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ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
462 GRIDER STREET
BUFFALO, NY 14215

ERIE county
Phone: 716-898-3936
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)

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 86% Average for the State of New York 82% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of New York 86% 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 PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 73% Average for the State of New York 57% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 50% Average for the State of New York 32% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of New York 95% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of New York 94% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of New York 94% 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 Arrival

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of New York 96% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of New York 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 Discharge Instructions

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 90% Average for the State of New York 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of New York 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)

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 93% Average for the State of New York 85% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 95% Average for the State of New York 88% 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)

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 93% Average for the State of New York 87% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 95% Average for the State of New York 84% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of New York 99% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 70% Average for the State of New York 78% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 84% Average for the State of New York 73% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of New York 76% 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 Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 26% Average for the State of New York 83% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 93% Average for the State of New York 92% 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

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER 34% Average for the State of New York 74% 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...

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