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HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Quality Report

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1300 SOUTH MONTGOMERY AVENUE
SHEFFIELD, AL 35660

JEFFERSON county
Phone: 256-386-4556
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

Please use the following conditions to evaluate the quality of this hospital.

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
79%
Average for the State of Alabama
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
76%
Average for the State of Alabama
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 17 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
86%
Average for the State of Alabama
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
88%
Average for the State of Alabama
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: 24 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
50%
Average for the State of Alabama
77%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 4 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
83%
Average for the State of Alabama
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 6 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

Heart Failure

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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
83%
Average for the State of Alabama
81%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
74%
Average for the State of Alabama
58%
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 Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alabama
79%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
89%
Average for the State of Alabama
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%

Pneumonia

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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
92%
Average for the State of Alabama
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)

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
92%
Average for the State of Alabama
82%
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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
95%
Average for the State of Alabama
79%
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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alabama
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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
87%
Average for the State of Alabama
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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
86%
Average for the State of Alabama
64%
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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alabama
62%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 20 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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
92%
Average for the State of Alabama
76%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 180 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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
96%
Average for the State of Alabama
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 99 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

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
77%
Average for the State of Alabama
73%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 175 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...