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HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER
380 WOODS COVE ROAD
SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768

JACKSON county
Phone: 256-259-4444
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 ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 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%

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 50% 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%

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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 0% Average for the State of Alabama 28% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 50% 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%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 56% 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%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 42% 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%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 62% 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%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 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%

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 60% 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 an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 51% 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%

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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 60% 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%

Pneumonia

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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 90% 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)

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 86% 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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 94% 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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 84% 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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 52% 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

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 50% 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%

Surgical Infection Prevention

1. Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 2% 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%

2. Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 92% 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%

3. Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER 88% 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%

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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