BERT FISH MEDICAL CENTER - NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL

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Addresss:
401 PALMETTO ST
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL, 32170
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (386) 424-5000

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 : 12.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 92.60
Other Salaried Personnel : 239.98
Dieticians : 1.00
Occupational Therapists : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 4.00
Registered Pharmacists : 5.00
Respiratory Therapists : 8.50
Medical Social Workers : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 112
Total Certified: 112

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
Home Health Services
Hospice Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.870%
Florida:

0.580%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

1.160%
Florida:

0.465%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
This Hospital:

0.580%
State:

0.424%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

96.0%
Florida:

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

97.0%
Florida:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

97.0%
Florida:

99.9%
Percent of Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
This Hospital:

75.0%
State:

95.4%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

94.0%
State:

97.8%

Heart Failure

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

94.0%
Florida:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

90.0%
Florida:

97.3%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

81.0%
State:

93.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

99.7%

Pneumonia

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

98.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

99.4%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

96.0%
Florida:

96.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

86.0%
Florida:

96.5%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

86.0%
State:

97.7%

Surgery

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

93.0%
Florida:

98.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

97.0%
Florida:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
Florida:

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:

99.0%
Florida:

97.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

99.0%
Florida:

98.2%
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%
Florida:

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

88.0%
State:

94.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

97.0%
Florida:

97.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

88.0%
State:

97.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

92.0%
State:

96.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

16.7%
Florida:

15.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.8%
State:

11.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

12.0%
Florida:

11.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

20.1%
State:

19.5%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

23.9%
State:

24.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.0%
Florida:

18.6%

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

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

$21,858
State:

$39,188
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,938
Florida:

$7,236
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.63%
State:

0.61%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,638
State:

$56,805
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,189
Florida:

$11,188
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.76%
State:

0.92%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,878
Florida:

$29,308
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,485
State:

$5,013
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

2.15%
Florida:

0.33%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,150
Florida:

$25,508
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,443
State:

$5,155
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

2.76%
State:

1.52%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,763
State:

$17,832
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,015
State:

$3,540
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

3.27%
State:

2.00%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,100
Florida:

$25,471
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,545
State:

$5,275
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

3.78%
State:

1.97%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,727
State:

$32,205
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,919
Florida:

$6,099
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

4.19%
State:

2.28%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,547
Florida:

$39,026
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,026
Florida:

$7,410
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

4.19%
Florida:

2.16%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,983
Florida:

$23,968
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,825
State:

$4,534
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.15%
Florida:

1.78%
Circulatory Disorders Except Acute Myocardial Infarction, with Card Cath without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,828
Florida:

$42,374
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,702
Florida:

$6,838
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

1.94%
State:

1.78%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,124
State:

$27,105
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,800
Florida:

$4,566
Number of discharges: 28
Here:

2.86%
State:

3.97%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,177
Florida:

$32,281
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,370
State:

$6,280
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

3.27%
Florida:

1.92%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$45,958
Florida:

$54,357
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,894
Florida:

$11,119
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

1.12%
Florida:

0.63%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,076
State:

$30,027
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,293
State:

$6,310
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.76%
State:

3.10%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,931
State:

$46,190
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,641
Florida:

$9,405
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

3.68%
Florida:

2.68%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,462
Florida:

$62,599
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,746
State:

$11,419
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

2.25%
Florida:

1.13%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,517
State:

$36,877
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,990
Florida:

$7,181
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

2.55%
State:

1.36%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,770
State:

$58,736
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,875
State:

$12,157
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

0.78%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,143
Florida:

$28,580
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,132
Florida:

$5,183
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.63%
State:

0.78%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,541
State:

$25,550
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,131
State:

$4,912
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.43%
State:

3.06%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$45,352
State:

$62,092
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,434
Florida:

$12,789
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

5.31%
State:

5.59%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,711
State:

$22,072
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,664
State:

$4,329
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

1.43%
State:

1.84%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,878
Florida:

$58,481
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,293
State:

$12,104
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

0.78%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,339
Florida:

$48,058
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,407
Florida:

$11,711
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.23%
Florida:

0.25%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent with Major Complications or 4+ Vessels/Stents
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,582
Florida:

$113,350
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,595
Florida:

$20,514
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.94%
Florida:

0.38%
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Drug-Eluting Stent without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$50,386
State:

$77,938
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,432
State:

$12,671
Number of discharges: 23
This Hospital:

2.35%
State:

1.54%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$26,043
State:

$40,764
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,786
Florida:

$8,129
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

1.84%
Florida:

1.01%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,575
State:

$33,745
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,379
Florida:

$6,637
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

0.39%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,172
Florida:

$31,773
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,212
Florida:

$6,342
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.94%
Florida:

2.09%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,016
Florida:

$48,665
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,335
State:

$10,507
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

2.15%
Florida:

1.42%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,357
Florida:

$46,344
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,649
Florida:

$9,075
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.33%
State:

0.72%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$46,664
Florida:

$73,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,800
Florida:

$14,633
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

1.63%
State:

0.97%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,604
Florida:

$25,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,844
State:

$5,014
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

1.23%
State:

0.76%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,378
Florida:

$62,484
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,737
Florida:

$12,161
Number of discharges: 103
This Hospital:

10.52%
Florida:

3.48%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,294
State:

$36,829
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,827
Florida:

$7,095
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

4.09%
State:

1.34%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,478
State:

$33,576
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,077
State:

$6,347
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.74%
Florida:

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

$32,576
Florida:

$49,521
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,956
Florida:

$9,220
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

2.55%
Florida:

1.45%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,541
State:

$24,049
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,759
State:

$4,447
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

1.74%
Florida:

0.98%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,401
Florida:

$25,778
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,112
State:

$4,531
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

3.06%
State:

2.45%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

30.000%
Florida:

32.874%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

5.900%
Florida:

9.768%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.033%
State:

0.158%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.002%
Florida:

0.041%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

6.300%
State:

6.824%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

3.200%
Florida:

3.396%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

5%
Florida:

7%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Florida:

16%
Always
Here:

76%
Florida:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

14%
Usually
This Hospital:

30%
Florida:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

60%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

27%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

21%
State:

25%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

58%
State:

58%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

22%
Florida:

21%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
Florida:

68%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

13%
Usually
Here:

35%
State:

30%
Always
This Hospital:

55%
State:

57%

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

Yes
Here:

80%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

20%
Florida:

19%

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

6 or lower
Here:

9%
Florida:

11%
7 or 8
Here:

33%
State:

24%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

58%
State:

65%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

6%
State:

8%
Yes, probably
Here:

31%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

63%
State:

68%

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