UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - THOMASTON, GA

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Addresss:
801 W GORDON STREET
THOMASTON, GA, 30286
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 647-8111

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 23.60
Registered Professional Nurses : 114.45
Other Salaried Personnel : 288.21
Dieticians : 0.01
Physical Therapists : 0.01
Registered Pharmacists : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 10.40
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.01
Physicians : 2.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 119
Total Certified: 119

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank 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
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.329%
State:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.329%
Georgia:

0.572%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

93.0%
Georgia:

99.2%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

8
State:

33
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.8%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
State:

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

94.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

90.0%
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:

93.0%
Georgia:

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

98.0%
Georgia:

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

98.0%
Georgia:

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

94.0%
State:

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

96.0%
Georgia:

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

97.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

98.0%
State:

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

95.0%
Georgia:

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

96.0%
State:

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

95.0%
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 Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

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

55.0%
State:

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

91.0%
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:

96.0%
Georgia:

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

90.0%
Georgia:

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

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.9%
State:

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

13.3%
State:

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

17.5%
State:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

21.4%
Georgia:

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

24.3%
State:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.7%
State:

18.5%

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

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

$21,748
State:

$40,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,340
Georgia:

$11,736
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.47%
Georgia:

0.79%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,289
Georgia:

$13,855
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,757
Georgia:

$3,817
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.24%
Georgia:

0.34%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,569
State:

$14,069
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,922
Georgia:

$4,045
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.24%
Georgia:

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

$14,005
State:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,207
Georgia:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.03%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,778
Georgia:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,668
State:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.58%
Georgia:

1.39%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,359
Georgia:

$17,342
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,896
Georgia:

$5,372
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

1.61%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,128
State:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,228
Georgia:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

3.16%
State:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,590
State:

$15,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,696
Georgia:

$4,587
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

2.71%
Georgia:

1.80%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,118
Georgia:

$17,959
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,495
Georgia:

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

2.37%
Georgia:

0.77%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,612
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,858
State:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

3.50%
Georgia:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,842
State:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,625
Georgia:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

3.05%
Georgia:

2.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,900
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,267
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

4.75%
Georgia:

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

$18,630
Georgia:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,106
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

2.71%
Georgia:

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

$11,789
Georgia:

$13,448
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,419
State:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.81%
State:

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

$35,573
Georgia:

$43,346
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,182
State:

$11,587
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.47%
State:

1.11%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,344
Georgia:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,370
Georgia:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

4.18%
Georgia:

1.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,635
State:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,456
Georgia:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.36%
Georgia:

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

$13,508
State:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,949
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 39
This Hospital:

4.41%
State:

3.08%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$56,741
State:

$46,857
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,674
State:

$13,303
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

5.88%
State:

5.88%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,053
Georgia:

$22,776
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,268
Georgia:

$7,451
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

1.69%
State:

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

$12,702
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,461
Georgia:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

2.60%
State:

2.20%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,498
State:

$14,511
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,041
State:

$4,235
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.58%
State:

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

$17,494
Georgia:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,207
Georgia:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

7.01%
State:

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

$15,972
Georgia:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,575
Georgia:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.36%
Georgia:

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

$12,769
Georgia:

$17,108
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,158
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.81%
Georgia:

1.49%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,069
Georgia:

$20,836
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,417
Georgia:

$6,507
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

3.95%
State:

2.62%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,776
State:

$30,987
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,399
Georgia:

$9,086
Number of discharges: 29
Here:

3.28%
Georgia:

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

$27,870
Georgia:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,378
Georgia:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

3.39%
Georgia:

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

$32,080
Georgia:

$52,482
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,400
Georgia:

$14,739
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.69%
State:

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

$15,404
State:

$19,683
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,912
State:

$5,153
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.36%
Georgia:

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

$25,634
Georgia:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,932
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 57
This Hospital:

6.44%
Georgia:

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

$16,187
Georgia:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,111
State:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

3.39%
Georgia:

1.59%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,160
State:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,045
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

2.60%
Georgia:

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

$20,911
Georgia:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,177
Georgia:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

2.15%
State:

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

$11,518
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,575
Georgia:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

1.69%
State:

1.11%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,729
Georgia:

$19,753
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,712
State:

$4,796
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

2.94%
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:

33.800%
State:

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

7.200%
State:

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

0.139%
Georgia:

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

0.146%
Georgia:

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

2.700%
State:

5.752%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 28%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

12%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

86%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
Georgia:

4%
Usually
Here:

9%
State:

13%
Always
This Hospital:

88%
Georgia:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Georgia:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

18%
State:

24%
Always
Here:

77%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Georgia:

7%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

79%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

71%
Georgia:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

11%
Georgia:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

87%
Georgia:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

3%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

22%
Georgia:

27%
Always
Here:

75%
State:

65%

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

Yes
Here:

82%
State:

81%
No
Here:

18%
State:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

4%
Georgia:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

19%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

77%
Georgia:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

22%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

76%
Georgia:

69%

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