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KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
HAILE AND ROBERTS STREETS, BOX 7003
CAMDEN, SC 29020

KERSHAW county
Phone: 803-432-4311
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)

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
60%
Average for the State of South Carolina
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
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.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
67%
Average for the State of South Carolina
91%
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.

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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
50%
Average for the State of South Carolina
48%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 2 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
80%
Average for the State of South Carolina
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
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.

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of South Carolina
89%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
78%
Average for the State of South Carolina
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 18 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of South Carolina
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
91%
Average for the State of South Carolina
89%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
65%
Average for the State of South Carolina
69%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
96%
Average for the State of South Carolina
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)

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
71%
Average for the State of South Carolina
84%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of South Carolina
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)

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of South Carolina
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
79%
Average for the State of South Carolina
87%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of South Carolina
100%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
75%
Average for the State of South Carolina
82%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
58%
Average for the State of South Carolina
78%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
62%
Average for the State of South Carolina
77%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
92%
Average for the State of South Carolina
81%
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
90%
Average for the State of South Carolina
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

KERSHAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
62%
Average for the State of South Carolina
79%
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...