SUTTER COAST HOSPITAL - CRESCENT CITY, CA

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Addresss:
800 E WASHINGTON BLVD
CRESCENT CITY, CA, 95531
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (707) 464-8860

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 11.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 38.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 142.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 4.50

Number Of Beds
Total: 47
Total Certified: 47

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric 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
This Hospital:

0.496%
State:

0.625%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.496%
State:

0.530%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.991%
California:

0.608%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

32.200%
California:

33.932%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

5.300%
State:

8.180%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.231%
State:

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

0.190%
California:

0.043%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.200%
California:

5.492%

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
Here:

3%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

72%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

16%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
California:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
California:

13%
Usually
Here:

27%
California:

28%
Always
Here:

65%
California:

59%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

23%
State:

25%
Always
Here:

72%
California:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
California:

23%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
California:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

21%
Always
Here:

73%
California:

69%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

18%
Usually
Here:

31%
State:

33%
Always
Here:

60%
State:

49%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

87%
California:

81%
No
This Hospital:

13%
California:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

8%
State:

10%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

25%
State:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

67%
State:

66%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

29%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

66%
State:

69%

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

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

$27,355
California:

$83,364
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,857
California:

$15,491
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

2.36%
State:

0.94%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$31,311
California:

$39,980
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,211
State:

$7,146
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.72%
State:

1.30%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,516
State:

$28,713
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,991
California:

$4,819
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

2.90%
California:

1.18%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,918
State:

$36,707
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,343
California:

$7,245
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.36%
California:

2.08%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,703
State:

$36,899
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,287
California:

$6,233
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

4.17%
California:

3.09%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,693
State:

$46,039
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,295
California:

$8,685
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

5.08%
State:

1.95%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,442
State:

$44,086
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,457
California:

$8,042
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.00%
State:

0.72%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,198
State:

$47,292
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,658
State:

$8,831
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

3.81%
California:

2.91%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$44,293
California:

$70,963
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,642
State:

$13,159
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

4.90%
State:

3.03%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,610
State:

$55,669
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,998
California:

$9,837
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.36%
California:

1.65%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,061
State:

$52,262
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,642
California:

$10,172
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

2.54%
California:

0.99%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,872
California:

$36,114
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,795
California:

$6,728
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

4.54%
California:

2.98%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$58,651
California:

$88,239
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,442
State:

$17,187
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.72%
California:

6.26%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,047
California:

$64,758
Average Total Payments
Here:

$14,100
California:

$11,179
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

7.80%
State:

1.15%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,116
California:

$48,439
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,944
State:

$8,967
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.72%
California:

1.90%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,260
California:

$72,128
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,959
California:

$14,548
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.72%
State:

1.48%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,005
California:

$70,949
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,995
State:

$12,543
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.36%
California:

1.04%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$59,886
California:

$101,885
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,252
California:

$17,925
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.00%
State:

1.30%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,555
California:

$90,173
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,852
California:

$16,748
Number of discharges: 89
Here:

16.15%
California:

7.21%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,701
State:

$50,385
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,700
California:

$9,612
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

7.99%
State:

2.35%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,051
California:

$35,628
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,706
State:

$6,112
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.36%
State:

0.53%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,310
State:

$48,755
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,290
State:

$8,695
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

6.53%
State:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,115
California:

$70,362
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,037
State:

$12,496
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

6.90%
State:

1.89%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

9
State:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

98.0%
California:

97.2%
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival
Here:

56
California:

69
Median Time to Fibrinolysis
This Hospital:

30
California:

27

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
California:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

79.0%
California:

93.5%

Pneumonia

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

97.0%
State:

96.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

98.0%
State:

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

100.0%
California:

98.1%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

98.0%
California:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

94.3%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

95.8%

Surgery

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

93.0%
California:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
California:

96.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

98.0%
California:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
California:

96.9%
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
Here:

94.0%
California:

93.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

90.0%
California:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

90.0%
California:

95.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.0%
California:

14.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

13.4%
State:

10.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

9.9%
California:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

18.7%
State:

19.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

22.7%
State:

24.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

18.0%
California:

18.3%

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