WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL - WHITESBURG, KY

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Addresss:
240 HOSPITAL ROAD
WHITESBURG, KY, 41858
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (606) 633-3500

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

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 45.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 80.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 162.50
Dieticians : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 7.00
Registered Pharmacists : 3.00
Respiratory Therapists : 9.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 2.00
Physicians : 3.00
Medical Social Workers : 2.00
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 90
Total Certified: 71

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
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
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

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.589%
Kentucky:

0.802%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.295%
State:

0.318%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.295%
State:

0.510%

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:

4%
Usually
This Hospital:

14%
State:

16%
Always
Here:

84%
State:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
Kentucky:

3%
Usually
Here:

10%
State:

13%
Always
Here:

89%
Kentucky:

84%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

9%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

23%
Always
Here:

79%
State:

68%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

19%
Kentucky:

21%
Always
Here:

77%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
Kentucky:

19%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
State:

17%
Always
Here:

67%
State:

64%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
Kentucky:

8%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

77%
Kentucky:

74%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

27%
Kentucky:

29%
Always
This Hospital:

67%
State:

62%

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

Yes
Here:

87%
Kentucky:

83%
No
This Hospital:

13%
State:

17%

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

6 or lower
Here:

4%
Kentucky:

8%
7 or 8
Here:

20%
Kentucky:

22%
9 or 10
Here:

76%
State:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

2%
Kentucky:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

23%
Kentucky:

24%
Yes, definitely
Here:

75%
State:

71%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

41.800%
State:

40.592%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

6.100%
State:

8.052%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.059%
State:

0.126%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.041%
Kentucky:

0.042%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

99.0%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

6
Kentucky:

7
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

92.0%
Kentucky:

96.4%

Heart Failure

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

95.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This Hospital:

85.0%
Kentucky:

92.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

86.0%
Kentucky:

88.1%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.3%

Pneumonia

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

96.0%
Kentucky:

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

90.0%
Kentucky:

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

100.0%
Kentucky:

98.6%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

97.0%
State:

92.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

86.0%
State:

92.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

95.3%

Surgery

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

96.0%
State:

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

100.0%
State:

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

92.0%
Kentucky:

98.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

100.0%
Kentucky:

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%
State:

99.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

84.0%
Kentucky:

95.1%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

89.0%
State:

95.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Kentucky:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

15.2%
State:

15.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

13.0%
State:

11.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

13.0%
State:

12.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

28.1%
State:

25.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.4%
Kentucky:

19.4%

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

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

$13,042
Kentucky:

$23,224
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,602
State:

$7,434
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.98%
State:

0.58%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,973
Kentucky:

$11,894
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,252
State:

$3,657
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

5.49%
State:

0.71%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,561
Kentucky:

$15,106
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,582
Kentucky:

$5,206
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

1.07%
State:

1.30%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,936
State:

$10,390
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,098
Kentucky:

$3,523
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.72%
State:

1.82%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,380
Kentucky:

$13,744
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,400
State:

$5,175
Number of discharges: 40
This Hospital:

3.28%
State:

1.73%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,415
State:

$12,630
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,000
Kentucky:

$3,521
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

2.05%
Kentucky:

2.06%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,242
Kentucky:

$17,372
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,424
Kentucky:

$5,992
Number of discharges: 66
This Hospital:

5.41%
Kentucky:

2.84%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,039
State:

$20,645
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,673
State:

$7,341
Number of discharges: 45
Here:

3.69%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,941
State:

$13,107
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,793
Kentucky:

$4,458
Number of discharges: 115
Here:

9.43%
State:

3.01%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,521
Kentucky:

$14,320
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,638
State:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.64%
Kentucky:

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

$10,705
Kentucky:

$13,998
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,898
State:

$4,507
Number of discharges: 94
Here:

7.70%
State:

3.82%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,451
Kentucky:

$18,407
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,349
State:

$6,339
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.98%
State:

1.93%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,803
State:

$13,654
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,678
Kentucky:

$4,398
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

1.56%
State:

0.45%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,562
State:

$16,913
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,775
State:

$6,315
Number of discharges: 82
This Hospital:

6.72%
State:

3.15%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$21,996
State:

$26,625
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,291
Kentucky:

$9,229
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

3.36%
Kentucky:

2.66%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,094
Kentucky:

$11,669
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,807
State:

$4,186
Number of discharges: 55
This Hospital:

4.51%
Kentucky:

1.54%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,724
Kentucky:

$12,624
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,329
Kentucky:

$3,863
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

0.47%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,234
Kentucky:

$25,337
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,338
State:

$7,502
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.07%
Kentucky:

1.27%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,453
State:

$20,791
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,394
Kentucky:

$5,319
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

1.64%
State:

0.77%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,588
State:

$13,466
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,193
State:

$4,783
Number of discharges: 40
Here:

3.28%
State:

2.86%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,889
Kentucky:

$15,097
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,179
State:

$5,302
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.07%
Kentucky:

0.75%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,003
Kentucky:

$12,072
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,736
Kentucky:

$4,289
Number of discharges: 62
This Hospital:

5.08%
Kentucky:

2.14%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,768
State:

$16,046
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,873
Kentucky:

$5,910
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

1.31%
State:

0.47%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$22,628
Kentucky:

$20,882
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,889
Kentucky:

$8,036
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.80%
Kentucky:

2.17%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,133
State:

$14,170
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,342
State:

$4,959
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

2.21%
Kentucky:

1.23%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,178
Kentucky:

$16,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,175
State:

$6,346
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

1.64%
State:

2.10%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,616
Kentucky:

$11,850
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,438
State:

$3,982
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

1.07%
Kentucky:

0.31%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$69,171
State:

$96,467
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,734
Kentucky:

$33,223
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.90%
State:

0.39%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$31,682
Kentucky:

$43,386
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,250
Kentucky:

$14,679
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

1.39%
State:

1.27%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$32,086
Kentucky:

$34,004
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,697
Kentucky:

$11,802
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.72%
State:

3.65%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,796
Kentucky:

$17,934
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,804
State:

$6,263
Number of discharges: 81
Here:

6.64%
Kentucky:

3.27%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,538
Kentucky:

$25,985
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,738
Kentucky:

$9,009
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

1.15%
State:

2.34%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,280
State:

$13,217
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,011
State:

$4,395
Number of discharges: 41
This Hospital:

3.36%
State:

1.49%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,858
Kentucky:

$14,708
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,914
State:

$4,466
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

0.98%
Kentucky:

2.00%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$11,821
Kentucky:

$16,834
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,990
State:

$4,577
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

2.95%
State:

1.25%

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