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EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
5825 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
BATON ROUGE, LA 70805

EAST BATON ROUGE county
Phone: 225-358-1002
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - State
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)

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Louisiana
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: 18 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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of Louisiana
93%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
40%
Average for the State of Louisiana
31%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
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.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
99%
Average for the State of Louisiana
89%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of Louisiana
87%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of Louisiana
88%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of Louisiana
92%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
68%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
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)

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of Louisiana
79%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
78%
Average for the State of Louisiana
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)

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
76%
Average for the State of Louisiana
81%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
73%
Average for the State of Louisiana
75%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Louisiana
98%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
61%
Average for the State of Louisiana
77%
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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
8%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 12 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
18%
Average for the State of Louisiana
58%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 11 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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
81%
Average for the State of Louisiana
72%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 219 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
72%
Average for the State of Louisiana
79%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 96 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

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

EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of Louisiana
64%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 188 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.


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...