PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL - HIALEAH, FL

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Addresss:
2001 W 68TH ST
HIALEAH, FL, 33016
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (305) 823-5000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Proprietary
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Registered Professional Nurses : 305.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 857.75
Dieticians : 5.50
Occupational Therapists : 3.00
Physical Therapists : 8.00
Registered Pharmacists : 13.75
Respiratory Therapists : 22.00
Residents (Physicians) : 23.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 360
Total Certified: 360
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 48

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)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
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

10.000%
State:

9.768%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.117%
State:

0.158%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.107%
Florida:

0.041%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.000%
Florida:

3.396%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 25%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Florida:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Florida:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
Florida:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

12%
Florida:

14%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
Florida:

60%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Florida:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Florida:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

26%
State:

25%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Florida:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Florida:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
Florida:

21%
Always
Here:

78%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

13%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

30%
Always
Here:

63%
Florida:

57%

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

Yes
Here:

74%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

26%
Florida:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

14%
State:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

25%
State:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

61%
State:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

10%
State:

8%
Yes, probably
Here:

27%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

63%
State:

68%

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

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

$67,316
State:

$39,188
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,764
Florida:

$7,236
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.63%
State:

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

$112,896
Florida:

$56,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,572
Florida:

$11,188
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

0.92%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,756
State:

$29,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,555
State:

$5,013
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.63%
State:

0.33%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,951
State:

$17,371
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,338
Florida:

$4,169
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.32%
State:

0.27%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,247
Florida:

$20,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,813
State:

$3,800
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.63%
Florida:

0.49%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,035
Florida:

$28,529
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,905
Florida:

$5,448
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.32%
State:

0.53%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,855
Florida:

$25,508
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,874
Florida:

$5,155
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.83%
State:

1.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,226
State:

$17,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,671
State:

$3,540
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

1.78%
State:

2.00%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,670
Florida:

$25,471
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,819
Florida:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

1.78%
State:

1.97%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,203
State:

$21,396
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,507
State:

$3,578
Number of discharges: 82
Here:

2.35%
State:

1.81%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,714
Florida:

$32,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,949
Florida:

$6,099
Number of discharges: 71
This Hospital:

2.04%
Florida:

2.28%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$63,231
Florida:

$39,026
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,808
Florida:

$7,410
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

1.78%
Florida:

2.16%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,738
Florida:

$23,968
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,908
State:

$4,534
Number of discharges: 66
This Hospital:

1.89%
Florida:

1.78%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$69,007
Florida:

$68,603
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,404
Florida:

$13,197
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.34%
Florida:

0.29%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,762
Florida:

$42,374
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,933
State:

$6,838
Number of discharges: 78
This Hospital:

2.24%
State:

1.78%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,419
State:

$26,941
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,888
Florida:

$5,774
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.43%
State:

0.53%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,410
State:

$26,997
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,792
State:

$5,355
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

0.75%
Florida:

0.66%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,831
Florida:

$23,115
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,237
Florida:

$4,023
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.34%
State:

0.43%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,746
State:

$40,249
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,467
Florida:

$7,687
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.55%
Florida:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,056
State:

$27,105
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,879
State:

$4,566
Number of discharges: 117
This Hospital:

3.36%
State:

3.97%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,181
State:

$21,996
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,733
State:

$4,394
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.43%
Florida:

0.36%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,270
State:

$32,281
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,241
Florida:

$6,280
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.15%
Florida:

1.92%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$72,227
Florida:

$54,357
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,240
Florida:

$11,119
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.60%
State:

0.63%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,205
Florida:

$23,739
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,857
State:

$4,525
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

0.86%
Florida:

0.57%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,377
Florida:

$30,847
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,472
State:

$5,868
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.57%
State:

0.78%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,099
State:

$22,859
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,220
Florida:

$3,987
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.57%
State:

0.56%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,751
State:

$30,027
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,420
Florida:

$6,310
Number of discharges: 87
This Hospital:

2.50%
Florida:

3.10%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,498
State:

$46,190
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,153
State:

$9,405
Number of discharges: 111
This Hospital:

3.18%
Florida:

2.68%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,495
Florida:

$20,832
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,579
State:

$4,234
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$105,269
Florida:

$62,599
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,408
State:

$11,419
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.60%
Florida:

1.13%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$77,661
Florida:

$50,455
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,591
State:

$9,353
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.52%
Florida:

0.36%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,493
State:

$20,835
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,108
State:

$4,043
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

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

$226,284
State:

$169,179
Average Total Payments
Here:

$44,901
Florida:

$36,192
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.34%
Florida:

0.51%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$67,640
Florida:

$36,877
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,231
Florida:

$7,181
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.03%
Florida:

1.36%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$125,882
Florida:

$58,736
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,192
State:

$12,157
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.83%
State:

0.78%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,397
Florida:

$28,580
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,719
Florida:

$5,183
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.78%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$68,892
Florida:

$37,133
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,700
State:

$7,488
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.15%
Florida:

1.01%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,268
Florida:

$25,550
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,438
Florida:

$4,912
Number of discharges: 93
Here:

2.67%
Florida:

3.06%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$98,297
Florida:

$63,639
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,931
Florida:

$10,407
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.33%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$49,183
Florida:

$48,334
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,588
State:

$7,531
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.30%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$131,878
State:

$103,199
Average Total Payments
Here:

$25,269
State:

$19,936
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.34%
State:

0.52%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$76,688
State:

$37,962
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,565
State:

$7,964
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.46%
Florida:

0.53%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$76,868
State:

$62,092
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,197
State:

$12,789
Number of discharges: 80
Here:

2.29%
State:

5.59%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$113,945
Florida:

$85,506
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,026
Florida:

$16,251
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.43%
Florida:

0.70%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,193
State:

$27,134
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,591
State:

$5,110
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

0.83%
Florida:

0.96%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$59,138
State:

$32,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,266
Florida:

$7,205
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.57%
Florida:

0.62%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,056
Florida:

$22,072
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,669
State:

$4,329
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

1.18%
Florida:

1.84%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$74,507
State:

$58,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,872
State:

$12,104
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.49%
Florida:

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

$51,783
State:

$33,317
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,146
Florida:

$6,341
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.57%
Florida:

0.69%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$105,005
State:

$79,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,683
State:

$15,511
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.40%
Florida:

0.55%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$124,595
Florida:

$94,419
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,388
State:

$20,337
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.46%
Florida:

0.62%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$76,231
State:

$57,492
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,239
Florida:

$10,124
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.52%
Florida:

0.33%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$156,079
Florida:

$113,350
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$26,318
Florida:

$20,514
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.83%
Florida:

0.38%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$81,751
State:

$77,938
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,247
Florida:

$12,671
Number of discharges: 127
Here:

3.64%
State:

1.54%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$75,773
State:

$74,146
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,534
State:

$11,133
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

0.66%
State:

0.44%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$62,992
State:

$78,106
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,747
State:

$12,054
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.55%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,399
State:

$29,331
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,955
State:

$6,086
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

0.92%
Florida:

0.66%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,465
Florida:

$19,080
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,422
Florida:

$4,074
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.60%
Florida:

0.37%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$92,344
Florida:

$77,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,727
Florida:

$15,920
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.49%
State:

0.51%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$55,376
State:

$63,051
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,719
State:

$12,339
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.57%
State:

0.47%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,630
Florida:

$21,341
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,116
State:

$4,014
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.63%
State:

0.46%
Psychoses
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,283
Florida:

$20,023
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,425
Florida:

$7,006
Number of discharges: 583
Here:

16.72%
State:

1.63%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,436
State:

$40,764
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,499
Florida:

$8,129
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.52%
State:

1.01%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$71,691
State:

$40,189
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,294
Florida:

$8,505
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.49%
State:

0.38%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,699
State:

$24,594
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,522
Florida:

$5,130
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

2.21%
Florida:

1.62%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$66,088
Florida:

$31,773
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,309
State:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

1.38%
State:

2.09%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$97,872
Florida:

$48,665
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,893
Florida:

$10,507
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.86%
State:

1.42%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,725
State:

$21,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,399
State:

$4,188
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.40%
State:

0.30%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$140,021
Florida:

$64,640
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$17,855
State:

$12,633
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.49%
Florida:

0.89%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$202,869
State:

$157,572
Average Total Payments
Here:

$42,338
State:

$34,657
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.75%
Florida:

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

$98,973
State:

$73,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,548
Florida:

$14,633
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.03%
Florida:

0.97%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,904
Florida:

$25,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,191
Florida:

$5,014
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.95%
Florida:

0.76%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$89,929
State:

$62,484
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,843
State:

$12,161
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

1.98%
Florida:

3.48%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,097
State:

$36,829
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,463
Florida:

$7,095
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.60%
Florida:

1.34%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,920
State:

$22,613
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,552
Florida:

$4,291
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

0.95%
Florida:

0.74%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,354
State:

$33,576
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,505
State:

$6,347
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

1.55%
State:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$81,581
State:

$49,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,200
State:

$9,220
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

1.49%
Florida:

1.45%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,476
State:

$24,049
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,816
State:

$4,447
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.63%
Florida:

0.98%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,951
State:

$25,778
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,878
Florida:

$4,531
Number of discharges: 127
This Hospital:

3.64%
State:

2.45%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,482
State:

$27,166
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,055
Florida:

$4,596
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

1.41%
State:

1.35%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

99.0%
Florida:

95.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

99.0%
Florida:

97.8%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Florida:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

99.0%
Florida:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

97.7%

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%
Florida:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
Florida:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

99.0%
Florida:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
Florida:

98.2%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.3%
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:

95.0%
State:

94.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

97.0%
Florida:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Florida:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

19.1%
State:

15.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.8%
Florida:

11.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.6%
Florida:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

20.5%
Florida:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

27.1%
Florida:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

20.5%
State:

18.6%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.341%
State:

0.580%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.477%
State:

0.465%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.136%
Florida:

0.207%

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