WIREGRASS MEDICAL CENTER - GENEVA, AL

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Addresss:
1200 W MAPLE AVENUE
GENEVA, AL, 36340
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (334) 684-3655

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes

Overall Star Rating: 3 Stars
Health Inspections Star Rating: 2 Stars
Nurse Staffing Star Rating: 4 Stars
Quality Measures Star Rating: 4 Stars
RN Only Star Rating: 4 Stars

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 21.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 44.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 128.50
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) : 1.00
Physical Therapists : 1.25
Registered Pharmacists : 2.50
Respiratory Therapists : 2.00
Physicians : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 83
Total Certified: 83
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 16

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine 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 Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) 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

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.571%
Alabama:

0.715%

Use of Medical Imaging

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

8.200%
Alabama:

7.990%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.587%
State:

0.208%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: Between 100 and 299
Survey Response Rate: 28%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

6%
State:

6%
Usually
Here:

21%
Alabama:

15%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
Alabama:

79%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

3%
Alabama:

3%
Usually
Here:

15%
Alabama:

11%
Always
Here:

82%
State:

86%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

18%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

28%
Alabama:

22%
Always
Here:

54%
State:

66%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

28%
Alabama:

20%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
State:

71%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

24%
Alabama:

19%
Usually
Here:

20%
Alabama:

16%
Always
Here:

56%
State:

65%

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

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

11%
Usually
Here:

21%
State:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

64%
Alabama:

70%

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

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

16%
Alabama:

6%
Usually
This Hospital:

32%
State:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

52%
State:

70%

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

Yes
Here:

79%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

21%
Alabama:

19%

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

6 or lower
This Hospital:

9%
State:

8%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

36%
Alabama:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

55%
Alabama:

70%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

7%
Alabama:

5%
Yes, probably
Here:

34%
State:

25%
Yes, definitely
This Hospital:

59%
State:

70%

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
This Hospital:

30.8%
State:

13.9%
Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Here:

15.7%
Alabama:

9.6%
Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers
This Hospital:

8.5%
Alabama:

5.9%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
This Hospital:

4.3%
State:

8.1%
Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Here:

1.4%
State:

3.4%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
This Hospital:

4.3%
State:

5.7%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
This Hospital:

1.4%
State:

3.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

95.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Here:

100.0%
State:

91.7%
Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
This Hospital:

18.6%
State:

19.6%
Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
This Hospital:

1.0%
Alabama:

0.9%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Here:

88.3%
State:

87.4%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
This Hospital:

86.1%
State:

83.6%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Here:

13.2%
Alabama:

27.0%

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

Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,147
State:

$20,246
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,804
State:

$5,159
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

3.05%
Alabama:

0.59%
Bronchitis and Asthma without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$4,648
Alabama:

$12,821
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,471
Alabama:

$3,841
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.61%
Alabama:

0.41%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,863
State:

$18,994
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,689
Alabama:

$4,889
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

3.05%
State:

1.38%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,483
State:

$28,888
Average Total Payments
Here:

$7,069
State:

$7,187
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.40%
Alabama:

0.79%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,048
Alabama:

$12,929
Average Total Payments
Here:

$3,236
State:

$3,356
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

3.05%
State:

1.61%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,626
Alabama:

$17,387
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,686
Alabama:

$4,978
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

4.36%
State:

1.97%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,321
State:

$20,856
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,490
Alabama:

$5,672
Number of discharges: 33
This Hospital:

7.19%
State:

2.64%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,113
Alabama:

$25,354
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,717
State:

$6,832
Number of discharges: 38
Here:

8.28%
Alabama:

2.62%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$5,715
Alabama:

$15,265
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,128
State:

$4,282
Number of discharges: 29
This Hospital:

6.32%
State:

2.25%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,057
Alabama:

$17,880
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,113
State:

$4,242
Number of discharges: 44
Here:

9.59%
State:

4.04%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,399
Alabama:

$21,263
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,908
State:

$5,914
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

4.36%
Alabama:

3.24%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$10,061
Alabama:

$35,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,089
Alabama:

$8,684
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

3.92%
Alabama:

2.59%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$6,162
Alabama:

$14,522
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,857
State:

$3,946
Number of discharges: 13
This Hospital:

2.83%
Alabama:

1.40%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$5,650
Alabama:

$17,029
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,442
Alabama:

$4,494
Number of discharges: 32
Here:

6.97%
Alabama:

3.20%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,246
State:

$14,844
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,966
State:

$4,068
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

4.79%
State:

2.46%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,152
State:

$25,143
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,350
State:

$6,001
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.40%
Alabama:

1.81%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,262
Alabama:

$37,145
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,375
State:

$8,688
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

3.92%
State:

0.69%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,135
State:

$51,215
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,614
State:

$12,069
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.49%
State:

0.98%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,192
State:

$24,297
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,875
Alabama:

$5,893
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

7.63%
State:

3.09%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,172
State:

$37,673
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,079
Alabama:

$8,521
Number of discharges: 26
Here:

5.66%
Alabama:

1.96%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$6,758
State:

$16,519
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,060
Alabama:

$4,182
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

4.14%
Alabama:

1.41%

Complaint Deficiency

Process of Care

Heart Attack

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

12
State:

8
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
This Hospital:

89.0%
Alabama:

97.2%

Heart Failure

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

96.0%
Alabama:

98.0%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Here:

100.0%
Alabama:

92.0%

Pneumonia

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

93.0%
Alabama:

97.1%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

91.0%
State:

97.7%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
Alabama:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

79.0%
State:

95.0%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

68.0%
Alabama:

95.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

96.0%
State:

96.5%

Surgery

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

62.0%
Alabama:

98.9%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Here:

31.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

12.0%
Alabama:

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

9.0%
State:

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

8.0%
State:

97.8%
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%
State:

99.9%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
Here:

100.0%
State:

99.9%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

10.6%
State:

11.9%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

12.3%
Alabama:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

22.8%
State:

24.3%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

18.9%
Alabama:

18.6%

User Contributions:

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Mike Burgio
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Does the hospital have a gastroenterologist on staff?

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