TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - TIFTON, GA

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Addresss:
901 E 18TH STREET
TIFTON, GA, 31793
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (229) 382-7120

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

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS CENTER

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 112.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 143.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 400.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 7.00
Respiratory Therapists : 12.00
Medical Social Workers : 5.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 176
Total Certified: 176
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 15

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical 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 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 24%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

17%
Georgia:

18%
Always
Here:

80%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Georgia:

4%
Usually
Here:

15%
Georgia:

13%
Always
Here:

81%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
Here:

24%
Georgia:

22%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
Here:

18%
Georgia:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
Georgia:

19%
Always
Here:

69%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

61%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

19%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

7%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
Here:

22%
State:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

71%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

23%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

74%
State:

69%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.751%
State:

0.689%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
Here:

0.501%
State:

0.280%

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

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

$27,159
State:

$27,030
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,823
State:

$7,422
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.50%
State:

0.58%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,862
State:

$40,855
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,542
Georgia:

$11,736
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.57%
State:

0.79%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,821
State:

$28,193
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,880
Georgia:

$6,634
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

0.38%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,540
State:

$19,527
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,018
Georgia:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.76%
Georgia:

0.57%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,887
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,969
State:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

1.91%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,762
State:

$27,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,384
Georgia:

$7,924
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.22%
Georgia:

0.78%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,227
Georgia:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,378
State:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 59
Here:

2.25%
State:

1.39%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$48,477
State:

$28,680
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,462
Georgia:

$9,118
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.42%
State:

0.23%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,126
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,449
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

2.14%
State:

1.61%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,076
Georgia:

$47,208
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,296
State:

$13,773
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

1.45%
Georgia:

0.64%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,811
Georgia:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,247
Georgia:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 117
Here:

4.46%
Georgia:

1.74%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,863
Georgia:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,755
Georgia:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 71
Here:

2.71%
State:

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

$25,477
State:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,076
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

1.64%
State:

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

$15,181
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,284
State:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 64
This Hospital:

2.44%
Georgia:

1.80%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,343
Georgia:

$42,555
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,826
Georgia:

$12,927
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.42%
Georgia:

0.44%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,990
State:

$28,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,412
State:

$7,030
Number of discharges: 85
This Hospital:

3.24%
State:

2.03%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$25,613
Georgia:

$20,526
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,242
Georgia:

$5,772
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.50%
State:

0.25%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,884
State:

$19,316
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,475
State:

$6,333
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.57%
Georgia:

0.35%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,020
State:

$17,959
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,928
Georgia:

$5,418
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.80%
Georgia:

0.77%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,477
State:

$27,355
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,860
Georgia:

$7,627
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.69%
State:

0.70%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,748
Georgia:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,529
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 102
This Hospital:

3.89%
State:

3.05%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,038
State:

$14,841
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,038
Georgia:

$4,338
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.53%
State:

0.27%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,688
Georgia:

$15,127
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,128
Georgia:

$4,674
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.11%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,039
State:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,068
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.68%
Georgia:

2.05%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,543
Georgia:

$20,917
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,468
Georgia:

$5,983
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.65%
Georgia:

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

$20,588
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,136
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 108
This Hospital:

4.12%
Georgia:

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

$29,071
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,697
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

2.21%
Georgia:

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

$12,142
State:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,025
Georgia:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.14%
State:

1.23%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$37,648
State:

$43,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,160
State:

$11,587
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

2.14%
State:

1.11%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,801
State:

$15,683
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,644
State:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.61%
Georgia:

0.28%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$156,396
State:

$120,491
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$44,101
State:

$37,469
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.72%
State:

0.57%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,252
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,845
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

1.03%
Georgia:

1.73%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,853
Georgia:

$42,912
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,049
State:

$12,604
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.92%
Georgia:

0.93%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,375
Georgia:

$20,289
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,866
Georgia:

$5,383
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.57%
Georgia:

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

$32,332
State:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,885
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.61%
State:

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

$16,147
State:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,611
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.44%
Georgia:

3.08%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,503
State:

$42,581
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,070
Georgia:

$11,076
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.80%
State:

0.25%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,962
State:

$32,069
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,949
Georgia:

$7,475
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.53%
State:

0.18%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$75,035
State:

$75,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,304
Georgia:

$20,611
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.46%
Georgia:

0.48%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$52,485
State:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,508
State:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 142
Here:

5.42%
Georgia:

5.88%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$63,388
State:

$55,876
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,275
Georgia:

$16,527
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.88%
Georgia:

0.75%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$130,232
Georgia:

$122,673
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$44,598
State:

$36,337
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.69%
Georgia:

0.50%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,528
Georgia:

$21,420
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,992
State:

$5,281
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.76%
Georgia:

0.51%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,086
Georgia:

$22,776
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,069
Georgia:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.65%
Georgia:

1.12%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,764
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,084
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 61
Here:

2.33%
Georgia:

2.20%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,358
State:

$37,446
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,404
Georgia:

$12,430
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.65%
Georgia:

0.92%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,419
Georgia:

$22,431
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,864
Georgia:

$6,503
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.14%
State:

0.56%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$68,687
Georgia:

$59,205
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,830
State:

$16,082
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.72%
Georgia:

0.50%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$55,914
Georgia:

$64,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,913
State:

$20,678
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.84%
Georgia:

0.70%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,087
Georgia:

$42,017
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,600
State:

$10,961
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.61%
Georgia:

0.33%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,832
State:

$53,487
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,609
State:

$13,057
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.95%
Georgia:

1.54%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Non-Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,399
State:

$46,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,534
Georgia:

$11,330
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.26%
State:

0.50%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,647
Georgia:

$19,380
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,659
Georgia:

$6,413
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.72%
State:

0.52%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,385
Georgia:

$44,360
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,071
Georgia:

$13,112
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.84%
Georgia:

0.32%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,934
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,347
State:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.64%
State:

1.99%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,230
Georgia:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,448
Georgia:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.50%
Georgia:

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

$18,256
State:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,725
Georgia:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.95%
Georgia:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,336
State:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,089
Georgia:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 62
Here:

2.36%
State:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,922
Georgia:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,640
State:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

1.79%
Georgia:

1.84%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,685
Georgia:

$14,810
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,893
State:

$4,436
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.57%
Georgia:

0.29%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,906
Georgia:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,452
Georgia:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

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

$57,375
State:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,108
State:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.72%
State:

0.92%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$113,867
State:

$123,347
Average Total Payments
Here:

$33,743
Georgia:

$35,973
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.42%
Georgia:

0.37%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$51,192
State:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,592
Georgia:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.33%
State:

1.05%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,520
Georgia:

$19,683
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,500
Georgia:

$5,153
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.53%
State:

0.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,825
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,526
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

2.63%
State:

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

$20,285
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,711
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

1.49%
State:

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

$17,243
State:

$17,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,021
State:

$4,443
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.95%
Georgia:

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

$25,747
Georgia:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,367
State:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

2.52%
State:

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

$36,218
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,055
State:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

1.79%
State:

2.08%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,931
Georgia:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,221
Georgia:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.84%
State:

1.11%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$79,567
State:

$87,780
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,973
Georgia:

$26,304
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

2.29%
State:

1.23%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,982
State:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,249
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.37%
Georgia:

1.59%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,327
Georgia:

$19,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,323
Georgia:

$4,796
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.07%
Georgia:

0.99%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
Georgia:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
State:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.8%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

92.7%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.9%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

97.0%
State:

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

95.0%
State:

96.2%

Children's Asthma

Percent of Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

100.0%
Percent of Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

100.0%
Percent of Children and their Caregivers Who Received a Home Management Plan of Care Document While Hospitalized for Asthma
This Hospital:

96.0%
Georgia:

94.6%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Georgia:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

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

99.0%
State:

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%
Georgia:

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

96.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

95.0%
Georgia:

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.3%
Georgia:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.8%
Georgia:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

13.9%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.4%
State:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

24.4%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.9%
State:

18.5%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

35.900%
State:

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

13.100%
State:

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

0.038%
Georgia:

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

0.002%
State:

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

3.900%
Georgia:

5.752%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

2.100%
Georgia:

1.998%

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