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MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES Quality Report

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES
1111 6TH AVE
DES MOINES, IA 50314

POLK county
Phone: 515-247-3121
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

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

Heart Attack

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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 0% Average for the State of Iowa 39% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 91% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 95% Average for the State of Iowa 72% 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 93% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 98% Average for the State of Iowa 91% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 88% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 89% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 93% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 99% Average for the State of Iowa 83% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 80% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 96% Average for the State of Iowa 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 75% 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)

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 99% Average for the State of Iowa 83% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 96% Average for the State of Iowa 94% 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)

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 98% Average for the State of Iowa 86% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 96% Average for the State of Iowa 74% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 100% Average for the State of Iowa 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 86% Average for the State of Iowa 87% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 95% Average for the State of Iowa 83% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 97% Average for the State of Iowa 85% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 90% Average for the State of Iowa 82% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 96% Average for the State of Iowa 88% 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

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES 92% Average for the State of Iowa 77% 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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