SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER - WINCHESTER, TN

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Addresss:
185 HOSPITAL ROAD
WINCHESTER, TN, 37398
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (931) 967-8295

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

Overall Star Rating: 2 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 1 Star
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 4 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 2 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 4 Stars

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 43.25
Registered Professional Nurses : 88.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 223.25
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.50
Physical Therapists : 4.50
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 2.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.50
Medical Social Workers : 2.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 145
Total Certified: 145
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 12
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) 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
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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
This Hospital:

6%
Tennessee:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
Tennessee:

16%
Always
Here:

77%
Tennessee:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Tennessee:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Tennessee:

10%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Tennessee:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

24%
Tennessee:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
State:

63%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

15%
Tennessee:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

63%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Tennessee:

66%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

82%
No
Here:

19%
Tennessee:

18%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

29%
Tennessee:

23%
9 or 10
Here:

62%
State:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
Tennessee:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

30%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

63%
State:

69%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

38.600%
State:

34.494%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

7.500%
State:

8.346%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.039%
State:

0.170%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.005%
Tennessee:

0.080%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.400%
State:

4.940%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.300%
State:

3.454%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.5%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

6
State:

6
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

99.0%
Tennessee:

96.4%
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival
This Hospital:

36
Tennessee:

68
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.9%
Median Time to Fibrinolysis
This Hospital:

38
State:

27

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
Tennessee:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
Tennessee:

91.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

98.0%
Tennessee:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

88.0%
Tennessee:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
Tennessee:

97.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

98.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

94.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
Tennessee:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

99.0%
Tennessee:

96.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
Tennessee:

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:

100.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Tennessee:

92.9%
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:

96.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.3%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.1%
Tennessee:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.8%
Tennessee:

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

11.7%
Tennessee:

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

18.9%
Tennessee:

20.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

29.2%
Tennessee:

25.0%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.2%
State:

19.3%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.576%
State:

0.749%

Complaint Deficiency

Quality Measures

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
This Hospital:

48.9%
State:

21.3%
Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.5%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Here:

91.5%
Tennessee:

86.6%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Here:

89.1%
Tennessee:

83.0%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Here:

2.6%
Tennessee:

3.6%

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

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

$26,592
Tennessee:

$36,619
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,838
Tennessee:

$10,935
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
State:

1.08%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,805
State:

$20,047
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,128
State:

$4,912
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.90%
State:

0.38%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,113
Tennessee:

$13,654
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,303
State:

$3,520
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.34%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,259
Tennessee:

$17,395
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,725
Tennessee:

$5,186
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.96%
Tennessee:

0.40%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,201
Tennessee:

$12,805
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,443
Tennessee:

$3,645
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.90%
Tennessee:

0.17%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,867
State:

$17,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,612
Tennessee:

$5,041
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.06%
State:

1.33%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,614
Tennessee:

$25,814
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,935
State:

$7,544
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.69%
Tennessee:

0.81%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,869
Tennessee:

$12,407
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,340
State:

$3,513
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

1.81%
Tennessee:

1.42%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,997
Tennessee:

$16,279
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,627
State:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 49
This Hospital:

2.61%
Tennessee:

1.82%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,204
State:

$14,776
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,180
State:

$3,353
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

1.38%
State:

1.53%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,083
State:

$19,593
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,383
Tennessee:

$5,660
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

4.10%
State:

2.47%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,433
State:

$23,923
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,340
State:

$7,037
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.34%
State:

2.65%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,568
State:

$14,972
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,086
Tennessee:

$4,309
Number of discharges: 107
This Hospital:

5.69%
Tennessee:

2.17%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,477
Tennessee:

$45,552
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,054
State:

$13,151
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.59%
State:

0.37%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,505
Tennessee:

$28,176
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,187
Tennessee:

$6,835
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

2.45%
State:

2.04%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,078
State:

$17,403
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,741
State:

$5,111
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.90%
Tennessee:

0.69%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,327
State:

$26,619
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,543
Tennessee:

$7,338
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.59%
State:

0.57%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,025
State:

$16,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,112
State:

$4,325
Number of discharges: 86
This Hospital:

4.57%
State:

3.25%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,893
Tennessee:

$13,268
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,912
Tennessee:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.59%
Tennessee:

0.33%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,435
Tennessee:

$20,711
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,666
Tennessee:

$6,053
Number of discharges: 53
Here:

2.82%
Tennessee:

1.86%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,501
State:

$15,688
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,049
Tennessee:

$4,468
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.74%
State:

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

$15,535
State:

$19,150
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,705
Tennessee:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 59
Here:

3.14%
Tennessee:

3.17%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,267
Tennessee:

$29,962
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,162
Tennessee:

$8,869
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

1.91%
Tennessee:

2.69%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,868
Tennessee:

$14,398
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,945
Tennessee:

$4,108
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.65%
Tennessee:

1.28%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,617
Tennessee:

$42,601
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,728
Tennessee:

$11,072
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.01%
Tennessee:

1.11%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,216
State:

$32,948
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,582
Tennessee:

$9,125
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.39%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,902
Tennessee:

$14,253
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,477
Tennessee:

$3,839
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.17%
State:

0.39%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,242
State:

$25,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,427
Tennessee:

$6,993
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.96%
State:

1.55%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,156
State:

$19,590
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,647
State:

$5,007
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.59%
Tennessee:

0.75%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,854
State:

$22,616
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,711
Tennessee:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.44%
State:

1.25%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,406
State:

$15,485
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,352
State:

$4,583
Number of discharges: 159
This Hospital:

8.46%
State:

3.34%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,385
Tennessee:

$22,522
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,118
State:

$7,598
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.01%
State:

0.29%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,441
State:

$48,672
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,847
State:

$13,186
Number of discharges: 76
Here:

4.04%
Tennessee:

5.32%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,326
Tennessee:

$19,934
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,711
Tennessee:

$5,122
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.90%
Tennessee:

0.55%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,909
State:

$14,272
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,911
State:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 59
Here:

3.14%
State:

2.15%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,226
Tennessee:

$18,056
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,344
State:

$5,865
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.69%
Tennessee:

0.50%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,252
State:

$13,909
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,520
State:

$3,775
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.44%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,890
Tennessee:

$20,829
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,474
Tennessee:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.50%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,619
State:

$17,917
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,551
State:

$4,923
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

2.29%
Tennessee:

1.25%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,848
State:

$19,625
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,442
State:

$6,067
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

2.34%
Tennessee:

2.21%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,954
Tennessee:

$30,685
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,168
State:

$9,923
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.01%
State:

1.65%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,556
Tennessee:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,467
State:

$3,963
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.64%
Tennessee:

0.22%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,766
Tennessee:

$27,845
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,132
Tennessee:

$8,368
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

2.98%
State:

0.93%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,017
State:

$40,945
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,635
State:

$11,818
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

1.54%
State:

1.09%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,004
Tennessee:

$51,409
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,903
Tennessee:

$14,090
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.33%
Tennessee:

1.16%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$38,900
State:

$38,065
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,931
Tennessee:

$11,398
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

3.46%
State:

4.50%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,011
State:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,360
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

2.39%
State:

1.42%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,163
State:

$15,457
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,714
State:

$4,193
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.22%
Tennessee:

0.63%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,491
Tennessee:

$20,741
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,601
Tennessee:

$5,942
Number of discharges: 95
This Hospital:

5.05%
Tennessee:

3.38%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,847
State:

$30,931
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,947
State:

$8,698
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

1.70%
State:

2.30%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,330
Tennessee:

$15,203
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,993
Tennessee:

$4,222
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

2.61%
Tennessee:

1.35%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,468
Tennessee:

$17,657
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,064
State:

$4,362
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

1.17%
Tennessee:

1.51%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,066
Tennessee:

$18,327
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,142
Tennessee:

$4,491
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.90%
Tennessee:

0.93%

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