PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - KERRVILLE, TX

Submitted by:Patrick Murray, CEO
Skilled nursing facility was closed in 2000. Additional acute care hospital beds and acute rehabilitatin beds are provided in our new hospital - Peterson Regional Medical Center - located at 551 Hill Country Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028

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Addresss:
551 HILL COUNTRY DRIVE
KERRVILLE, TX, 78028
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (830) 896-4200

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

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Use of Medical Imaging

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

34.500%
Texas:

37.857%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

14.200%
State:

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

0.084%
State:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.024%
State:

0.110%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

8.300%
State:

5.401%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

2.100%
Texas:

2.420%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.184%
State:

0.256%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.184%
Texas:

0.614%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.184%
State:

0.218%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

2
Texas:

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

99.0%
Texas:

95.6%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

99.0%
State:

93.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
Texas:

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

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Texas:

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

97.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

94.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
Texas:

96.2%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Here:

96.0%
Texas:

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

98.0%
State:

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

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:

100.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

95.0%
Texas:

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

99.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Texas:

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

100.0%
Texas:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.7%
Texas:

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

12.4%
State:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

14.3%
Texas:

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

21.4%
Texas:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

15.5%
State:

18.0%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

78%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Texas:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

23%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Texas:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Texas:

21%
Always
Here:

70%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

25%
State:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Texas:

17%
Always
Here:

58%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Texas:

9%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

34%
Texas:

25%
Always
This Hospital:

56%
State:

67%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

83%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

21%
Texas:

21%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

71%
Texas:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

5%
State:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

18%
Texas:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

77%
Texas:

72%

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

Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,725
Texas:

$28,888
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,956
Texas:

$5,710
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
Texas:

0.52%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,003
Texas:

$20,558
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,578
Texas:

$4,153
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.66%
Texas:

0.23%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,720
State:

$25,580
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,912
Texas:

$5,548
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

2.23%
State:

1.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,464
Texas:

$39,117
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,758
Texas:

$8,276
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.21%
Texas:

0.84%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,161
Texas:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,579
State:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.93%
Texas:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,369
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,845
State:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

3.74%
Texas:

2.13%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,992
State:

$21,153
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,235
Texas:

$3,684
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

1.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,922
Texas:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,628
Texas:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

2.11%
State:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,441
State:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,939
Texas:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

3.38%
Texas:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,377
Texas:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,341
State:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

3.02%
State:

1.59%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,559
Texas:

$41,312
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,743
State:

$7,361
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.66%
Texas:

1.54%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,850
State:

$38,893
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,242
State:

$8,137
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.78%
Texas:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,281
State:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,814
State:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

3.26%
State:

3.07%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,992
Texas:

$29,042
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,992
Texas:

$6,490
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.78%
Texas:

0.60%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,816
State:

$19,689
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,195
State:

$4,633
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.78%
State:

0.27%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,956
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,953
Texas:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 42
This Hospital:

2.53%
Texas:

1.83%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,574
Texas:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,204
Texas:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.21%
State:

0.43%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,678
State:

$28,958
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,498
State:

$6,052
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.64%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,177
Texas:

$19,820
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,707
State:

$4,189
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.45%
State:

0.37%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,195
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,232
State:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

3.02%
State:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,212
Texas:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,318
State:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.87%
State:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,165
Texas:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,032
State:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.57%
State:

1.18%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,030
Texas:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,715
State:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.15%
Texas:

1.25%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,491
Texas:

$44,529
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,882
Texas:

$9,899
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.03%
Texas:

0.35%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,328
State:

$36,171
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,398
State:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.97%
State:

1.60%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,505
State:

$28,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,734
State:

$5,476
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.51%
State:

0.81%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,185
Texas:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,968
Texas:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.09%
Texas:

1.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,703
Texas:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,603
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

5.01%
State:

3.62%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,732
State:

$34,403
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,281
Texas:

$8,357
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.30%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$51,889
Texas:

$89,048
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,022
State:

$21,542
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

0.30%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,284
State:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,351
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 207
Here:

12.49%
State:

6.27%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,112
State:

$68,143
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,260
Texas:

$16,870
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.91%
Texas:

0.71%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$72,069
State:

$150,283
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$33,031
State:

$36,010
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.66%
State:

0.55%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,061
Texas:

$27,706
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,794
Texas:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.72%
State:

0.64%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,820
Texas:

$32,026
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,320
State:

$7,792
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.72%
Texas:

1.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,015
State:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,184
Texas:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

3.20%
State:

2.39%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,190
State:

$54,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,996
State:

$12,909
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.84%
Texas:

0.86%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,058
State:

$76,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,129
Texas:

$16,388
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.84%
Texas:

0.60%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,988
Texas:

$86,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$20,721
State:

$21,111
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.97%
Texas:

0.69%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,093
Texas:

$26,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,686
State:

$6,471
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.09%
Texas:

0.55%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,638
State:

$32,292
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,126
State:

$6,990
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.03%
State:

0.36%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,970
State:

$22,785
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,681
Texas:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.72%
Texas:

1.52%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,267
Texas:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,951
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.72%
Texas:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,798
Texas:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,360
State:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.27%
State:

1.68%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,988
State:

$20,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,875
State:

$4,344
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.28%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,348
Texas:

$42,475
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,691
State:

$9,270
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

2.11%
Texas:

0.80%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,276
Texas:

$61,030
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,398
Texas:

$13,022
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.09%
State:

0.87%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,342
Texas:

$70,898
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,027
State:

$15,222
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.03%
State:

1.10%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,411
Texas:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,768
State:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

2.47%
State:

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

$18,471
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,696
State:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.27%
State:

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

$18,405
State:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,030
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 71
This Hospital:

4.28%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,174
Texas:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,440
Texas:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.93%
State:

1.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,139
State:

$21,702
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,140
Texas:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

2.90%
State:

1.33%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,924
Texas:

$26,197
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,172
State:

$4,788
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.57%
State:

1.55%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,534
State:

$26,817
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,278
State:

$4,792
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.33%
State:

1.11%

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