VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC - VALDESE, NC

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Addresss:
720 MALCOLM BLVD
VALDESE, NC, 28690
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (828) 874-2251

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 7.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 113.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 234.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 3.50
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 4.00
Registered Pharmacists : 4.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.50
Physicians : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 172
Total Certified: 172

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Home Health Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) 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
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

1.346%
State:

0.641%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.449%
North Carolina:

0.553%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

33.300%
North Carolina:

33.381%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

12.700%
North Carolina:

8.387%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.038%
State:

0.085%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 34%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

81%
North Carolina:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

12%
North Carolina:

13%
Always
Here:

86%
North Carolina:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
North Carolina:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

72%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
North Carolina:

7%
Usually
Here:

18%
North Carolina:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

75%
North Carolina:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

14%
North Carolina:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

16%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

10%
Usually
Here:

17%
North Carolina:

19%
Always
Here:

76%
North Carolina:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
North Carolina:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
State:

28%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
North Carolina:

63%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

86%
North Carolina:

84%
No
Here:

14%
North Carolina:

16%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

6%
State:

7%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

19%
North Carolina:

23%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

75%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

3%
North Carolina:

5%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

20%
North Carolina:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

77%
State:

71%

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

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

$36,084
State:

$31,268
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,978
State:

$12,140
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.39%
North Carolina:

1.10%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,568
North Carolina:

$10,855
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,067
North Carolina:

$3,934
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

2.21%
North Carolina:

1.74%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,327
State:

$13,979
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,485
State:

$5,681
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.31%
North Carolina:

1.56%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,944
State:

$16,598
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,538
State:

$6,474
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

4.23%
North Carolina:

1.95%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,245
State:

$20,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,680
State:

$7,977
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

2.76%
North Carolina:

2.12%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,444
State:

$14,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,861
North Carolina:

$5,010
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

4.96%
North Carolina:

3.29%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,668
State:

$17,587
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,568
State:

$6,877
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.31%
State:

2.04%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,511
North Carolina:

$16,617
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,582
State:

$6,986
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

5.15%
North Carolina:

3.07%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$38,357
State:

$23,957
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,514
State:

$10,019
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

5.51%
North Carolina:

3.02%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$52,488
State:

$36,549
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,403
State:

$12,287
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.31%
North Carolina:

1.15%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$57,980
North Carolina:

$42,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,780
North Carolina:

$13,554
Number of discharges: 51
This Hospital:

9.38%
State:

6.15%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,988
State:

$13,158
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,913
State:

$4,790
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

2.57%
State:

1.96%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,337
North Carolina:

$21,562
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,879
North Carolina:

$8,579
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

4.96%
State:

1.96%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,512
North Carolina:

$16,705
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,497
State:

$6,949
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

4.41%
State:

2.38%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,370
North Carolina:

$26,632
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,961
North Carolina:

$11,435
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

4.23%
North Carolina:

1.71%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,423
North Carolina:

$22,947
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,480
State:

$9,860
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

3.13%
North Carolina:

0.84%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,988
North Carolina:

$30,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,541
State:

$13,291
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

5.33%
North Carolina:

1.35%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,212
State:

$45,134
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,529
North Carolina:

$16,101
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.02%
State:

0.98%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,154
North Carolina:

$32,059
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,515
North Carolina:

$12,838
Number of discharges: 58
This Hospital:

10.66%
State:

5.09%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,507
State:

$19,865
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,141
State:

$7,684
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

3.68%
North Carolina:

1.78%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,849
North Carolina:

$17,495
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,293
North Carolina:

$6,811
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

4.04%
State:

2.26%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,896
State:

$25,424
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,903
North Carolina:

$9,800
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

6.43%
State:

2.12%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,420
State:

$13,441
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,286
State:

$4,784
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.02%
State:

0.79%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.5%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

12
State:

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

93.0%
North Carolina:

96.2%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.5%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
North Carolina:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

97.2%

Surgery

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

100.0%
State:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
North Carolina:

99.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

98.4%
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:

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

99.0%
State:

96.0%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

100.0%
North Carolina:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

90.0%
North Carolina:

97.7%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

96.0%
North Carolina:

96.7%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

99.0%
North Carolina:

99.8%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

16.2%
North Carolina:

15.2%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

11.1%
North Carolina:

11.5%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.6%
North Carolina:

12.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.0%
North Carolina:

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

17.0%
State:

18.8%

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