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LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER
1900 ELECTRIC ROAD
SALEM, VA 24153

SALEM county
Phone: 540-776-4100
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Proprietary
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)

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of Virginia 86% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Virginia 88% 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 PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of Virginia 60% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 0% Average for the State of Virginia 33% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 97% Average for the State of Virginia 94% 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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 94% Average for the State of Virginia 91% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 98% Average for the State of Virginia 92% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

8. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 93% Average for the State of Virginia 95% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 96% Average for the State of Virginia 88% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 89% Average for the State of Virginia 68% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 97% Average for the State of Virginia 87% 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)

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 79% Average for the State of Virginia 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 90% Average for the State of Virginia 90% 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)

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of Virginia 85% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 91% Average for the State of Virginia 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 100% Average for the State of Virginia 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 77% Average for the State of Virginia 77% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 76% Average for the State of Virginia 72% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 83% Average for the State of Virginia 71% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 88% Average for the State of Virginia 79% 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 91% Average for the State of Virginia 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

LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER 77% Average for the State of Virginia 75% 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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