ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL - POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

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Addresss:
241 NORTH ROAD
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, 12601
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (845) 483-5000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 18.90
Registered Professional Nurses : 250.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 1092.00
Dieticians : 2.80
Occupational Therapists : 6.40
Physical Therapists : 14.00
Registered Pharmacists : 6.80
Respiratory Therapists : 9.50
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 29.50
Physicians : 23.75
Medical Social Workers : 30.00
Physician Assistants : 4.50
Residents (Physicians) : 18.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 411
Total Certified: 411
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 59
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 26

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug 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 - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Transplant 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 Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.859%
New York:

0.660%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.172%
State:

0.452%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

13.200%
New York:

11.437%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.107%
State:

0.112%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.076%
State:

0.030%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

4.600%
State:

3.854%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 23%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

19%
New York:

20%
Always
Here:

74%
New York:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
New York:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
State:

15%
Usually
Here:

26%
State:

27%
Always
Here:

60%
New York:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
New York:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

67%
State:

66%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
New York:

24%
Usually
Here:

16%
New York:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

20%
New York:

22%
Always
Here:

69%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

34%
State:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

55%
State:

49%

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

Yes
Here:

85%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

15%
New York:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

13%
New York:

12%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

22%
New York:

27%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
New York:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
Here:

26%
New York:

29%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

68%
State:

64%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.6%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
New York:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.8%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
New York:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

97.0%
New York:

94.0%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

100.0%
New York:

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

100.0%
New York:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.1%
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:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

92.6%
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:

95.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

94.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
New York:

94.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

14.5%
State:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.1%
State:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.8%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

21.8%
New York:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

29.1%
New York:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.6%
New York:

19.8%

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

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

$63,141
New York:

$46,975
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,252
State:

$15,936
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.76%
New York:

1.08%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,162
State:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,160
New York:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

3.37%
New York:

0.85%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,873
New York:

$26,629
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,373
State:

$9,363
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.30%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,374
State:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,898
New York:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.76%
New York:

1.43%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$55,526
New York:

$34,476
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,151
State:

$11,180
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.08%
State:

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

$19,778
New York:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,623
New York:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.02%
New York:

1.64%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,231
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,984
New York:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

2.35%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,528
New York:

$44,209
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,568
New York:

$16,866
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.70%
New York:

0.14%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,686
New York:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,523
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.83%
New York:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,084
New York:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,587
State:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.97%
State:

1.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,037
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,906
New York:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

2.48%
New York:

1.87%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,990
New York:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,798
State:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

1.97%
New York:

1.51%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,757
New York:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,457
New York:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

2.73%
State:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,618
New York:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,671
State:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.40%
State:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,767
New York:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,251
State:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.66%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$39,245
New York:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,554
State:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,569
New York:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,863
State:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 64
This Hospital:

4.07%
State:

3.99%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,504
State:

$21,832
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,208
New York:

$7,978
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.14%
New York:

0.31%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,778
State:

$19,845
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,891
State:

$5,974
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.95%
New York:

0.44%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,567
New York:

$20,757
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,747
New York:

$6,412
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.50%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,289
State:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,291
New York:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.21%
New York:

1.98%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,731
State:

$19,019
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,831
State:

$6,378
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.76%
New York:

0.59%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,903
New York:

$25,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,686
State:

$7,975
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.76%
State:

0.56%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,076
State:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,360
State:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.91%
State:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$51,100
State:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,834
New York:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

2.03%
State:

2.38%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,205
State:

$44,953
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,317
New York:

$15,635
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.72%
New York:

0.97%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,812
State:

$37,196
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,597
New York:

$13,945
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.89%
State:

0.26%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$64,825
State:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,597
State:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.08%
State:

1.22%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,515
New York:

$24,933
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,614
State:

$7,235
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

0.66%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,966
New York:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,304
New York:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

4.20%
New York:

2.87%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,050
New York:

$45,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,286
State:

$17,066
Number of discharges: 174
This Hospital:

11.06%
State:

4.46%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$60,804
New York:

$61,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$21,112
State:

$21,855
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.02%
New York:

0.58%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,810
State:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,065
State:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

2.03%
New York:

1.10%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,691
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,599
State:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,405
New York:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,609
New York:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

3.94%
State:

2.44%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,116
New York:

$46,800
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,128
New York:

$17,465
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.76%
State:

0.71%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,178
State:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,180
New York:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.70%
State:

0.70%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$82,706
State:

$80,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$28,594
New York:

$30,467
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.27%
State:

0.53%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,116
New York:

$36,373
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,285
State:

$14,644
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.40%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,627
State:

$43,362
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,275
State:

$14,491
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.76%
State:

0.12%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,654
State:

$16,388
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,116
State:

$6,112
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.21%
New York:

0.40%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,283
New York:

$32,228
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,535
State:

$10,299
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.76%
New York:

0.89%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,544
State:

$36,015
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,324
New York:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.89%
State:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,253
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,283
New York:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,586
New York:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,463
New York:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

2.23%
State:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$66,468
State:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,967
New York:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.46%
State:

1.29%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,237
New York:

$18,806
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,409
New York:

$5,953
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.70%
New York:

0.31%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$55,805
New York:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,616
New York:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.08%
New York:

0.82%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,647
State:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,265
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.72%
State:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$53,115
State:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,243
State:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 67
This Hospital:

4.26%
State:

5.04%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,812
State:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,122
State:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

2.48%
State:

1.68%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,579
New York:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,566
State:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.21%
New York:

0.89%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,339
New York:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,066
New York:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

2.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,373
State:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,201
State:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

1.46%
State:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,391
New York:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,389
State:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.95%
State:

1.04%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$65,859
New York:

$74,410
Average Total Payments
Here:

$32,157
New York:

$31,590
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.59%
State:

0.50%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,170
New York:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,881
State:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

3.50%
State:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,113
State:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,844
New York:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.95%
New York:

1.33%

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