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ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY Quality Report

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
1144 N ROAD ST
ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909

PASQUOTANK county
Phone: 252-335-0531
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

Please use the following conditions to evaluate the quality of this hospital.

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
86%
Average for the State of North Carolina
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
80%
Average for the State of North Carolina
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 5 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
67%
Average for the State of North Carolina
42%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 3 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
86%
Average for the State of North Carolina
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
91%
Average for the State of North Carolina
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
96%
Average for the State of North Carolina
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 23 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
100%
Average for the State of North Carolina
93%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
95%
Average for the State of North Carolina
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
48%
Average for the State of North Carolina
67%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%

3. Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
94%
Average for the State of North Carolina
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%

4. Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
89%
Average for the State of North Carolina
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
84%
Average for the State of North Carolina
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
68%
Average for the State of North Carolina
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
87%
Average for the State of North Carolina
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
95%
Average for the State of North Carolina
100%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

5. Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 4 Hours After Arrival

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
84%
Average for the State of North Carolina
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
34%
Average for the State of North Carolina
74%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
22%
Average for the State of North Carolina
73%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

Surgical Infection Prevention

1. Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
89%
Average for the State of North Carolina
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
87%
Average for the State of North Carolina
76%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

3. Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
61%
Average for the State of North Carolina
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%


Note: The data on this site only reflect the aspects of "Heart Attack", "Heart Failure", "Pneumonia", and "Surgical Infection Prevention". These are important indicators of the hospital quality. However, they are not the comprehensive evaluation. learn more...