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LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL Quality Report

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL
295 VARNUM AVENUE
LOWELL, MA 01854

MIDDLESEX county
Phone: 978-937-6000
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

Please use the following conditions to evaluate the quality of this hospital.

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Massachusetts 92% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 89% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

2. Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 70% Average for the State of Massachusetts 65% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Massachusetts 97% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Massachusetts 95% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Massachusetts 96% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Massachusetts 98% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 93% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Massachusetts 85% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 83% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Massachusetts 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 60% Average for the State of Massachusetts 70% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 97% Average for the State of Massachusetts 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)

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 87% Average for the State of Massachusetts 86% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 95% Average for the State of Massachusetts 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)

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 85% Average for the State of Massachusetts 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 Oxygenation Assessment

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Massachusetts 100% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 99% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 4 Hours After Arrival

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 78% Average for the State of Massachusetts 80% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 80% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 93%

5. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 51% Average for the State of Massachusetts 76% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 71% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 36% Average for the State of Massachusetts 75% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 70% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 95% Average for the State of Massachusetts 85% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 81% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 80% Average for the State of Massachusetts 85% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 96% Average for the State of Massachusetts 93% 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

LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL 68% Average for the State of Massachusetts 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...

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