UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - LAFAYETTE, LA

Submitted by:Trina Ellis, Administrative Assistant
Please correct the main hospital number for University Medical Center in Lafayette, LA to show as (337) 261-6000. The telephone number you have listed is the main number to the Administrative offices.

Thank you so much.

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Addresss:
2390 WEST CONGRESS
LAFAYETTE, LA, 70506
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (337) 261-6001

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - State
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 116.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 165.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 346.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 6.00
Dieticians : 3.00
Registered Pharmacists : 8.00
Respiratory Therapists : 18.00
Physicians : 69.00
Medical Social Workers : 4.00
Residents (Physicians) : 26.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 146
Total Certified: 146
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 20

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Neonatal Nursery Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Organ Bank 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:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Louisiana:

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

100.0%
State:

99.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

11
Louisiana:

12
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

94.5%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

97.0%
Louisiana:

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:

100.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

98.0%
Louisiana:

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
State:

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

95.0%
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)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Louisiana:

93.5%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

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

96.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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:

98.0%
Louisiana:

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

99.0%
State:

96.5%
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%
Louisiana:

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

95.0%
Louisiana:

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

93.0%
Louisiana:

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

90.0%
Louisiana:

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

99.0%
State:

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 Failure
This Hospital:

12.5%
State:

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

25.9%
State:

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

19.1%
Louisiana:

18.7%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

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

1.000%
State:

1.429%

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

Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,896
Louisiana:

$10,237
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,474
State:

$5,204
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

14.47%
State:

0.10%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,064
State:

$17,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,028
Louisiana:

$4,542
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

17.11%
State:

3.45%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,605
Louisiana:

$13,296
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,624
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

15.79%
Louisiana:

2.07%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,054
Louisiana:

$15,539
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,687
State:

$5,075
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

14.47%
State:

2.33%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,338
Louisiana:

$22,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,342
Louisiana:

$6,275
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

21.05%
Louisiana:

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

$16,329
State:

$34,569
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,293
State:

$10,222
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

17.11%
Louisiana:

1.75%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 19%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Louisiana:

4%
Usually
Here:

17%
Louisiana:

14%
Always
Here:

80%
Louisiana:

82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

14%
Louisiana:

11%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
Louisiana:

10%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

64%
State:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
Louisiana:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

75%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
Louisiana:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

65%
Louisiana:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Louisiana:

9%
Usually
Here:

19%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

76%
State:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

73%

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

Yes
Here:

81%
State:

83%
No
This Hospital:

19%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

7%
Louisiana:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

22%
Louisiana:

18%
9 or 10
Here:

71%
Louisiana:

74%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
Here:

22%
State:

21%
Yes, definitely
Here:

76%
State:

75%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

5.300%
State:

8.157%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.547%
State:

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

0.568%
Louisiana:

0.092%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

3.600%
Louisiana:

5.188%

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