OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE - BATON ROUGE, LA

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Addresss:
17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR
BATON ROUGE, LA, 70816
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (225) 755-4876

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 : 10.80
Registered Professional Nurses : 63.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 187.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 6.74
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 3.70
Nuclear Medicine Technicians : 1.00
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 200
Total Certified: 200
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 19
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 25

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis 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
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

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

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

$29,401
State:

$43,517
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,452
Louisiana:

$11,329
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.44%
Louisiana:

0.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,467
Louisiana:

$18,676
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,148
Louisiana:

$5,133
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.88%
Louisiana:

1.34%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,022
Louisiana:

$11,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,433
State:

$3,525
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.62%
State:

1.75%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,357
State:

$17,074
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,034
State:

$5,195
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.44%
Louisiana:

2.37%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,463
Louisiana:

$14,727
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,448
Louisiana:

$3,579
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

3.01%
Louisiana:

1.32%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,954
State:

$22,169
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,599
Louisiana:

$5,961
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

3.53%
Louisiana:

2.01%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,049
Louisiana:

$30,887
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,584
State:

$7,375
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.88%
State:

2.15%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,048
Louisiana:

$15,410
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,190
Louisiana:

$4,526
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.44%
State:

1.96%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,280
Louisiana:

$18,472
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,623
Louisiana:

$5,270
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

2.36%
Louisiana:

0.79%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,522
Louisiana:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,719
State:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

3.53%
State:

3.45%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,604
Louisiana:

$23,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,055
Louisiana:

$6,368
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.09%
State:

1.80%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,822
Louisiana:

$20,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,817
Louisiana:

$6,262
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

5.10%
Louisiana:

4.02%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,095
State:

$34,212
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,300
Louisiana:

$9,181
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

4.32%
Louisiana:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,793
State:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,120
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.70%
Louisiana:

2.07%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,587
Louisiana:

$45,151
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,078
State:

$11,427
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

2.49%
Louisiana:

0.96%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,962
Louisiana:

$26,393
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,374
State:

$7,158
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.70%
State:

1.56%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,731
Louisiana:

$26,802
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,787
Louisiana:

$7,334
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.57%
Louisiana:

1.32%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,584
Louisiana:

$16,881
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,424
State:

$4,786
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.49%
State:

4.16%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,460
Louisiana:

$48,840
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,917
State:

$13,051
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

3.40%
Louisiana:

4.93%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,294
Louisiana:

$22,710
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,591
State:

$7,159
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.70%
Louisiana:

0.94%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,539
State:

$13,945
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,069
Louisiana:

$4,247
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.83%
Louisiana:

2.82%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,306
State:

$29,813
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,688
State:

$7,985
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

3.27%
Louisiana:

1.01%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,185
Louisiana:

$15,539
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,775
State:

$5,075
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.49%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,519
Louisiana:

$22,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,710
Louisiana:

$6,275
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

4.06%
State:

2.48%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,136
State:

$34,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,164
State:

$10,222
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.96%
State:

1.75%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,287
State:

$35,001
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,740
State:

$8,988
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.57%
State:

1.02%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,880
State:

$55,174
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,331
Louisiana:

$14,638
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.83%
Louisiana:

1.12%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,960
State:

$17,381
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,415
State:

$4,811
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.96%
State:

0.57%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$68,027
Louisiana:

$138,300
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$33,469
Louisiana:

$36,884
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.83%
State:

0.25%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,327
State:

$43,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,831
Louisiana:

$11,975
Number of discharges: 83
This Hospital:

10.86%
Louisiana:

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

$17,607
Louisiana:

$23,723
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,107
State:

$7,106
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.36%
Louisiana:

1.70%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,387
Louisiana:

$23,889
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,155
State:

$6,196
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

4.97%
State:

3.35%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,744
State:

$39,349
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,775
State:

$9,135
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

3.14%
State:

1.73%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,301
State:

$16,578
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,100
Louisiana:

$4,361
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.57%
State:

1.62%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$63,729
State:

$90,080
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,206
State:

$25,446
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

2.88%
State:

0.98%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,209
Louisiana:

$19,103
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,830
State:

$4,576
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.70%
Louisiana:

0.87%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 22%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Louisiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

16%
Louisiana:

14%
Always
Here:

79%
Louisiana:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

3%
Usually
This Hospital:

15%
State:

11%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

12%
Louisiana:

10%
Usually
Here:

24%
Louisiana:

20%
Always
Here:

64%
Louisiana:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

20%
Louisiana:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
Louisiana:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

20%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
Louisiana:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
State:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
Louisiana:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
Louisiana:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
Louisiana:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
Louisiana:

73%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
State:

83%
No
Here:

16%
Louisiana:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

10%
Louisiana:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

22%
State:

18%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

68%
State:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
Louisiana:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

23%
Louisiana:

21%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

70%
Louisiana:

75%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

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

98.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

97.0%
Louisiana:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

90.0%
State:

89.8%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.0%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

90.9%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
Louisiana:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

97.0%
Louisiana:

92.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

94.0%
State:

90.7%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

93.5%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Louisiana:

97.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
Louisiana:

95.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
Louisiana:

96.5%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Here:

95.0%
State:

92.3%
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:

99.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

92.3%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

95.5%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

99.0%
Louisiana:

96.1%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.4%
State:

16.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

12.7%
Louisiana:

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

14.6%
State:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.3%
Louisiana:

19.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.2%
State:

25.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

20.7%
State:

18.7%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.334%
State:

0.177%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.002%
State:

0.686%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.668%
State:

0.448%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

0.056%
State:

0.309%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.016%
Louisiana:

0.092%

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