 93
This Hospital:

1.68%
State:

1.75%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,501
State:

$16,664
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,571
State:

$15,702
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.68%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,824
Maryland:

$6,722
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,468
State:

$6,345
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

0.81%
Maryland:

0.78%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,051
State:

$8,564
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,493
State:

$8,079
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

0.58%
Maryland:

0.69%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,936
Maryland:

$6,247
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,508
State:

$5,916
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.42%
State:

0.41%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,722
Maryland:

$9,592
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,144
Maryland:

$8,904
Number of discharges: 191
This Hospital:

3.45%
Maryland:

3.32%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,831
State:

$14,074
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,076
Maryland:

$13,124
Number of discharges: 85
Here:

1.53%
Maryland:

2.55%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,708
State:

$6,755
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,328
Maryland:

$6,193
Number of discharges: 100
This Hospital:

1.81%
Maryland:

1.28%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,702
State:

$18,512
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,460
State:

$17,419
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.60%
State:

0.85%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,492
Maryland:

$6,008
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,108
Maryland:

$5,671
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

0.76%
Maryland:

0.52%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,073
State:

$45,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$29,161
Maryland:

$42,842
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

0.51%
State:

0.64%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,792
State:

$10,720
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,220
State:

$10,102
Number of discharges: 76
Here:

1.37%
Maryland:

1.61%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,587
Maryland:

$18,485
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,531
State:

$17,395
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.32%
State:

0.96%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,979
Maryland:

$8,179
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,591
State:

$7,720
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.85%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,792
State:

$11,307
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,145
State:

$10,641
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

1.05%
State:

0.82%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,003
State:

$7,524
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,534
Maryland:

$6,969
Number of discharges: 236
This Hospital:

4.26%
State:

3.07%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,383
Maryland:

$10,748
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,580
State:

$10,172
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.20%
State:

0.14%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,389
State:

$11,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,765
State:

$10,734
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.52%
State:

0.47%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,037
Maryland:

$21,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,364
State:

$20,049
Number of discharges: 113
Here:

2.04%
Maryland:

5.11%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,146
Maryland:

$25,612
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,398
State:

$24,137
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.32%
Maryland:

0.68%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,823
Maryland:

$47,515
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$42,207
State:

$44,718
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.43%
Maryland:

0.48%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,711
Maryland:

$7,838
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,480
Maryland:

$7,407
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

1.05%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,102
Maryland:

$11,250
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,589
State:

$10,597
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

0.89%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,547
Maryland:

$7,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,160
Maryland:

$6,656
Number of discharges: 173
This Hospital:

3.12%
State:

2.22%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,293
State:

$10,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,856
Maryland:

$9,444
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.45%
Maryland:

0.37%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,558
State:

$19,006
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,636
Maryland:

$17,894
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

0.94%
State:

0.78%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,538
Maryland:

$9,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,965
Maryland:

$8,943
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

0.99%
Maryland:

0.66%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,427
Maryland:

$12,643
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,019
State:

$11,936
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.54%
Maryland:

0.44%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,918
State:

$20,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,263
Maryland:

$19,018
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.20%
State:

0.27%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,944
State:

$22,256
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,508
Maryland:

$20,953
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.42%
Maryland:

0.54%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,448
State:

$30,814
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$22,981
State:

$28,985
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.51%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,282
State:

$14,649
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,425
Maryland:

$13,869
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.25%
Maryland:

0.39%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,736
Maryland:

$9,500
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,211
Maryland:

$8,949
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.34%
Maryland:

0.62%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,524
Maryland:

$7,436
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,200
State:

$7,047
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.22%
State:

0.25%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,978
State:

$12,724
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,019
State:

$11,974
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.20%
State:

0.23%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,790
State:

$6,670
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,560
Maryland:

$6,336
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.34%
Maryland:

0.44%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,907
State:

$11,981
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,324
State:

$11,277
Number of discharges: 211
Here:

3.81%
Maryland:

3.89%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,108
Maryland:

$15,347
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,322
Maryland:

$14,189
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

0.61%
Maryland:

1.37%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,299
State:

$10,230
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,501
State:

$9,658
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.61%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,046
State:

$11,607
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,443
Maryland:

$10,946
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.45%
State:

0.43%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,142
State:

$7,826
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,784
State:

$7,280
Number of discharges: 105
Here:

1.90%
State:

1.34%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,127
State:

$9,262
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,587
State:

$8,724
Number of discharges: 139
This Hospital:

2.51%
Maryland:

2.14%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,050
State:

$16,366
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,147
State:

$15,408
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

1.08%
Maryland:

1.18%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,688
State:

$6,303
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,366
Maryland:

$5,940
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

1.05%
State:

0.59%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,509
Maryland:

$13,525
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,759
State:

$12,111
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

0.67%
Maryland:

0.70%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,332
Maryland:

$18,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,232
Maryland:

$17,083
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.34%
Maryland:

0.54%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,573
State:

$51,198
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$38,139
State:

$48,185
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.45%
State:

0.36%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,959
State:

$23,044
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,761
Maryland:

$21,694
Number of discharges: 81
Here:

1.46%
State:

0.80%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,271
Maryland:

$7,873
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,834
State:

$7,427
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

1.17%
Maryland:

0.85%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,779
Maryland:

$51,254
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$39,273
Maryland:

$48,209
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.38%
State:

0.29%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,846
State:

$18,810
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,844
State:

$17,647
Number of discharges: 245
This Hospital:

4.42%
Maryland:

4.40%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,384
State:

$10,565
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,770
Maryland:

$9,947
Number of discharges: 151
Here:

2.73%
Maryland:

1.83%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,786
State:

$7,277
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,384
Maryland:

$6,865
Number of discharges: 82
Here:

1.48%
Maryland:

0.98%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,569
Maryland:

$9,727
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,877
State:

$9,167
Number of discharges: 153
Here:

2.76%
Maryland:

2.93%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,621
State:

$14,392
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,721
Maryland:

$13,544
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

0.74%
Maryland:

1.05%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,304
State:

$6,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,926
State:

$6,055
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

0.92%
Maryland:

0.89%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,058
State:

$40,917
Average Total Payments
Here:

$65,854
State:

$38,601
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.20%
Maryland:

0.75%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,637
State:

$6,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,247
Maryland:

$6,242
Number of discharges: 262
Here:

4.73%
Maryland:

2.52%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,035
State:

$6,892
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,649
Maryland:

$6,493
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

1.50%
State:

1.43%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

95.0%
Maryland:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

91.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

82.0%
Maryland:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.7%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

86.0%
State:

97.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

87.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
Maryland:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

94.0%
Maryland:

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

98.0%
Maryland:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maryland:

96.0%

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%
Maryland:

97.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

98.0%
Maryland:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

97.0%
Maryland:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
Maryland:

97.2%
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%
Maryland:

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

94.0%
Maryland:

93.8%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

95.0%
State:

95.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.9%
State:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

9.9%
Maryland:

10.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.6%
Maryland:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.9%
State:

20.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

27.0%
Maryland:

25.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

21.7%
State:

20.1%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 22%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Maryland:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
State:

74%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Maryland:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Maryland:

16%
Always
Here:

72%
State:

78%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
Maryland:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
Maryland:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

54%
Maryland:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
Maryland:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Maryland:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

28%
Maryland:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Maryland:

19%
Always
Here:

53%
State:

57%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
Maryland:

13%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

52%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

32%
State:

31%
Always
Here:

54%
Maryland:

55%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

72%
State:

82%
No
This Hospital:

28%
State:

18%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

13%
State:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

32%
State:

26%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

55%
Maryland:

64%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

9%
Maryland:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

33%
Maryland:

27%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

58%
State:

67%

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