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CARY MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
163 VAN BUREN RD, SUITE 1
CARIBOU, ME 04736

AROOSTOOK county
Phone: 207-498-3111
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
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)

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
80%
Average for the State of Maine
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 10 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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
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.

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
33%
Average for the State of Maine
47%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 6 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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
96%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
96%
Average for the State of Maine
97%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
96%
Average for the State of Maine
94%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of Maine
97%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
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.

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of Maine
71%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
96%
Average for the State of Maine
92%
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)

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
74%
Average for the State of Maine
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 19 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

Pneumonia

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of Maine
89%
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)

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of Maine
90%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 12 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
92%
Average for the State of Maine
87%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
79%
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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Maine
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 8 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of Maine
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
87%
Average for the State of Maine
96%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER
64%
Average for the State of Maine
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
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...