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CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Quality Report

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
PO BOX 1890
LENOIR, NC 28645

CALDWELL county
Phone: 828-757-5100
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
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)

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 33% 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%

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 87% 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%

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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 22% 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%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 87% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 94% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 91% 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%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 98% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 100% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 36% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 95% 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)

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 67% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 93% 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)

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 81% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 100% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 100% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 76% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 18% 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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 4% 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 Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 30% 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%

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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 81% 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%

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

CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 94% 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%

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...

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