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JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER
1400 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH
BRONX, NY 10461

BRONX county
Phone: 718-918-5000
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
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)

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 75% Average for the State of New York 82% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of New York 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 Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 0% Average for the State of New York 32% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 97% Average for the State of New York 95% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 92% Average for the State of New York 94% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 94% Average for the State of New York 94% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 94% Average for the State of New York 96% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of New York 86% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of New York 67% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of New York 92% 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)

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 88% Average for the State of New York 85% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 67% Average for the State of New York 88% 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)

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 88% Average for the State of New York 87% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of New York 84% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 99% Average for the State of New York 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 61% Average for the State of New York 78% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 78% Average for the State of New York 73% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 35% Average for the State of New York 76% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of New York 83% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 95% Average for the State of New York 92% 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

JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER 78% Average for the State of New York 74% 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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