ROCKCASTLE REG HOSPITAL AND RESPIRATORY CARE CTR - MOUNT VERNON, KY

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Addresss:
145 NEWCOMB AVENUE, P O BOX 1310
MOUNT VERNON, KY, 40456
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (606) 256-2195

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

Overall Star Rating: 5 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 5 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 5 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 2 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 5 Stars

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 5.25
Registered Professional Nurses : 24.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 69.92
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.81
Physical Therapists : 1.64
Registered Pharmacists : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 10.18
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.04
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 26
Total Certified: 26

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) 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

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

2%
Kentucky:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
Kentucky:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Kentucky:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
Kentucky:

3%
Usually
Here:

11%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

87%
State:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

25%
Kentucky:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
Kentucky:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
Kentucky:

17%
Always
Here:

65%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

11%
Kentucky:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

28%
State:

29%
Always
Here:

61%
State:

62%

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

Yes
Here:

75%
Kentucky:

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:

7%
Kentucky:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

22%
Kentucky:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

71%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
Kentucky:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

25%
Kentucky:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

72%
Kentucky:

71%

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

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

$5,858
State:

$10,390
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,858
Kentucky:

$3,523
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

3.17%
State:

1.82%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,060
State:

$13,744
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,408
Kentucky:

$5,175
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

4.90%
State:

1.73%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,525
Kentucky:

$17,372
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,626
State:

$5,992
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

7.49%
State:

2.84%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,257
Kentucky:

$20,645
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,728
Kentucky:

$7,341
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

3.17%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,332
State:

$13,107
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,992
State:

$4,458
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

11.82%
State:

3.01%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,817
Kentucky:

$13,998
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,944
State:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

8.36%
State:

3.82%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,218
State:

$16,913
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,775
Kentucky:

$6,315
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

4.03%
State:

3.15%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,487
Kentucky:

$11,669
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,564
Kentucky:

$4,186
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

5.19%
Kentucky:

1.54%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,463
State:

$13,466
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,443
Kentucky:

$4,783
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

10.66%
State:

2.86%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,150
State:

$12,072
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,733
State:

$4,289
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

10.37%
Kentucky:

2.14%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,410
State:

$43,386
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,827
Kentucky:

$14,679
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

3.75%
State:

1.27%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,362
Kentucky:

$13,892
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,736
Kentucky:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

4.03%
State:

0.69%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,809
State:

$17,934
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,844
Kentucky:

$6,263
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

9.80%
Kentucky:

3.27%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,897
Kentucky:

$13,217
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,914
Kentucky:

$4,395
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

7.78%
State:

1.49%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,553
State:

$14,708
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,894
State:

$4,466
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

5.48%
State:

2.00%

Complaint Deficiency

Use of Medical Imaging

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

43.000%
Kentucky:

40.592%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

8.600%
State:

8.052%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.223%
Kentucky:

0.126%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.207%
State:

0.042%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

3.900%
Kentucky:

5.467%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

2
Kentucky:

7
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
This Hospital:

68
Kentucky:

66
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

97.0%
Kentucky:

96.4%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

88.1%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Kentucky:

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

100.0%
Kentucky:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

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

85.0%
Kentucky:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

93.0%
State:

92.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.1%
Kentucky:

11.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

16.6%
Kentucky:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.2%
Kentucky:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

22.1%
Kentucky:

19.4%

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Here:

17.9%
State:

13.2%
Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers
This Hospital:

13.7%
State:

6.9%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
Here:

7.5%
Kentucky:

8.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
This Hospital:

50.8%
State:

5.1%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
This Hospital:

21.3%
State:

8.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
Here:

7.4%
Kentucky:

6.4%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

95.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Here:

96.3%
Kentucky:

96.8%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Here:

90.0%
State:

88.6%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Here:

91.4%
State:

87.8%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
This Hospital:

8.7%
State:

3.4%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Here:

23.7%
State:

25.6%

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