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NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Quality Report

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
24 STEVENS STREET
NORWALK, CT 06856

FAIRFIELD county
Phone: 203-852-2000
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 ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 75% Average for the State of Connecticut 81% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 60% Average for the State of Connecticut 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 98% Average for the State of Connecticut 98% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 95% Average for the State of Connecticut 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 94% Average for the State of Connecticut 97% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 99% Average for the State of Connecticut 97% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 85% Average for the State of Connecticut 90% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 54% Average for the State of Connecticut 66% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 98% Average for the State of Connecticut 95% 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)

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 89% Average for the State of Connecticut 85% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 96% Average for the State of Connecticut 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)

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 96% Average for the State of Connecticut 88% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 98% Average for the State of Connecticut 90% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 100% Average for the State of Connecticut 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 76% Average for the State of Connecticut 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 82% Average for the State of Connecticut 79% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 82% Average for the State of Connecticut 75% 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

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 90% Average for the State of Connecticut 84% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 78% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

2. Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 89% Average for the State of Connecticut 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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