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FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
1601 NEWCASTLE ROAD
FORREST CITY, AR 72335

SAINT FRANCIS county
Phone: 870-261-0000
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Church
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)

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
67%
Average for the State of Arkansas
84%
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.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 2 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
90%
Average for the State of Arkansas
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
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.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of Arkansas
81%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
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.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
75%
Average for the State of Arkansas
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
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.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
90%
Average for the State of Arkansas
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
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.
  3. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  4. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
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: 29 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
68%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 93 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

3. Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
97%
Average for the State of Arkansas
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 106 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
79%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 39 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

Pneumonia

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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of Arkansas
93%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 83 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
85%
Average for the State of Arkansas
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 65 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 38 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Arkansas
99%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 117 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
86%
Average for the State of Arkansas
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 95 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
97%
Average for the State of Arkansas
72%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 68 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
96%
Average for the State of Arkansas
69%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 24 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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of Arkansas
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 67 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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
97%
Average for the State of Arkansas
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 35 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

FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
77%
Average for the State of Arkansas
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 64 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...