UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - AUGUSTA, GA

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Addresss:
1350 WALTON WAY
AUGUSTA, GA, 30901
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 722-9011

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 223.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 686.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 2060.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 10.00
Dieticians : 13.50
Occupational Therapists : 6.00
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Registered Pharmacists : 29.75
Respiratory Therapists : 32.25
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 4.00
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 8.00
Residents (Physicians) : 46.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 551
Total Certified: 551
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 41

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Services
Certified Trauma Center Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical 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
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

97.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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

93.0%
Georgia:

92.7%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

98.0%
Georgia:

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
Here:

96.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
State:

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
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

98.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

99.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
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:

97.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of all Heart Surgery Patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
This Hospital:

94.0%
Georgia:

95.5%
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%
Georgia:

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

95.0%
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)
This Hospital:

95.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
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%
State:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.7%
Georgia:

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

11.6%
State:

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

12.4%
Georgia:

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

18.5%
Georgia:

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

23.0%
Georgia:

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

19.0%
Georgia:

18.5%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 29%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

18%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
State:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

13%
Georgia:

13%
Always
Here:

82%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

14%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
Here:

24%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

62%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

22%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

24%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
Here:

17%
Georgia:

17%
Always
Here:

59%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
Georgia:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Georgia:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

8%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

29%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

63%
Georgia:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

83%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

17%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

17%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

75%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

3%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

15%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

82%
State:

69%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.396%
Georgia:

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

0.792%
State:

0.572%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

5.205%
State:

0.605%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.339%
Georgia:

0.280%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
This Hospital:

0.113%
State:

0.292%

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

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

$17,878
Georgia:

$27,030
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,418
State:

$7,422
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

0.62%
State:

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

$32,044
State:

$40,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,392
State:

$11,736
Number of discharges: 56
Here:

0.91%
Georgia:

0.79%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,696
State:

$20,765
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,898
Georgia:

$5,039
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.24%
Georgia:

0.30%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,786
State:

$13,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,909
State:

$3,817
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.31%
State:

0.34%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,806
State:

$28,193
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,262
State:

$6,634
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.39%
Georgia:

0.38%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,509
State:

$19,527
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,318
Georgia:

$5,348
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

0.78%
State:

0.57%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,458
State:

$14,069
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,694
State:

$4,045
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.31%
State:

0.27%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,794
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,178
State:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

1.17%
State:

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

$25,493
Georgia:

$27,665
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,496
State:

$7,924
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

0.78%
State:

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

$10,124
State:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,550
State:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 91
Here:

1.48%
State:

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

$26,615
Georgia:

$28,680
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,932
State:

$9,118
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.36%
State:

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

$14,920
State:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,341
State:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

0.98%
State:

1.61%
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,480
State:

$47,208
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,128
Georgia:

$13,773
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

0.98%
Georgia:

0.64%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,572
Georgia:

$15,911
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,554
Georgia:

$3,607
Number of discharges: 92
Here:

1.50%
Georgia:

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

$16,965
State:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,968
Georgia:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

1.14%
Georgia:

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

$24,887
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,162
State:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 95
Here:

1.54%
State:

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

$14,978
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,306
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

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

$29,582
Georgia:

$42,555
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,152
State:

$12,927
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.24%
State:

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

$18,424
State:

$28,361
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,876
Georgia:

$7,030
Number of discharges: 131
Here:

2.13%
Georgia:

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

$19,104
Georgia:

$20,526
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,361
State:

$5,772
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.23%
State:

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

$16,186
Georgia:

$19,316
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,676
Georgia:

$6,333
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.20%
State:

0.35%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,623
Georgia:

$17,959
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,113
Georgia:

$5,418
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

0.60%
State:

0.77%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,082
State:

$23,139
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,483
Georgia:

$6,864
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.42%
State:

0.21%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,279
State:

$17,671
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,064
State:

$4,089
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.21%
State:

0.16%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,598
State:

$27,355
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,152
Georgia:

$7,627
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

0.73%
State:

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

$16,425
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,804
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 139
Here:

2.26%
State:

3.05%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,683
State:

$25,590
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,299
Georgia:

$6,385
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

0.65%
Georgia:

0.53%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,729
Georgia:

$14,841
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,373
State:

$4,338
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.18%
Georgia:

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

$18,468
State:

$15,127
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,396
Georgia:

$4,674
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.20%
Georgia:

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

$17,058
Georgia:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,277
Georgia:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 124
Here:

2.02%
State:

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

$37,283
State:

$39,029
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,825
State:

$11,652
Number of discharges: 56
This Hospital:

0.91%
State:

0.72%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,357
Georgia:

$15,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,340
State:

$4,644
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.23%
Georgia:

0.45%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,812
State:

$20,917
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,035
Georgia:

$5,983
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.57%
State:

0.56%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,839
Georgia:

$14,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,197
Georgia:

$4,083
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

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

$18,593
State:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,283
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 157
This Hospital:

2.55%
State:

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

$31,462
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,090
State:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 163
This Hospital:

2.65%
Georgia:

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

$13,060
Georgia:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,222
Georgia:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

0.94%
State:

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

$29,669
State:

$43,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,189
State:

$11,587
Number of discharges: 73
This Hospital:

1.19%
Georgia:

1.11%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$54,529
State:

$68,459
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,371
State:

$19,424
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.31%
Georgia:

0.22%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,671
State:

$36,424
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,063
Georgia:

$9,460
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.39%
State:

0.36%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,934
State:

$15,683
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,094
Georgia:

$3,940
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.31%
Georgia:

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

$104,837
Georgia:

$120,491
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$33,504
State:

$37,469
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

1.11%
State:

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

$23,082
State:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,029
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 93
This Hospital:

1.51%
State:

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

$41,935
State:

$42,912
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,402
Georgia:

$12,604
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

0.98%
State:

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

$17,304
State:

$20,289
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,282
Georgia:

$5,383
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

0.70%
State:

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

$21,004
Georgia:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,324
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 83
This Hospital:

1.35%
State:

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

$15,070
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,700
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 152
This Hospital:

2.47%
Georgia:

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

$38,411
Georgia:

$42,581
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,474
State:

$11,076
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.24%
State:

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

$27,983
State:

$32,069
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,103
Georgia:

$7,475
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.23%
Georgia:

0.18%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$64,049
Georgia:

$75,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,762
Georgia:

$20,611
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

0.65%
Georgia:

0.48%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,065
State:

$27,148
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,769
State:

$7,980
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.34%
Georgia:

0.29%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$63,210
Georgia:

$74,669
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$21,397
Georgia:

$20,769
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.24%
Georgia:

0.27%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,030
State:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,871
Georgia:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 378
This Hospital:

6.15%
State:

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

$42,963
State:

$55,876
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,574
State:

$16,527
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

1.11%
Georgia:

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

$88,836
Georgia:

$122,673
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$31,971
Georgia:

$36,337
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

0.42%
State:

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

$19,639
Georgia:

$21,420
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,987
Georgia:

$5,281
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.33%
State:

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

$22,025
State:

$22,776
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,905
Georgia:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 103
This Hospital:

1.67%
State:

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

$13,391
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,233
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 136
Here:

2.21%
Georgia:

2.20%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,064
State:

$19,554
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,751
Georgia:

$6,592
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.29%
State:

0.23%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$39,807
Georgia:

$37,446
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,608
State:

$12,430
Number of discharges: 63
Here:

1.02%
Georgia:

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

$16,012
Georgia:

$22,431
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,330
Georgia:

$6,503
Number of discharges: 39
Here:

0.63%
State:

0.56%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,745
State:

$26,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,077
State:

$8,183
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.20%
Georgia:

0.24%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,681
State:

$39,055
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,636
State:

$11,691
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

0.93%
State:

0.24%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$64,229
State:

$59,205
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,227
Georgia:

$16,082
Number of discharges: 58
Here:

0.94%
Georgia:

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

$84,561
State:

$64,856
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,269
Georgia:

$20,678
Number of discharges: 74
This Hospital:

1.20%
State:

0.70%
Other Vascular Procedures without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$52,090
Georgia:

$42,017
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,093
State:

$10,961
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.33%
State:

0.33%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$68,076
Georgia:

$76,070
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,023
Georgia:

$20,843
Number of discharges: 60
This Hospital:

0.98%
Georgia:

0.37%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$48,087
State:

$53,487
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,286
Georgia:

$13,057
Number of discharges: 217
Here:

3.53%
State:

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

$41,080
Georgia:

$46,911
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,925
State:

$11,330
Number of discharges: 93
This Hospital:

1.51%
Georgia:

0.50%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without Coronary Artery Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$36,518
Georgia:

$52,475
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,235
State:

$12,843
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

0.35%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,423
Georgia:

$19,380
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,455
Georgia:

$6,413
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

0.62%
State:

0.52%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,896
State:

$12,300
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,020
Georgia:

$4,244
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

0.46%
Georgia:

0.26%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$64,553
Georgia:

$54,797
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,539
Georgia:

$16,690
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

0.59%
State:

0.33%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$46,325
Georgia:

$44,360
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,464
State:

$13,112
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

0.59%
Georgia:

0.32%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,129
Georgia:

$34,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,769
State:

$9,891
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.26%
State:

0.27%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,157
State:

$14,511
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,219
State:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.31%
Georgia:

0.39%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,535
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,765
Georgia:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

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

$21,577
Georgia:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,416
State:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.34%
Georgia:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,038
State:

$28,741
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,619
Georgia:

$9,127
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.39%
State:

0.37%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,228
State:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,834
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 74
This Hospital:

1.20%
Georgia:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,778
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,381
State:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 149
This Hospital:

2.42%
State:

2.62%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,789
State:

$32,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,866
Georgia:

$10,664
Number of discharges: 149
Here:

2.42%
Georgia:

1.84%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,166
State:

$14,810
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,002
Georgia:

$4,436
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

0.46%
Georgia:

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

$35,549
Georgia:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,782
Georgia:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.57%
Georgia:

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

$37,571
Georgia:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,596
Georgia:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

0.67%
State:

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

$97,567
Georgia:

$123,347
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,593
Georgia:

$35,973
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.37%
State:

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

$51,548
Georgia:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,811
Georgia:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

0.59%
Georgia:

1.05%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,746
State:

$19,683
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,604
Georgia:

$5,153
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

0.49%
State:

0.62%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$127,684
State:

$138,586
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$38,975
Georgia:

$41,504
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

0.73%
State:

0.34%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,111
Georgia:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,083
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 415
Here:

6.75%
Georgia:

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

$20,232
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,966
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 97
Here:

1.58%
State:

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

$12,630
State:

$17,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,292
State:

$4,443
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.49%
Georgia:

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

$21,381
Georgia:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,111
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 122
Here:

1.98%
Georgia:

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

$30,714
State:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,017
Georgia:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 129
Here:

2.10%
State:

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

$13,076
Georgia:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,309
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

0.62%
State:

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

$57,860
Georgia:

$87,780
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,148
State:

$26,304
Number of discharges: 102
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

1.23%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,038
State:

$18,313
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,447
State:

$4,627
Number of discharges: 71
This Hospital:

1.15%
Georgia:

1.59%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,912
Georgia:

$19,753
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,539
Georgia:

$4,796
Number of discharges: 53
This Hospital:

0.86%
Georgia:

0.99%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

31.600%
State:

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

9.200%
State:

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

0.068%
State:

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

0.105%
State:

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

7.000%
State:

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

1.200%
State:

1.998%

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