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OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC Quality Report

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
2500 BELLE CHASE HIGHWAY
GRETNA, LA 70056

JEFFERSON county
Phone: 504-391-5190
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Accreditation: No
Emergency Service: Yes

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

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
77%
Average for the State of Louisiana
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 26 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
100%
Average for the State of Louisiana
93%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 4 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
0%
Average for the State of Louisiana
34%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
55%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
88%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 1 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
93%
Average for the State of Louisiana
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 27 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
92%
Average for the State of Louisiana
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 37 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
97%
Average for the State of Louisiana
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 35 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
75%
Average for the State of Louisiana
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 12 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
81%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 16 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
44%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 94 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

3. Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
94%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 106 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
77%
Average for the State of Louisiana
79%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 52 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
79%
Average for the State of Louisiana
89%
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.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

2. Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
79%
Average for the State of Louisiana
81%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 28 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
61%
Average for the State of Louisiana
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 18 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
100%
Average for the State of Louisiana
98%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 40 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
82%
Average for the State of Louisiana
77%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 34 patients
  2. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
70%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 20 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
87%
Average for the State of Louisiana
72%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 84 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  3. Rate reflects fewer than the maximum possible quarters of data for the measure.

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

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WESTBANK LLC
61%
Average for the State of Louisiana
64%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 84 patients
  2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
  3. 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...