NORTHWEST HOSPITAL - SEATTLE, WA

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Addresss:
1550 NORTH 115TH STREET
SEATTLE, WA, 98133
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (206) 364-0500

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 297.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 1095.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 9.00
Physical Therapists : 13.00
Registered Pharmacists : 8.00
Respiratory Therapists : 11.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 4.00
Physicians : 48.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 194
Total Certified: 194
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 27
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 24

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice 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
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care 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
This Hospital:

$25,939
State:

$26,851
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,870
Washington:

$8,085
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.47%
State:

0.61%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,030
Washington:

$39,743
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,294
Washington:

$12,509
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.77%
State:

0.81%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,390
Washington:

$28,115
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,790
State:

$7,349
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

2.93%
Washington:

1.40%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,912
State:

$19,185
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,224
State:

$6,018
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

1.81%
State:

1.51%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,670
State:

$28,223
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,659
State:

$9,007
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.33%
State:

0.97%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,493
State:

$13,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,639
Washington:

$4,102
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.64%
State:

1.45%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,658
Washington:

$32,453
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,057
Washington:

$10,549
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.47%
Washington:

0.30%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,833
State:

$19,246
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,259
State:

$6,076
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

1.72%
Washington:

1.91%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,115
State:

$21,239
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,116
Washington:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.82%
Washington:

1.39%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,367
State:

$26,545
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,455
State:

$8,452
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.16%
Washington:

1.58%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,541
Washington:

$16,601
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,535
State:

$5,152
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.73%
Washington:

1.09%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,471
Washington:

$33,474
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,306
Washington:

$8,253
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.73%
Washington:

1.16%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,727
State:

$22,460
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,778
Washington:

$6,646
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
Washington:

0.15%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,255
State:

$19,500
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,215
Washington:

$6,084
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.56%
Washington:

0.54%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,968
Washington:

$31,299
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,211
Washington:

$9,120
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.56%
Washington:

0.64%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,863
State:

$19,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,505
Washington:

$5,262
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

2.93%
Washington:

2.94%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,417
State:

$15,948
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,517
State:

$5,007
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.95%
Washington:

0.39%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,045
State:

$23,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,977
State:

$7,355
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

2.58%
Washington:

2.16%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,811
State:

$21,801
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,867
State:

$6,787
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
Washington:

0.77%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,612
Washington:

$22,674
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,532
State:

$7,340
Number of discharges: 79
Here:

3.40%
State:

2.88%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,553
Washington:

$33,350
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,476
Washington:

$10,380
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

2.07%
State:

2.56%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,312
State:

$16,567
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,302
Washington:

$4,783
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.85%
Washington:

1.13%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,620
State:

$48,552
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,841
Washington:

$13,275
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.07%
Washington:

1.35%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,422
Washington:

$65,675
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,139
Washington:

$21,408
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.60%
Washington:

0.34%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$100,165
State:

$132,757
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$32,681
State:

$42,972
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.29%
State:

0.61%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,093
State:

$27,759
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,265
Washington:

$8,157
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

2.50%
Washington:

1.83%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,993
Washington:

$41,719
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,849
Washington:

$13,528
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.98%
Washington:

1.08%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,822
Washington:

$22,533
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,396
State:

$5,833
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.33%
State:

1.11%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,764
State:

$24,041
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,562
Washington:

$8,362
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.85%
State:

0.98%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,513
Washington:

$17,974
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,928
State:

$5,488
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

2.37%
Washington:

2.50%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$80,599
State:

$99,795
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,356
State:

$24,411
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
Washington:

0.61%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,658
Washington:

$25,848
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,793
State:

$9,123
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.95%
State:

0.51%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,369
Washington:

$78,857
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,136
Washington:

$24,146
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.77%
Washington:

0.38%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,502
Washington:

$53,039
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,696
Washington:

$15,499
Number of discharges: 175
Here:

7.53%
Washington:

8.63%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$70,099
Washington:

$62,419
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,757
Washington:

$19,282
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.08%
State:

0.91%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$106,121
State:

$125,961
Average Total Payments
Here:

$35,902
State:

$41,484
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.03%
State:

0.60%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,721
Washington:

$20,815
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,053
State:

$6,055
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.86%
Washington:

0.74%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,709
Washington:

$23,633
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,854
Washington:

$8,548
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.90%
Washington:

0.82%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,067
Washington:

$17,265
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,308
State:

$5,005
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.64%
Washington:

1.76%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,067
Washington:

$43,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,114
State:

$13,929
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.56%
State:

0.66%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,198
State:

$24,809
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,241
Washington:

$7,735
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
State:

0.67%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,903
State:

$23,731
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,100
State:

$8,302
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.56%
Washington:

0.36%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,899
Washington:

$35,707
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,830
State:

$12,689
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.33%
Washington:

0.44%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$81,193
State:

$99,462
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,960
Washington:

$23,409
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.39%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$57,449
State:

$67,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,788
State:

$15,228
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.20%
State:

1.59%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,320
State:

$23,720
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,139
Washington:

$7,156
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.47%
Washington:

0.39%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,795
Washington:

$50,675
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,806
State:

$14,331
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.43%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,435
State:

$37,797
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,193
State:

$11,809
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.60%
Washington:

0.48%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,214
State:

$16,522
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,927
Washington:

$4,592
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
Washington:

0.53%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,431
Washington:

$30,125
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,717
State:

$9,273
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.08%
State:

2.14%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,928
State:

$24,751
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,758
State:

$7,605
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.73%
Washington:

0.60%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,792
Washington:

$30,056
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,926
Washington:

$8,932
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.52%
Washington:

0.19%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,620
Washington:

$18,056
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,348
Washington:

$5,663
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.82%
State:

1.00%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,504
State:

$23,090
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,310
State:

$7,310
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.28%
State:

2.21%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,113
Washington:

$36,802
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,126
Washington:

$11,881
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.29%
State:

1.57%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,860
Washington:

$16,928
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,136
Washington:

$4,767
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

0.22%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,720
State:

$27,953
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,709
State:

$9,836
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.55%
Washington:

0.88%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,135
Washington:

$42,369
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,823
State:

$14,185
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.38%
Washington:

1.17%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$60,011
State:

$60,778
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,683
Washington:

$16,998
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.95%
Washington:

1.22%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,291
Washington:

$20,733
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,786
State:

$5,929
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.47%
Washington:

0.55%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,511
State:

$42,650
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,155
Washington:

$13,695
Number of discharges: 202
This Hospital:

8.69%
Washington:

6.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,600
Washington:

$24,246
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,184
Washington:

$8,168
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

3.57%
State:

1.94%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,126
State:

$19,473
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,430
State:

$5,209
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.60%
State:

0.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,175
Washington:

$21,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,392
State:

$7,154
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.75%
State:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,533
State:

$32,426
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,186
Washington:

$10,267
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.64%
State:

1.85%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,856
Washington:

$15,579
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,995
State:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.69%
Washington:

0.98%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$80,039
State:

$110,701
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,662
State:

$30,882
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.86%
State:

1.22%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,666
Washington:

$18,489
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,737
Washington:

$5,200
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

1.20%
State:

1.45%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,170
Washington:

$19,711
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,590
Washington:

$5,141
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.95%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

96.0%
Washington:

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

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
Washington:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Washington:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

91.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

93.0%
State:

98.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
Washington:

88.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

99.2%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Washington:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
Washington:

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

100.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

99.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

93.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

98.0%
Washington:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
Washington:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
Washington:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
Washington:

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

100.0%
Washington:

98.4%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
State:

92.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

96.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

96.0%
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:

15.4%
State:

15.8%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

14.6%
Washington:

12.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.3%
Washington:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.0%
State:

18.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

22.2%
State:

24.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

16.8%
Washington:

17.7%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

72%
State:

76%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Washington:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
Washington:

17%
Always
Here:

80%
Washington:

79%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

25%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

68%
Washington:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

22%
Washington:

19%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

57%
State:

61%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Washington:

8%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

70%
Washington:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

16%
Washington:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

38%
Washington:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

46%
State:

53%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
State:

85%
No
This Hospital:

16%
State:

15%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
Washington:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

22%
State:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

70%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

4%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

18%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

78%
State:

73%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

43.600%
Washington:

37.691%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

5.300%
Washington:

8.405%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.121%
State:

0.091%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.006%
State:

0.016%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

3.400%
Washington:

2.223%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.257%
State:

0.623%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

1.155%
Washington:

0.380%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.770%
State:

0.775%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.257%
Washington:

0.198%

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