VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - DEL RIO, TX

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Addresss:
801 BEDELL AVE
DEL RIO, TX, 78840
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (830) 775-8566

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 40.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 47.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 236.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 93
Total Certified: 93

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical 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

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.416%
State:

0.614%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.416%
Texas:

0.531%

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

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

$22,765
State:

$56,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,194
Texas:

$12,129
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.33%
State:

0.85%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,961
State:

$25,580
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,882
State:

$5,548
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

2.47%
State:

1.35%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,245
State:

$17,909
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,375
Texas:

$3,737
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.04%
Texas:

1.48%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,250
State:

$22,187
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,808
Texas:

$5,512
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.18%
Texas:

2.13%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,445
Texas:

$29,940
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,716
State:

$6,395
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

2.91%
Texas:

2.05%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,758
Texas:

$35,718
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,094
State:

$7,640
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

2.33%
State:

2.27%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,168
State:

$22,469
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,321
Texas:

$4,747
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

2.04%
State:

1.59%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,843
Texas:

$25,425
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,882
Texas:

$5,709
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.89%
Texas:

0.71%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,632
Texas:

$24,361
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,699
Texas:

$4,830
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

3.06%
Texas:

3.07%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,191
State:

$30,533
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,093
State:

$6,742
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.91%
State:

1.83%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,763
Texas:

$52,594
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,325
Texas:

$11,790
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

1.75%
Texas:

0.73%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,305
Texas:

$29,852
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,038
Texas:

$6,718
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

6.70%
State:

3.09%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,149
Texas:

$46,288
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,755
State:

$9,846
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

3.64%
State:

2.71%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,993
State:

$20,982
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,067
Texas:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

2.47%
Texas:

1.18%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,793
Texas:

$55,186
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,857
State:

$11,865
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.89%
Texas:

1.25%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,889
State:

$36,171
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,720
Texas:

$7,674
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

2.18%
Texas:

1.60%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,847
Texas:

$34,831
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,147
Texas:

$7,778
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.89%
Texas:

1.15%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,959
Texas:

$22,532
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,574
Texas:

$5,086
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

2.91%
State:

3.62%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,406
Texas:

$40,354
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,991
State:

$7,743
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.60%
Texas:

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

$66,099
Texas:

$60,653
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,129
Texas:

$13,908
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

4.51%
Texas:

6.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,125
Texas:

$32,026
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,553
State:

$7,792
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

3.20%
Texas:

1.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,772
Texas:

$20,255
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,074
Texas:

$4,589
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

5.82%
State:

2.39%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,401
State:

$29,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,935
Texas:

$6,717
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

4.08%
Texas:

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

$18,747
Texas:

$44,595
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,017
State:

$10,908
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

7.86%
Texas:

1.68%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,993
Texas:

$70,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,763
State:

$15,222
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

2.04%
Texas:

1.10%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,992
State:

$55,259
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,175
State:

$12,623
Number of discharges: 106
Here:

15.43%
State:

4.83%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,925
Texas:

$31,223
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,927
State:

$7,429
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

3.49%
Texas:

1.68%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,128
Texas:

$30,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,924
State:

$6,580
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

2.62%
Texas:

2.99%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,397
Texas:

$46,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,647
State:

$9,603
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.75%
Texas:

1.99%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

88.0%
Texas:

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

91.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

98.9%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

21
Texas:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

93.0%
Texas:

95.6%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
Here:

64.0%
State:

97.4%

Heart Failure

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

98.0%
State:

98.7%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

83.0%
Texas:

96.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

98.0%
Texas:

93.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Texas:

99.5%

Pneumonia

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

92.0%
Texas:

96.4%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

87.0%
Texas:

97.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

86.0%
State:

95.2%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

96.0%
Texas:

96.2%

Surgery

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

89.0%
Texas:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

95.0%
Texas:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

91.0%
Texas:

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:

93.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

93.0%
Texas:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

99.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

95.1%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

100.0%
Texas:

96.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Texas:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

93.0%
Texas:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.3%
Texas:

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

11.3%
Texas:

11.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.4%
State:

11.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

23.1%
State:

24.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

19.3%
State:

18.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

50.900%
Texas:

37.857%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

6.000%
State:

8.275%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.158%
State:

0.250%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.138%
Texas:

0.110%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 18%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
Texas:

5%
Usually
Here:

19%
Texas:

17%
Always
Here:

76%
State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Texas:

4%
Usually
Here:

15%
Texas:

13%
Always
Here:

79%
Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

69%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

9%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

22%
Texas:

21%
Always
Here:

69%
Texas:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

19%
State:

19%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

66%
Texas:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
Texas:

9%
Usually
Here:

19%
Texas:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
Texas:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
Texas:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
Texas:

25%
Always
Here:

58%
State:

67%

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

Yes
Here:

82%
Texas:

83%
No
This Hospital:

18%
Texas:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

14%
State:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

32%
State:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

54%
State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

9%
Texas:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

37%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
Here:

54%
State:

72%

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