SOUTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER - BIDDEFORD, ME

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Addresss:
1 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
BIDDEFORD, ME, 04005
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (207) 283-7000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 0.96
Registered Professional Nurses : 243.18
Other Salaried Personnel : 473.72
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 7.65
Dieticians : 3.36
Occupational Therapists : 7.73
Physical Therapists : 13.17
Registered Pharmacists : 8.79
Respiratory Therapists : 12.04
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.01
Physicians : 19.93
Medical Social Workers : 3.47
Medical Laboratory Technologists : 20.87
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 2.15
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 30.91
Nurse Practitioners: 1.43

Number Of Beds
Total: 150
Total Certified: 150
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 16

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Ambulance (Owned) Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Audiology Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Services
Chemotherapy Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dedicated Emergency Department Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Psychiatric Services
Emergency Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripter Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Neurosurgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Opthalmic Surgery Services
Organ Transplant Services
Orthopedic Surgery Services
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Outppatient Psychiatric Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Positron Emission Tomography (Pet) Scan Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

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

33.800%
Maine:

38.723%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

7.500%
Maine:

7.557%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.032%
State:

0.075%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

5.400%
State:

5.252%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

0.900%
Maine:

1.299%

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

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

$14,071
Maine:

$17,212
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,776
Maine:

$7,677
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.39%
State:

1.43%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,710
State:

$25,538
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,460
State:

$12,045
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

2.36%
Maine:

1.59%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,601
State:

$13,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,764
Maine:

$5,531
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

1.29%
State:

0.89%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,194
Maine:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,151
State:

$5,606
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

2.14%
Maine:

2.00%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,505
Maine:

$18,474
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,562
Maine:

$8,458
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

1.66%
Maine:

0.94%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,001
State:

$9,756
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,433
Maine:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.29%
Maine:

1.79%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,981
Maine:

$14,315
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,038
State:

$5,795
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.36%
State:

1.99%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,563
Maine:

$9,936
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,323
Maine:

$3,564
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.34%
Maine:

1.43%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,756
Maine:

$14,306
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,404
State:

$6,528
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

2.52%
State:

2.69%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,081
State:

$18,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,037
State:

$8,032
Number of discharges: 66
This Hospital:

3.54%
Maine:

2.32%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,498
State:

$17,498
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,238
State:

$7,635
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.29%
State:

1.95%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,092
State:

$13,827
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,428
State:

$5,527
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.80%
Maine:

0.52%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,918
State:

$15,054
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,863
State:

$6,767
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.59%
Maine:

0.42%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,480
State:

$20,783
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,015
State:

$8,797
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.75%
Maine:

0.47%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,096
Maine:

$12,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,413
Maine:

$4,900
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

3.06%
Maine:

3.68%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,517
Maine:

$10,407
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,137
Maine:

$4,810
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.13%
Maine:

0.35%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,215
State:

$15,660
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,061
Maine:

$6,775
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

2.25%
Maine:

1.82%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,595
State:

$26,472
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,604
State:

$12,346
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.53%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,560
Maine:

$14,137
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,719
Maine:

$6,286
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.59%
Maine:

0.55%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,767
State:

$15,313
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,354
State:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 95
This Hospital:

5.09%
Maine:

3.65%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,401
Maine:

$22,568
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,815
State:

$10,010
Number of discharges: 59
This Hospital:

3.16%
Maine:

2.09%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,502
Maine:

$11,729
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,125
Maine:

$4,598
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.02%
Maine:

1.23%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,500
State:

$31,415
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,114
State:

$12,288
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

1.39%
State:

1.39%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,351
State:

$17,191
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,683
State:

$7,621
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.63%
Maine:

1.72%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,343
State:

$28,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,018
State:

$13,029
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.80%
Maine:

0.77%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,863
Maine:

$13,016
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,773
Maine:

$5,469
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.97%
Maine:

0.62%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,500
State:

$17,771
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,291
Maine:

$8,537
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.80%
Maine:

0.28%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,922
Maine:

$11,986
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,727
Maine:

$5,264
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

3.54%
Maine:

2.31%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,070
State:

$16,978
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,863
State:

$8,145
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.34%
State:

0.50%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,157
Maine:

$45,469
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,852
State:

$20,907
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.59%
State:

0.28%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,058
State:

$31,667
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,579
State:

$13,897
Number of discharges: 104
Here:

5.58%
Maine:

7.55%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,497
Maine:

$40,734
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,956
Maine:

$17,723
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.90%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$58,272
State:

$76,170
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$26,787
Maine:

$35,545
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

0.38%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,829
State:

$12,819
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,624
State:

$5,510
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.64%
Maine:

1.06%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,309
State:

$19,588
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,825
Maine:

$8,034
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.80%
State:

0.37%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,655
Maine:

$11,003
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,204
State:

$4,532
Number of discharges: 50
This Hospital:

2.68%
Maine:

1.64%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,176
State:

$15,645
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,921
Maine:

$6,668
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.86%
State:

0.56%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,041
Maine:

$15,379
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,559
Maine:

$6,765
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

0.30%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,254
Maine:

$26,068
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,808
State:

$10,519
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.59%
State:

0.29%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,560
State:

$11,863
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,698
State:

$4,257
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.75%
Maine:

0.47%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,370
State:

$21,838
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,001
State:

$8,951
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

3.22%
Maine:

1.65%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,727
Maine:

$13,844
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,836
State:

$5,282
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.18%
Maine:

0.53%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,976
Maine:

$15,297
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,004
Maine:

$6,784
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

3.91%
State:

2.06%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,799
Maine:

$26,140
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,999
State:

$11,297
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.77%
State:

0.94%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,595
Maine:

$20,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,555
State:

$9,762
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

2.14%
State:

1.12%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,752
State:

$32,951
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,578
Maine:

$13,636
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.95%
Maine:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,515
State:

$30,707
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,375
Maine:

$13,381
Number of discharges: 121
Here:

6.49%
State:

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

$16,658
State:

$17,487
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,815
State:

$7,807
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.63%
Maine:

1.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,154
State:

$15,404
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,041
Maine:

$6,810
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.63%
Maine:

3.64%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,826
Maine:

$23,730
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,934
Maine:

$9,907
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

2.90%
State:

2.09%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,964
State:

$11,834
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,196
State:

$4,679
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.64%
Maine:

1.06%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,761
Maine:

$12,003
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,338
Maine:

$4,779
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.07%
State:

1.55%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,648
State:

$12,013
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,422
Maine:

$4,818
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.77%
Maine:

0.79%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 32%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Maine:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
Maine:

16%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

81%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

81%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

31%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

59%
State:

71%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
Maine:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
Maine:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
Maine:

16%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

59%
State:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

78%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

39%
State:

31%
Always
Here:

47%
Maine:

59%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
State:

86%
No
Here:

14%
Maine:

14%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
State:

6%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

22%
Maine:

20%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

73%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

24%
State:

21%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

73%
Maine:

76%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

95.0%
State:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

98.0%
State:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

99.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

4
State:

6
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

36
State:

43
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.7%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

97.0%
Maine:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

92.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Maine:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

96.0%
Maine:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Maine:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
Maine:

97.6%

Surgery

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

98.0%
Maine:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

99.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

98.3%
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:

100.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

94.7%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

96.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
Maine:

96.6%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Maine:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.3%
State:

14.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.0%
Maine:

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

12.3%
Maine:

11.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.1%
Maine:

18.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

21.5%
State:

23.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.3%
Maine:

17.9%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.194%
Maine:

0.161%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.194%
Maine:

0.413%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.581%
State:

0.734%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.194%
Maine:

0.220%

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