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CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER
501 MORRIS STREET
CHARLESTON, WV 25301

KANAWHA county
Phone: 304-388-6203
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
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)

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 97% Average for the State of West Virginia 77% 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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of West Virginia 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% 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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 10% Average for the State of West Virginia 49% 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 PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 42% Average for the State of West Virginia 61% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of West Virginia 91% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 93% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of West Virginia 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 89% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of West Virginia 90% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

8. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of West Virginia 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of West Virginia 86% 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 an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of West Virginia 84% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 84% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 99%

3. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 95% Average for the State of West Virginia 69% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 63% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 90% Average for the State of West Virginia 82% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 82% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of West Virginia 99% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 99% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 92% Average for the State of West Virginia 90% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of West Virginia 83% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 81% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 75% Average for the State of West Virginia 81% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 80% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 93%

5. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 87% Average for the State of West Virginia 72% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 71% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 91% Average for the State of West Virginia 72% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 70% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 88% Average for the State of West Virginia 83% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 84% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 94% Average for the State of West Virginia 70% 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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of West Virginia 74% 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

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of West Virginia 86% 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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