WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL - WHITFIELD, MS

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Addresss:
3550 HWY 468 W, BLDG 60
WHITFIELD, MS, 39193
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (601) 351-8400

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - State
Emergency Services: No
Type: Psychiatric Units

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 16.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 13.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 61.00
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Physicians : 5.00
Residents (Physicians) : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 43
Total Certified: 43
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 12

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services

Process of Care

Pneumonia

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

89.0%
State:

96.2%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.9%
State:

13.2%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

19.1%
State:

19.6%

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

Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,908
Mississippi:

$22,633
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,426
Mississippi:

$6,078
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

100.00%
State:

3.08%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 42%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

6%
State:

5%
Usually
This Hospital:

24%
Mississippi:

15%
Always
Here:

70%
Mississippi:

80%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
State:

4%
Usually
Here:

30%
State:

11%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

85%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
Mississippi:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

11%
State:

8%
Usually
Here:

15%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

74%
State:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

53%
Mississippi:

21%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

26%
State:

62%

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

Usually
This Hospital:

40%
State:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

60%
Mississippi:

72%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

13%
State:

7%
Usually
Here:

59%
Mississippi:

24%
Always
Here:

28%
State:

69%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

37%
State:

79%
No
Here:

63%
State:

21%

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

6 or lower
Here:

19%
State:

10%
7 or 8
Here:

14%
Mississippi:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

67%
Mississippi:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

12%
State:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

60%
Mississippi:

26%
Yes, definitely
Here:

28%
State:

68%

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