POPLAR BLUFF VA MEDICAL CENTER - POPLAR BLUFF, MO

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Addresss:
1500 N. WESTWOOD BLVD.
POPLAR BLUFF, MO, 63901
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (573) 686-4151

Hospital Type: ACUTE CARE - VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: Yes

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Number Of Beds
Total: 179
Total Certified: 179

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

95.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

99.0%
Missouri:

91.2%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

88.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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

90.0%
State:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
Missouri:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
Missouri:

95.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.0%
Missouri:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.6%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.1%
Missouri:

11.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

28.7%
State:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.7%
State:

18.9%

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