FIVE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER - POCAHONTAS, AR

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Addresss:
2801 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
POCAHONTAS, AR, 72455
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (870) 892-6000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 12.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 38.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 58.50
Dieticians : 0.25
Occupational Therapists : 0.75
Physical Therapists : 2.00
Registered Pharmacists : 1.25
Respiratory Therapists : 4.25
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.25
Physicians : 1.75
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 2.50
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 6.50

Number Of Beds
Total: 50
Total Certified: 50
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 14

Provided Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Geriatric Psychiatric Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

4
Arkansas:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Arkansas:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Arkansas:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
Arkansas:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

93.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Arkansas:

99.6%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

100.0%
Arkansas:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

99.0%
State:

93.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

95.0%
Arkansas:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
Arkansas:

95.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

14.0%
Arkansas:

12.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

11.4%
Arkansas:

12.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

27.1%
Arkansas:

25.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.4%
Arkansas:

19.0%

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

Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,162
State:

$11,787
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,389
State:

$3,218
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.97%
Arkansas:

1.39%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,251
Arkansas:

$13,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,434
State:

$4,289
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

5.96%
State:

1.89%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,430
Arkansas:

$15,315
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,368
Arkansas:

$4,305
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

7.95%
State:

3.62%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,746
State:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,203
Arkansas:

$5,859
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

5.96%
State:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,970
State:

$28,268
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,766
Arkansas:

$8,662
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

6.29%
State:

2.18%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,033
Arkansas:

$12,406
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,160
Arkansas:

$3,978
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

6.29%
State:

1.65%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,665
State:

$15,028
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,916
State:

$4,813
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.97%
State:

0.87%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,397
Arkansas:

$13,623
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,324
State:

$4,576
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.97%
Arkansas:

3.21%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,210
Arkansas:

$12,527
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,263
State:

$4,040
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

5.30%
State:

2.37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,385
Arkansas:

$15,818
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,904
Arkansas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

3.97%
State:

1.41%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,654
State:

$22,441
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,436
Arkansas:

$8,489
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

8.94%
State:

0.99%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,325
Arkansas:

$32,428
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,897
Arkansas:

$11,614
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.97%
Arkansas:

0.98%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,171
Arkansas:

$12,542
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,140
Arkansas:

$3,972
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

3.97%
Arkansas:

0.60%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,593
State:

$19,585
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,929
Arkansas:

$5,984
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

16.23%
Arkansas:

3.51%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,937
Arkansas:

$14,647
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,380
Arkansas:

$4,171
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

13.25%
State:

1.79%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

82%
Arkansas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Arkansas:

4%
Usually
Here:

8%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

88%
Arkansas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Arkansas:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Arkansas:

24%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Arkansas:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
Arkansas:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
Arkansas:

20%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Arkansas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
Arkansas:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Arkansas:

18%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
Arkansas:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

57%
State:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

19%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
Arkansas:

9%
7 or 8
Here:

25%
Arkansas:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

68%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

23%
Arkansas:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

70%
Arkansas:

69%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

52.400%
Arkansas:

39.185%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

2.300%
Arkansas:

10.315%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.575%
State:

0.180%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.254%
Arkansas:

0.062%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.900%
Arkansas:

3.184%

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