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NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL Quality Report

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
1044 N FRANCISCO AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60622

COOK county
Phone: 773-292-8200
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 ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
40%
Average for the State of Illinois
78%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 5 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
14%
Average for the State of Illinois
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
0%
Average for the State of Illinois
25%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 2 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
73%
Average for the State of Illinois
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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
89%
Average for the State of Illinois
87%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
75%
Average for the State of Illinois
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 24 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
91%
Average for the State of Illinois
94%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
34%
Average for the State of Illinois
84%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
34%
Average for the State of Illinois
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
79%
Average for the State of Illinois
89%
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)

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
65%
Average for the State of Illinois
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
88%
Average for the State of Illinois
91%
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)

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
71%
Average for the State of Illinois
84%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
19%
Average for the State of Illinois
82%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Illinois
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
83%
Average for the State of Illinois
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
27%
Average for the State of Illinois
64%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%

Surgical Infection Prevention

1. Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
56%
Average for the State of Illinois
77%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 32 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

2. Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
91%
Average for the State of Illinois
91%
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

NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL
29%
Average for the State of Illinois
69%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 31 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.


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...