TENNOVA HEALTHCARE-LAFOLLETT MEDICAL CENTER - LA FOLLETTE, TN

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Addresss:
923 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE
LA FOLLETTE, TN, 37766
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (423) 907-1200

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 41.05
Registered Professional Nurses : 25.02
Other Salaried Personnel : 193.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.07
Registered Pharmacists : 2.08
Respiratory Therapists : 9.50
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 67
Total Certified: 67
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 10

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 Surgical Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
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
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

52
State:

45
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

94.0%
State:

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

98.0%
Tennessee:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Tennessee:

96.9%
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
Here:

100.0%
State:

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
This Hospital:

100.0%
Tennessee:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.2%

Surgery

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%
Tennessee:

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

93.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

76.0%
State:

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

56.0%
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 Failure
Here:

10.5%
Tennessee:

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

12.1%
State:

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

23.5%
State:

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

21.3%
Tennessee:

19.3%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.914%
Tennessee:

0.336%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

16%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
State:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

12%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

83%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

18%
Tennessee:

23%
Always
Here:

71%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

18%
Tennessee:

22%
Always
Here:

75%
Tennessee:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

26%
Tennessee:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
Tennessee:

16%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

63%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Tennessee:

10%
Usually
Here:

19%
Tennessee:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Tennessee:

8%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
Tennessee:

66%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

77%
State:

82%
No
This Hospital:

23%
Tennessee:

18%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

12%
Tennessee:

9%
7 or 8
Here:

23%
State:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

65%
Tennessee:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

7%
Tennessee:

6%
Yes, probably
Here:

31%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

62%
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:

40.700%
Tennessee:

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

4.100%
Tennessee:

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

0.260%
State:

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

0.168%
Tennessee:

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

4.200%
Tennessee:

4.940%

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

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

$25,941
Tennessee:

$36,619
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,349
State:

$10,935
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.36%
State:

1.08%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,840
State:

$17,395
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,491
Tennessee:

$5,186
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.36%
Tennessee:

0.40%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,235
Tennessee:

$17,020
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,459
Tennessee:

$5,041
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.89%
State:

1.33%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,836
Tennessee:

$16,279
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,492
Tennessee:

$5,032
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.14%
Tennessee:

1.82%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,198
Tennessee:

$14,776
Average Total Payments
Here:

$2,995
State:

$3,353
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.36%
State:

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

$13,787
Tennessee:

$19,593
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,116
Tennessee:

$5,660
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

5.97%
State:

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

$17,165
State:

$23,923
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,260
State:

$7,037
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

4.72%
Tennessee:

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

$11,374
State:

$14,972
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,844
State:

$4,309
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.83%
State:

2.17%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,726
Tennessee:

$16,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,784
State:

$4,325
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.67%
Tennessee:

3.25%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,993
State:

$19,150
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,289
State:

$6,090
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

4.56%
Tennessee:

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

$24,101
State:

$29,962
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,694
Tennessee:

$8,869
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

6.45%
State:

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

$12,382
State:

$14,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,638
Tennessee:

$4,108
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.99%
Tennessee:

1.28%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,681
Tennessee:

$22,616
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,131
Tennessee:

$6,897
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.89%
Tennessee:

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

$12,947
Tennessee:

$15,485
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,190
Tennessee:

$4,583
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

7.55%
State:

3.34%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,081
State:

$14,272
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,511
State:

$4,148
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.14%
State:

2.15%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,919
State:

$26,754
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,700
State:

$7,625
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

10.38%
Tennessee:

1.78%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,415
State:

$40,945
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,750
Tennessee:

$11,818
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.73%
Tennessee:

1.09%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,439
Tennessee:

$38,065
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,780
State:

$11,398
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

7.08%
Tennessee:

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

$11,369
State:

$21,763
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,477
State:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.73%
Tennessee:

1.42%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,753
Tennessee:

$20,741
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,332
State:

$5,942
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

12.89%
Tennessee:

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

$22,736
Tennessee:

$30,931
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,784
Tennessee:

$8,698
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

9.43%
Tennessee:

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

$17,789
Tennessee:

$15,203
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,892
Tennessee:

$4,222
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.89%
Tennessee:

1.35%

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