WINCHESTER HOSPITAL - WINCHESTER, MA

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Addresss:
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE
WINCHESTER, MA, 01890
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (781) 729-9000

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

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 14.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 393.25
Other Salaried Personnel : 1078.00
Dieticians : 4.50
Occupational Therapists : 3.75
Physical Therapists : 10.50
Registered Pharmacists : 11.50
Respiratory Therapists : 20.00
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 1.00
Medical Social Workers : 1.75
Physician Assistants : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 132
Total Certified: 132

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Chiropractice 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
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
This Hospital:

0.091%
State:

0.112%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.638%
Massachusetts:

0.520%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.273%
Massachusetts:

0.298%
Infection from a Urinary Catheter
Here:

0.091%
Massachusetts:

0.513%
Severe pressure sores (bed sores)
This Hospital:

0.091%
State:

0.185%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

40.000%
Massachusetts:

34.287%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
Here:

8.800%
Massachusetts:

9.164%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.047%
State:

0.074%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

4.400%
Massachusetts:

5.508%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
Here:

4.300%
Massachusetts:

2.235%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 38%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Massachusetts:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
Massachusetts:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

81%
Massachusetts:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

5%
Usually
Here:

14%
State:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

82%
State:

80%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

9%
Massachusetts:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

26%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
State:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

23%
Massachusetts:

22%
Always
Here:

70%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

17%
Massachusetts:

19%
Usually
Here:

17%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

66%
State:

62%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

7%
Massachusetts:

8%
Usually
Here:

24%
Massachusetts:

19%
Always
Here:

69%
Massachusetts:

73%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
State:

15%
Usually
This Hospital:

36%
Massachusetts:

34%
Always
This Hospital:

46%
State:

51%

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

Yes
This Hospital:

85%
Massachusetts:

86%
No
This Hospital:

15%
State:

14%

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

6 or lower
Here:

5%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

21%
Massachusetts:

24%
9 or 10
Here:

74%
Massachusetts:

68%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
State:

4%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

16%
State:

23%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

82%
State:

73%

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

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

$10,529
State:

$18,228
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,944
Massachusetts:

$8,884
Number of discharges: 37
Here:

1.00%
Massachusetts:

0.63%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,477
State:

$24,260
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,785
Massachusetts:

$13,664
Number of discharges: 64
Here:

1.73%
State:

1.01%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,987
Massachusetts:

$13,345
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,869
Massachusetts:

$6,153
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.81%
Massachusetts:

0.38%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,003
Massachusetts:

$8,093
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,935
Massachusetts:

$5,182
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.57%
State:

1.55%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$4,992
State:

$9,468
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,653
Massachusetts:

$4,509
Number of discharges: 23
Here:

0.62%
Massachusetts:

0.53%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,090
Massachusetts:

$11,891
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,279
State:

$6,592
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

0.89%
Massachusetts:

0.60%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$4,656
Massachusetts:

$9,205
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,811
State:

$5,274
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.57%
State:

0.38%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,031
State:

$12,625
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,221
Massachusetts:

$6,629
Number of discharges: 50
Here:

1.35%
Massachusetts:

1.66%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,619
State:

$18,415
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,833
Massachusetts:

$9,696
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

0.89%
State:

1.00%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,053
State:

$9,061
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,576
Massachusetts:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 77
This Hospital:

2.09%
Massachusetts:

1.61%
Cellulitis with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,713
Massachusetts:

$20,256
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,147
Massachusetts:

$11,884
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.30%
Massachusetts:

0.28%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,206
Massachusetts:

$11,351
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,169
State:

$6,458
Number of discharges: 91
Here:

2.46%
Massachusetts:

2.40%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$4,820
State:

$9,185
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,489
Massachusetts:

$4,239
Number of discharges: 129
Here:

3.49%
Massachusetts:

2.24%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,180
State:

$12,798
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,061
State:

$7,244
Number of discharges: 114
Here:

3.09%
State:

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

$9,643
State:

$16,231
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,403
State:

$8,802
Number of discharges: 102
This Hospital:

2.76%
Massachusetts:

2.26%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,195
State:

$9,969
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,664
Massachusetts:

$5,450
Number of discharges: 101
Here:

2.73%
Massachusetts:

1.72%
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,756
State:

$15,171
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,607
Massachusetts:

$7,206
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.38%
State:

0.41%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,618
Massachusetts:

$16,358
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,483
State:

$7,647
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.43%
State:

0.55%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,429
Massachusetts:

$12,197
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,474
State:

$6,605
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

0.65%
State:

0.69%
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,496
State:

$17,358
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,322
Massachusetts:

$8,510
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.35%
State:

0.42%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,795
State:

$11,223
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,004
State:

$4,966
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.19%
State:

0.61%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,217
State:

$19,186
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,070
State:

$9,654
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.46%
State:

0.68%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,976
Massachusetts:

$12,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,576
Massachusetts:

$5,687
Number of discharges: 221
This Hospital:

5.98%
Massachusetts:

4.36%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,321
Massachusetts:

$10,973
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,379
State:

$5,256
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.84%
Massachusetts:

0.42%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,206
State:

$11,257
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,216
Massachusetts:

$5,486
Number of discharges: 45
This Hospital:

1.22%
Massachusetts:

0.71%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,538
Massachusetts:

$17,305
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,359
Massachusetts:

$8,001
Number of discharges: 70
This Hospital:

1.90%
State:

2.01%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$15,259
Massachusetts:

$27,685
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,678
State:

$13,824
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

0.57%
Massachusetts:

0.69%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,139
Massachusetts:

$11,898
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,478
Massachusetts:

$5,640
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.65%
Massachusetts:

0.48%
G.I. Obstruction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,958
State:

$15,067
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,855
State:

$7,402
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

0.60%
Massachusetts:

0.72%
G.I. Obstruction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,784
State:

$11,121
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,991
State:

$5,063
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.00%
State:

0.52%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,561
State:

$15,544
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,373
Massachusetts:

$7,997
Number of discharges: 136
This Hospital:

3.68%
Massachusetts:

3.29%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,509
State:

$20,800
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,043
State:

$11,374
Number of discharges: 68
This Hospital:

1.84%
Massachusetts:

2.49%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,243
State:

$11,002
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,238
State:

$5,276
Number of discharges: 66
Here:

1.79%
Massachusetts:

1.40%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,546
Massachusetts:

$34,898
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,743
State:

$14,569
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

0.65%
Massachusetts:

0.99%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,378
Massachusetts:

$11,253
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,846
State:

$5,090
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.38%
State:

0.32%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,187
Massachusetts:

$21,398
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,091
State:

$9,714
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

0.89%
State:

1.28%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,068
State:

$33,644
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,117
Massachusetts:

$15,511
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.30%
State:

0.74%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,764
Massachusetts:

$17,699
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,176
State:

$6,528
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

0.57%
Massachusetts:

0.70%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,559
State:

$15,868
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,131
State:

$8,932
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

0.68%
Massachusetts:

1.16%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,206
State:

$11,735
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,841
Massachusetts:

$5,950
Number of discharges: 106
This Hospital:

2.87%
Massachusetts:

3.33%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,485
State:

$20,496
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,331
State:

$9,123
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

0.30%
Massachusetts:

0.22%
Major Cardiovasc Procedures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,127
Massachusetts:

$72,505
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$19,520
Massachusetts:

$27,532
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.32%
Massachusetts:

0.45%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,152
State:

$17,258
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,054
Massachusetts:

$9,740
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

0.95%
Massachusetts:

0.61%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,156
State:

$34,815
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,419
State:

$16,169
Number of discharges: 182
This Hospital:

4.93%
State:

5.05%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,702
Massachusetts:

$47,736
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,912
State:

$20,782
Number of discharges: 27
Here:

0.73%
Massachusetts:

0.73%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$41,903
Massachusetts:

$89,293
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$30,794
State:

$41,855
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.44%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,538
Massachusetts:

$13,283
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,109
State:

$6,375
Number of discharges: 57
Here:

1.54%
Massachusetts:

1.27%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,681
State:

$17,371
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,711
State:

$9,228
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.51%
Massachusetts:

0.65%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,222
State:

$11,032
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,299
State:

$5,408
Number of discharges: 96
Here:

2.60%
Massachusetts:

2.34%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,459
Massachusetts:

$19,359
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,632
Massachusetts:

$8,410
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.30%
State:

0.31%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,660
Massachusetts:

$16,291
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,653
State:

$8,089
Number of discharges: 31
Here:

0.84%
Massachusetts:

0.74%
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,273
Massachusetts:

$17,038
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,953
State:

$8,221
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.35%
Massachusetts:

0.37%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$16,517
Massachusetts:

$57,770
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,048
Massachusetts:

$22,087
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.41%
Massachusetts:

0.51%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$14,816
Massachusetts:

$69,347
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,645
State:

$28,688
Number of discharges: 12
Here:

0.32%
Massachusetts:

0.40%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,343
Massachusetts:

$15,504
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,037
Massachusetts:

$7,834
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

0.84%
State:

0.53%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,983
State:

$13,780
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,145
State:

$5,414
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.35%
State:

0.15%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$29,388
State:

$50,350
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,613
Massachusetts:

$21,721
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

0.35%
State:

0.37%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,847
Massachusetts:

$11,310
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,917
Massachusetts:

$5,178
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.46%
State:

0.57%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,615
State:

$18,051
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,027
State:

$9,910
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

1.19%
Massachusetts:

1.08%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,015
Massachusetts:

$18,441
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,326
Massachusetts:

$8,312
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.41%
Massachusetts:

0.46%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,673
State:

$19,676
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,163
State:

$10,196
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

0.43%
Massachusetts:

0.28%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,118
State:

$12,727
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,986
State:

$6,341
Number of discharges: 54
This Hospital:

1.46%
Massachusetts:

1.15%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,725
Massachusetts:

$14,101
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,593
State:

$7,793
Number of discharges: 92
Here:

2.49%
Massachusetts:

2.19%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,560
Massachusetts:

$22,295
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,584
Massachusetts:

$12,764
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

0.81%
Massachusetts:

1.23%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,522
State:

$10,608
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,128
State:

$5,236
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

0.46%
Massachusetts:

0.34%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,204
State:

$20,284
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,919
State:

$10,835
Number of discharges: 48
This Hospital:

1.30%
Massachusetts:

1.09%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,680
State:

$26,638
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,117
Massachusetts:

$15,116
Number of discharges: 43
This Hospital:

1.16%
Massachusetts:

1.06%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,461
Massachusetts:

$39,531
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,517
State:

$18,650
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.49%
Massachusetts:

0.77%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,183
State:

$27,269
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,015
Massachusetts:

$14,585
Number of discharges: 83
This Hospital:

2.25%
State:

3.66%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,951
State:

$16,201
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,680
Massachusetts:

$8,660
Number of discharges: 38
This Hospital:

1.03%
State:

1.16%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,574
Massachusetts:

$11,667
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,269
State:

$5,423
Number of discharges: 34
Here:

0.92%
Massachusetts:

0.80%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,849
Massachusetts:

$14,686
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,302
State:

$7,667
Number of discharges: 132
Here:

3.57%
Massachusetts:

3.03%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$13,741
State:

$20,722
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,377
State:

$11,062
Number of discharges: 67
Here:

1.81%
State:

1.66%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,866
State:

$10,334
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,407
Massachusetts:

$5,319
Number of discharges: 65
Here:

1.76%
Massachusetts:

1.20%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,811
State:

$10,915
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,687
Massachusetts:

$5,557
Number of discharges: 185
This Hospital:

5.01%
Massachusetts:

2.83%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,188
State:

$13,501
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,581
State:

$5,542
Number of discharges: 60
Here:

1.62%
Massachusetts:

0.97%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

99.0%
Massachusetts:

99.7%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

95.0%
Massachusetts:

99.6%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

100.0%
State:

96.7%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

99.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.7%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
Here:

16
State:

9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

95.0%
Massachusetts:

97.2%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

84.0%
State:

98.2%

Heart Failure

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

99.0%
Massachusetts:

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

82.0%
State:

95.9%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

85.0%
State:

94.2%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
Massachusetts:

98.7%

Pneumonia

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

94.0%
Massachusetts:

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

90.0%
State:

96.6%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

96.0%
Massachusetts:

96.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Here:

93.0%
Massachusetts:

95.1%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.2%

Surgery

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

95.0%
State:

98.3%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Massachusetts:

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

97.0%
Massachusetts:

98.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

98.0%
Massachusetts:

97.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

98.0%
Massachusetts:

98.3%
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%
Massachusetts:

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

90.0%
Massachusetts:

92.9%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

91.0%
Massachusetts:

97.3%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

97.0%
Massachusetts:

96.2%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Here:

97.0%
State:

96.5%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

13.3%
Massachusetts:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

8.7%
Massachusetts:

10.4%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

9.9%
Massachusetts:

10.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

17.6%
State:

20.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

26.1%
State:

25.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

17.6%
Massachusetts:

19.2%

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