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HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
5000 KENTUCKY RTE 321
PRESTONSBURG, KY 41653

FLOYD county
Phone: 606-886-8511
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Kentucky 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Kentucky 86% 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 86% Average for the State of Kentucky 88% 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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 86% Average for the State of Kentucky 81% 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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 86% Average for the State of Kentucky 88% 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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Kentucky 91% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 85% Average for the State of Kentucky 83% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 29% Average for the State of Kentucky 62% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 90% Average for the State of Kentucky 81% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 82% Average for the State of Kentucky 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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 89% Average for the State of Kentucky 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 81% Average for the State of Kentucky 83% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of Kentucky 85% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Kentucky 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 73% Average for the State of Kentucky 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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 77% Average for the State of Kentucky 76% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 71% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 54% Average for the State of Kentucky 75% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of Kentucky 85% 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 REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 68% Average for the State of Kentucky 69% 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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