AURORA WEST ALLIS MEDICAL CENTER - WEST ALLIS, WI

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Addresss:
8901 W LINCOLN AVE
WEST ALLIS, WI, 53227
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (414) 328-6000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 30.30
Registered Professional Nurses : 252.20
Other Salaried Personnel : 575.87
Dieticians : 3.00
Occupational Therapists : 11.85
Physical Therapists : 16.20
Registered Pharmacists : 11.70
Respiratory Therapists : 7.60
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.50
Medical Social Workers : 7.10

Number Of Beds
Total: 149
Total Certified: 149
Rehabilitation Unit Beds: 10

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

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

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

$18,968
State:

$23,671
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,038
Wisconsin:

$7,955
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.64%
Wisconsin:

0.52%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,540
State:

$31,018
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,677
State:

$11,850
Number of discharges: 44
This Hospital:

1.49%
State:

0.88%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,575
Wisconsin:

$11,222
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,105
Wisconsin:

$4,372
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.44%
Wisconsin:

0.87%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,846
Wisconsin:

$16,495
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,148
Wisconsin:

$6,189
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.44%
Wisconsin:

0.34%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,516
Wisconsin:

$16,134
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,353
State:

$5,674
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.56%
Wisconsin:

1.59%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,882
State:

$23,140
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,569
State:

$8,548
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.75%
State:

0.95%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,457
Wisconsin:

$11,302
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,568
Wisconsin:

$3,866
Number of discharges: 30
This Hospital:

1.02%
Wisconsin:

1.54%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$36,510
Wisconsin:

$29,270
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,643
Wisconsin:

$11,161
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.51%
Wisconsin:

0.25%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,919
State:

$15,155
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,175
State:

$5,592
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

2.61%
Wisconsin:

2.19%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,184
State:

$12,509
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,961
State:

$3,821
Number of discharges: 22
Here:

0.75%
State:

1.25%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,366
State:

$17,207
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,354
Wisconsin:

$6,424
Number of discharges: 65
This Hospital:

2.20%
Wisconsin:

1.73%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,858
State:

$21,335
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,068
Wisconsin:

$7,927
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

2.17%
Wisconsin:

1.82%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,656
State:

$14,058
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,499
State:

$4,831
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

1.36%
State:

0.96%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,799
State:

$18,946
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,144
Wisconsin:

$6,630
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.44%
Wisconsin:

0.22%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,119
Wisconsin:

$17,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,399
State:

$6,652
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.02%
State:

0.54%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,899
Wisconsin:

$17,655
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,950
Wisconsin:

$6,009
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.58%
Wisconsin:

0.51%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,127
Wisconsin:

$14,142
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,820
State:

$4,375
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.47%
State:

0.25%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,659
Wisconsin:

$24,851
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,117
Wisconsin:

$9,520
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.54%
Wisconsin:

0.55%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,178
State:

$15,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,547
Wisconsin:

$4,974
Number of discharges: 94
Here:

3.19%
Wisconsin:

3.37%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,592
Wisconsin:

$13,731
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,502
Wisconsin:

$4,959
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

1.12%
State:

0.31%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,150
Wisconsin:

$14,936
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,278
State:

$4,909
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

1.56%
State:

0.32%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,965
Wisconsin:

$18,988
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,172
State:

$6,792
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

2.03%
State:

2.32%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$40,914
Wisconsin:

$33,990
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,365
Wisconsin:

$12,840
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.58%
State:

0.57%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,062
State:

$14,886
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,437
Wisconsin:

$4,948
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.68%
Wisconsin:

0.38%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,071
Wisconsin:

$18,327
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,448
State:

$6,464
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.98%
Wisconsin:

0.71%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,738
State:

$13,384
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,808
Wisconsin:

$4,378
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

0.41%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,881
State:

$18,193
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,132
State:

$6,800
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

2.27%
State:

3.63%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,565
State:

$26,198
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,743
State:

$9,958
Number of discharges: 49
Here:

1.66%
Wisconsin:

2.40%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,416
State:

$13,243
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,039
Wisconsin:

$4,551
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.68%
State:

1.29%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$42,478
State:

$35,972
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,146
Wisconsin:

$12,151
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.46%
Wisconsin:

1.36%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$67,077
Wisconsin:

$56,260
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,384
State:

$20,182
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.51%
State:

0.24%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$88,467
Wisconsin:

$110,615
Average Total Payments
Here:

$30,382
State:

$40,778
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

0.85%
State:

0.57%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,791
State:

$23,074
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,084
Wisconsin:

$7,743
Number of discharges: 54
Here:

1.83%
State:

1.80%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$44,258
Wisconsin:

$35,548
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,806
State:

$13,322
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

0.98%
Wisconsin:

0.82%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$24,251
State:

$17,646
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,055
State:

$5,553
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.61%
Wisconsin:

0.77%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,538
State:

$21,118
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,007
State:

$8,268
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.85%
Wisconsin:

0.59%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,521
Wisconsin:

$14,138
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,636
Wisconsin:

$5,212
Number of discharges: 141
This Hospital:

4.78%
State:

2.69%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,028
Wisconsin:

$34,391
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,160
Wisconsin:

$11,134
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.41%
Wisconsin:

0.22%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,841
Wisconsin:

$27,215
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,666
State:

$7,914
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.41%
State:

0.12%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$78,978
Wisconsin:

$71,608
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$18,431
State:

$23,009
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.41%
Wisconsin:

0.60%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,775
State:

$21,137
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,481
Wisconsin:

$8,791
Number of discharges: 26
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.36%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$72,999
Wisconsin:

$64,240
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,382
Wisconsin:

$22,497
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.26%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$56,296
Wisconsin:

$38,093
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,297
State:

$13,795
Number of discharges: 189
Here:

6.41%
State:

9.09%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$62,233
Wisconsin:

$52,360
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,046
State:

$18,325
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.75%
State:

1.04%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$100,764
Wisconsin:

$105,331
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,847
State:

$38,676
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.71%
Wisconsin:

0.58%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,025
Wisconsin:

$16,500
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,060
Wisconsin:

$5,791
Number of discharges: 47
This Hospital:

1.59%
Wisconsin:

1.04%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,656
Wisconsin:

$20,729
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,997
State:

$8,358
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.64%
Wisconsin:

0.64%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,883
State:

$13,556
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,148
Wisconsin:

$4,737
Number of discharges: 81
Here:

2.75%
Wisconsin:

2.21%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,293
Wisconsin:

$22,326
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,691
Wisconsin:

$7,874
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.21%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,084
Wisconsin:

$21,098
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,911
State:

$7,082
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.55%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,468
Wisconsin:

$23,248
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,979
State:

$8,197
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.54%
State:

0.48%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,701
State:

$36,399
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,453
State:

$13,437
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.81%
Wisconsin:

0.45%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$61,404
Wisconsin:

$62,191
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,437
State:

$18,208
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.68%
Wisconsin:

0.60%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,900
State:

$18,708
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,050
State:

$6,819
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

0.92%
Wisconsin:

0.36%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,440
Wisconsin:

$16,452
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,226
State:

$4,615
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.51%
Wisconsin:

0.05%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,117
Wisconsin:

$13,754
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,123
State:

$4,400
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

0.42%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$28,782
State:

$23,176
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,658
Wisconsin:

$8,590
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

1.42%
State:

1.27%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,991
State:

$18,938
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,309
Wisconsin:

$7,246
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.02%
Wisconsin:

0.68%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,828
State:

$28,398
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,176
State:

$9,453
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.37%
State:

0.16%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$24,126
State:

$15,943
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,805
State:

$5,594
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

0.95%
State:

0.87%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,787
Wisconsin:

$18,346
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,096
State:

$6,871
Number of discharges: 125
This Hospital:

4.24%
Wisconsin:

2.32%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,161
Wisconsin:

$29,909
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,585
State:

$11,293
Number of discharges: 51
Here:

1.73%
State:

1.25%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,517
Wisconsin:

$12,502
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,940
State:

$4,424
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.41%
State:

0.20%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,931
Wisconsin:

$24,048
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,457
Wisconsin:

$9,918
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.81%
Wisconsin:

0.95%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,376
State:

$35,760
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,093
State:

$13,569
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.85%
State:

0.87%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,802
Wisconsin:

$49,203
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,011
Wisconsin:

$17,345
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.54%
State:

0.68%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$18,568
Wisconsin:

$17,235
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,554
Wisconsin:

$5,613
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.47%
State:

0.50%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$70,831
Wisconsin:

$132,193
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,233
State:

$46,809
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.41%
Wisconsin:

0.12%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$33,198
Wisconsin:

$34,272
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,143
State:

$13,072
Number of discharges: 167
This Hospital:

5.66%
State:

4.88%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$27,497
Wisconsin:

$20,456
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,731
Wisconsin:

$7,598
Number of discharges: 76
This Hospital:

2.58%
Wisconsin:

2.02%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,708
Wisconsin:

$15,001
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,085
Wisconsin:

$4,781
Number of discharges: 52
This Hospital:

1.76%
Wisconsin:

1.07%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,317
State:

$18,127
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,121
State:

$6,684
Number of discharges: 108
Here:

3.66%
State:

3.24%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,825
State:

$26,905
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,817
Wisconsin:

$9,736
Number of discharges: 43
Here:

1.46%
Wisconsin:

1.83%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,111
Wisconsin:

$13,772
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,469
State:

$4,784
Number of discharges: 36
Here:

1.22%
Wisconsin:

1.08%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,460
Wisconsin:

$15,566
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,426
Wisconsin:

$4,906
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

1.53%
State:

1.37%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,498
State:

$17,716
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,438
State:

$4,975
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

1.87%
Wisconsin:

0.86%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

93.0%
State:

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

100.0%
Wisconsin:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
Wisconsin:

99.1%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

14
Wisconsin:

7
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack were transferred to another hospital
Here:

53
State:

48
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

97.9%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.7%

Heart Failure

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

100.0%
Wisconsin:

98.3%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

96.0%
Wisconsin:

91.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.4%

Pneumonia

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

99.0%
Wisconsin:

97.9%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

99.0%
State:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Wisconsin:

95.6%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

99.0%
State:

93.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

99.0%
State:

96.3%

Surgery

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

99.0%
State:

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

98.0%
State:

97.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Here:

99.0%
State:

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

99.0%
Wisconsin:

97.0%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
This Hospital:

100.0%
Wisconsin:

97.7%
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%
Wisconsin:

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

94.0%
State:

94.2%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

98.0%
Wisconsin:

95.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

98.0%
State:

95.8%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

98.0%
State:

97.3%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
Wisconsin:

99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

14.6%
Wisconsin:

15.1%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.1%
Wisconsin:

11.7%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

9.2%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

17.4%
Wisconsin:

18.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

27.4%
State:

23.7%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.1%
State:

18.1%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 35%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

5%
State:

3%
Usually
Here:

20%
Wisconsin:

17%
Always
Here:

75%
Wisconsin:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
Wisconsin:

3%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
Wisconsin:

82%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

13%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

34%
Wisconsin:

24%
Always
Here:

53%
State:

70%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

7%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

25%
Wisconsin:

24%
Always
Here:

68%
Wisconsin:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

21%
Wisconsin:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

59%
Wisconsin:

67%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

22%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

78%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

8%
Usually
This Hospital:

29%
State:

30%
Always
Here:

60%
Wisconsin:

62%

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

Yes
Here:

84%
State:

87%
No
Here:

16%
State:

13%

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

6 or lower
Here:

8%
Wisconsin:

6%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

24%
State:

21%
9 or 10
Here:

68%
State:

73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

5%
Wisconsin:

3%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

22%
State:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

73%
Wisconsin:

73%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.531%
State:

0.737%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.106%
State:

0.508%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.212%
Wisconsin:

0.765%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.106%
Wisconsin:

0.222%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

42.100%
State:

35.145%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

6.700%
Wisconsin:

8.007%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.053%
State:

0.080%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.007%
State:

0.018%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

3.300%
State:

5.714%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

2.600%
Wisconsin:

1.854%

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