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FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1901 W CLINCH AVE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37916

KNOX county
Phone: 865-541-1101
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)

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 85% Average for the State of Tennessee 83% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Tennessee 91% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 76% Average for the State of Tennessee 52% 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Tennessee 83% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Tennessee 78% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of Tennessee 83% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of Tennessee 88% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Tennessee 87% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 73% Average for the State of Tennessee 63% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 93% Average for the State of Tennessee 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)

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of Tennessee 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 95% Average for the State of Tennessee 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)

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of Tennessee 84% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of Tennessee 87% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Tennessee 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 88% Average for the State of Tennessee 83% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 87% Average for the State of Tennessee 74% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 78% Average for the State of Tennessee 73% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 92% Average for the State of Tennessee 74% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 89% Average for the State of Tennessee 86% 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

FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 82% Average for the State of Tennessee 71% 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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