TOGUS VA MEDICAL CENTER (AUGUSTA, ME) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Failure

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.5%

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

This Hospital:	75.0%
Maine:	96.7%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Here:	93.0%
State:	95.1%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	96.0%
Maine:	99.3%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	95.0%
State:	97.9%

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

Here:	95.0%
Maine:	96.8%

Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Here:	93.0%
State:	98.3%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

Here:	80.0%
Maine:	96.3%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	86.0%
Maine:	95.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
State:	97.6%

Surgery

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

Here:	99.0%
Maine:	98.7%

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

Here:	98.0%
Maine:	98.2%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	98.9%

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

This Hospital:	96.0%
Maine:	97.7%

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

Here:	96.0%
Maine:	98.3%

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:	100.0%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	94.7%

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

Here:	93.0%
Maine:	96.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	11.5%
State:	11.7%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	11.6%
Maine:	11.9%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

Here:	24.5%
State:	23.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	19.7%
State:	17.9%

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TOGUS VA MEDICAL CENTER - AUGUSTA, ME