DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER - DALLAS, TX

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Addresss:
7 MEDICAL PARKWAY
DALLAS, TX, 75234
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (972) 247-1000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 6.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 128.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 227.50
Dieticians : 2.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.00
Respiratory Therapists : 12.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 155
Total Certified: 155
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 50
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 17

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Blood Bank Services
Burn Care Unit Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health 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
Organ Transplant 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.
Here:

7.200%
State:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.180%
State:

0.250%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.278%
State:

0.881%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

1.278%
State:

0.614%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.639%
Texas:

0.367%

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

Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,368
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,157
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

6.31%
Texas:

2.13%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,046
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,340
Texas:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

8.25%
State:

2.27%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,412
Texas:

$41,312
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,618
Texas:

$7,361
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

8.25%
State:

1.54%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,923
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,416
Texas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

9.71%
State:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,585
State:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,220
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

6.31%
State:

3.09%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,468
State:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,754
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

17.48%
State:

3.62%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$91,380
State:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,821
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

5.83%
State:

6.27%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,913
Texas:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,305
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

6.31%
Texas:

2.33%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$62,162
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,140
Texas:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

15.05%
State:

4.83%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,920
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,035
State:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

5.34%
State:

1.68%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,132
Texas:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,222
Texas:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

5.34%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,898
Texas:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,351
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

5.83%
Texas:

1.33%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Texas:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
Texas:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Texas:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Texas:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

23%
Texas:

10%
Usually
Here:

27%
Texas:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

50%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

29%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

57%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

31%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

52%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

30%
Texas:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
Texas:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

75%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

25%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

20%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

33%
State:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

47%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

16%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

33%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

51%
Texas:

72%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

94.0%
Texas:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

77.0%
Texas:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

76.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

81.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

96.0%
Texas:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

86.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

76.0%
Texas:

93.1%

Pneumonia

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

95.0%
Texas:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

90.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

75.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

81.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

91.0%
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:

97.0%
Texas:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

88.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

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:

91.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

95.0%
State:

97.6%
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
Here:

87.0%
State:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

89.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

99.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.2%
State:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.5%
State:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

10.5%
Texas:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.0%
Texas:

19.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

26.0%
Texas:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.1%
State:

18.0%

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