WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER (DECORAH, IA) Detailed Hospital Profile

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

Here:	10
Iowa:	6

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

Here:	100.0%
State:	97.2%

Heart Failure

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	96.9%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
Iowa:	95.7%

Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	90.2%

Pneumonia

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

This Hospital:	98.0%
Iowa:	97.4%

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

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	97.8%

Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	93.4%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	91.6%

Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	94.3%

Surgery

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

Here:	96.0%
Iowa:	97.8%

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

This Hospital:	99.0%
Iowa:	96.3%

Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection

This Hospital:	99.0%
State:	98.7%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	96.3%

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

Here:	94.0%
State:	97.2%

Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method

Here:	100.0%
Iowa:	99.8%

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

Here:	90.0%
State:	96.5%

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

This Hospital:	88.0%
State:	95.7%

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

Here:	97.0%
State:	97.7%

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

This Hospital:	100.0%
State:	99.6%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:	15.8%
State:	14.9%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	10.6%
Iowa:	12.0%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	11.4%
State:	12.0%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:	22.7%
State:	23.7%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.9%
Iowa:	17.9%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

Here:	6.400%
Iowa:	8.069%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

Here:	0.077%
State:	0.138%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:	0.032%
State:	0.031%

WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER - DECORAH, IA