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GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
700 EAST NORWEGIAN STREET
POTTSVILLE, PA 17901

SCHUYLKILL county
Phone: 570-621-4000
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)

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
44%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
78%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 9 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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
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.

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
94%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
89%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
92%
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 Aspirin at Arrival

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
94%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
94%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
86%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
84%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
66%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
86%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
90%
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)

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
59%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
80%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
97%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
91%
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)

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
85%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
62%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
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 Oxygenation Assessment

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
80%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
57%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
76%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
36%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
71%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 22 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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
87%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
78%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
90%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
91%
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

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
20%
Average for the State of Pennsylvania
70%
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...