STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL - TOCCOA, GA

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Addresss:
163 HOSPITAL DRIVE
TOCCOA, GA, 30577
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 282-4250

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 15.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 76.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 177.75
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.25
Respiratory Therapists : 6.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 99
Total Certified: 99

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency 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
Here:

1.017%
Georgia:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.339%
Georgia:

0.572%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

15
Georgia:

33
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Georgia:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

89.3%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

100.0%
Georgia:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

94.0%
Georgia:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

97.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

94.0%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

98.4%
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%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

97.0%
Georgia:

97.4%
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:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

68.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
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:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

99.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

12.9%
Georgia:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

10.0%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

10.6%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

20.6%
State:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

24.4%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.1%
Georgia:

18.5%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

23.400%
Georgia:

35.075%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

11.600%
State:

8.789%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.176%
Georgia:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.200%
State:

0.053%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

3.900%
Georgia:

5.752%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 27%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

19%
Georgia:

18%
Always
Here:

77%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
Georgia:

13%
Always
Here:

83%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
Georgia:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

71%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
Here:

19%
Georgia:

17%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Georgia:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

19%
Always
Here:

74%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
Georgia:

27%
Always
Here:

65%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

84%
Georgia:

81%
No
Here:

16%
Georgia:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

25%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

67%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

5%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

28%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

67%
Georgia:

69%

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

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

$15,747
State:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,845
Georgia:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.55%
Georgia:

1.39%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,310
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,909
State:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

5.47%
Georgia:

1.61%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,424
State:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,411
State:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

4.76%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,929
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,406
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.14%
State:

2.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,068
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,088
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

7.13%
State:

1.80%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,269
Georgia:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,245
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

5.23%
State:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,525
State:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,665
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.55%
Georgia:

2.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,967
State:

$15,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,149
State:

$4,644
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

4.16%
State:

0.45%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,138
State:

$14,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,544
Georgia:

$4,083
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.55%
Georgia:

0.41%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,079
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,566
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

4.64%
Georgia:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,047
Georgia:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,296
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.62%
State:

3.03%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,127
Georgia:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,822
Georgia:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

3.21%
Georgia:

1.23%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,114
Georgia:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,936
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.55%
Georgia:

1.73%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,151
Georgia:

$20,289
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,572
State:

$5,383
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.31%
State:

0.79%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,008
Georgia:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,791
State:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

2.73%
State:

1.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,531
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,436
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 92
This Hospital:

10.94%
Georgia:

3.08%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,224
Georgia:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,673
State:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

3.45%
Georgia:

5.88%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,073
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,825
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

3.45%
Georgia:

2.20%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,097
State:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,968
State:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.55%
State:

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

$10,509
State:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,618
Georgia:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.31%
Georgia:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,997
State:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,706
Georgia:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.43%
Georgia:

2.62%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,477
Georgia:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,840
Georgia:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

4.28%
State:

0.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,802
Georgia:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,187
State:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.14%
State:

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

$31,187
Georgia:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,896
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

3.45%
Georgia:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,033
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,088
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.85%
Georgia:

1.59%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,884
State:

$17,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,411
Georgia:

$4,443
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.62%
State:

0.71%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,257
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,650
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

8.32%
Georgia:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,477
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,086
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

3.33%
Georgia:

1.11%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,834
Georgia:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,993
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.31%
Georgia:

1.59%

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