SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - SLIDELL, LA

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Addresss:
1001 GAUSE BLVD
SLIDELL, LA, 70458
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (985) 643-2200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Rehabilitation Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 44.46
Registered Professional Nurses : 138.61
Other Salaried Personnel : 627.53
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 9.15
Dieticians : 1.65
Occupational Therapists : 3.25
Physical Therapists : 5.25
Registered Pharmacists : 6.32
Respiratory Therapists : 30.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 3.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.90

Number Of Beds
Total: 182
Total Certified: 182
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 15
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 15

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Hospice 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
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.534%
Louisiana:

0.686%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.890%
Louisiana:

1.429%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 30%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Louisiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
Louisiana:

14%
Always
Here:

81%
State:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

13%
State:

11%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
Louisiana:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Louisiana:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
Louisiana:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
State:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Louisiana:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Louisiana:

18%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
Louisiana:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Louisiana:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Louisiana:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Louisiana:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
Louisiana:

17%
Always
Here:

68%
Louisiana:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Louisiana:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
Louisiana:

21%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

73%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

82%
State:

83%
No
Here:

18%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

9%
Louisiana:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

21%
State:

18%
9 or 10
Here:

70%
Louisiana:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

5%
Louisiana:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

20%
State:

21%
Yes, definitely
Here:

75%
State:

75%

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,826
Louisiana:

$27,885
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,828
State:

$7,438
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.93%
State:

0.36%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$50,986
Louisiana:

$43,517
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,271
Louisiana:

$11,329
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.93%
Louisiana:

0.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,390
State:

$18,676
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,809
State:

$5,133
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.08%
State:

1.34%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,808
State:

$30,959
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,268
Louisiana:

$7,872
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.54%
State:

0.83%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,028
Louisiana:

$11,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,341
State:

$3,525
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.08%
Louisiana:

1.75%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,555
State:

$17,074
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,809
State:

$5,195
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

4.16%
Louisiana:

2.37%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,526
Louisiana:

$14,727
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,168
Louisiana:

$3,579
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.62%
Louisiana:

1.32%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,615
State:

$22,169
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,738
Louisiana:

$5,961
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

3.86%
Louisiana:

2.01%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,816
Louisiana:

$30,887
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,797
Louisiana:

$7,375
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

2.16%
Louisiana:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,223
State:

$15,410
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,299
State:

$4,526
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

3.01%
Louisiana:

1.96%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,584
State:

$32,751
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,970
State:

$7,080
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

2.54%
State:

1.81%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,723
Louisiana:

$18,472
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,835
State:

$5,270
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.93%
State:

0.79%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$34,728
Louisiana:

$29,219
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,621
Louisiana:

$7,495
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

1.77%
Louisiana:

0.59%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,738
State:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,112
Louisiana:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 63
This Hospital:

4.86%
State:

3.45%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,018
State:

$31,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,507
State:

$6,362
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.68%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,752
State:

$23,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,890
State:

$6,368
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.24%
Louisiana:

1.80%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,875
Louisiana:

$21,139
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,357
Louisiana:

$5,759
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.46%
State:

0.67%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,713
State:

$14,773
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,640
State:

$4,023
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.16%
State:

0.42%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,972
State:

$20,638
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,884
Louisiana:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

5.17%
State:

4.02%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,332
Louisiana:

$34,212
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,704
Louisiana:

$9,181
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

2.93%
Louisiana:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,324
State:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,928
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

2.24%
State:

2.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$75,246
Louisiana:

$45,151
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,331
State:

$11,427
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.08%
Louisiana:

0.96%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,391
State:

$14,249
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,519
State:

$4,055
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.36%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$152,532
State:

$134,135
Average Total Payments
Here:

$32,568
State:

$35,890
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.31%
State:

0.48%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,956
State:

$26,393
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,513
Louisiana:

$7,158
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.46%
State:

1.56%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,845
Louisiana:

$47,052
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,494
State:

$12,236
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.83%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,274
State:

$19,215
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,699
State:

$5,315
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.83%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$33,595
Louisiana:

$26,802
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,777
State:

$7,334
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

1.32%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,490
State:

$16,881
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,587
Louisiana:

$4,786
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

4.47%
Louisiana:

4.16%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$99,443
State:

$48,840
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,377
State:

$13,051
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

3.16%
State:

4.93%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$93,875
Louisiana:

$62,942
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,215
State:

$16,299
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.62%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,354
Louisiana:

$13,945
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,964
State:

$4,247
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.39%
Louisiana:

2.82%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,559
Louisiana:

$40,566
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,962
Louisiana:

$11,994
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.95%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,987
Louisiana:

$23,688
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,778
State:

$6,396
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.08%
State:

0.49%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$107,709
Louisiana:

$74,287
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,134
State:

$15,907
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.66%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$70,075
Louisiana:

$78,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,057
State:

$20,428
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.85%
Louisiana:

0.76%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$78,893
State:

$69,459
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,649
Louisiana:

$13,367
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.39%
State:

1.46%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,617
State:

$24,816
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,931
State:

$6,590
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.16%
Louisiana:

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

$19,980
Louisiana:

$15,539
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,561
State:

$5,075
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.85%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,626
State:

$22,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,709
State:

$6,275
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.39%
State:

2.48%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,411
Louisiana:

$34,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,680
State:

$10,222
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.31%
State:

1.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,323
State:

$35,001
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,531
State:

$8,988
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.70%
Louisiana:

1.02%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$73,304
State:

$53,780
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,899
State:

$12,372
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.00%
Louisiana:

0.89%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$73,390
State:

$55,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,468
State:

$14,638
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.08%
State:

1.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,664
Louisiana:

$43,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,749
State:

$11,975
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

4.16%
State:

4.23%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,283
Louisiana:

$23,723
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,618
Louisiana:

$7,106
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.31%
Louisiana:

1.70%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,199
Louisiana:

$16,744
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,951
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.93%
State:

0.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,368
Louisiana:

$23,889
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,711
Louisiana:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

4.70%
State:

3.35%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,679
State:

$39,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,412
Louisiana:

$9,135
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

2.85%
Louisiana:

1.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,096
State:

$16,578
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,336
Louisiana:

$4,361
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.93%
Louisiana:

1.62%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,300
Louisiana:

$17,947
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,111
Louisiana:

$4,506
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.31%
Louisiana:

1.33%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,689
Louisiana:

$19,103
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,253
Louisiana:

$4,576
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.31%
Louisiana:

0.87%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Here:

44.0%
State:

89.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

90.9%
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:

99.0%
Louisiana:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
Louisiana:

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

90.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
Louisiana:

93.5%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

97.0%
Louisiana:

95.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

94.0%
State:

92.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

97.0%
Louisiana:

92.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

93.0%
Louisiana:

95.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
Louisiana:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.3%
State:

16.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.4%
Louisiana:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.1%
Louisiana:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

21.5%
State:

19.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

25.1%
State:

25.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.7%
Louisiana:

18.7%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.537%
State:

0.309%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.005%
Louisiana:

0.092%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

10.200%
Louisiana:

5.188%

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