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NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC Quality Report

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC
133 FAIRFIELD ST PO BOX 1370
SAINT ALBANS, VT 05478

FRANKLIN county
Phone: 802-524-1231
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 100% Average for the State of Vermont 89% 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 50% Average for the State of Vermont 94% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

3. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 78% Average for the State of Vermont 93% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 75% Average for the State of Vermont 88% 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 Aspirin at Arrival

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 75% Average for the State of Vermont 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 100% Average for the State of Vermont 82% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 100% Average for the State of Vermont 77% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 97% Average for the State of Vermont 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)

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 97% Average for the State of Vermont 90% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 91% Average for the State of Vermont 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)

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 83% Average for the State of Vermont 90% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 96% Average for the State of Vermont 89% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 99% Average for the State of Vermont 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 93% Average for the State of Vermont 84% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 88% Average for the State of Vermont 84% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 80% Average for the State of Vermont 78% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 88% Average for the State of Vermont 89% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 97% Average for the State of Vermont 96% 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

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC 53% Average for the State of Vermont 82% 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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