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PALMS WEST HOSPITAL Quality Report

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL
13001 SOUTHERN BLVD
LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470

PALM BEACH county
Phone: 561-753-4245
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Proprietary
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: No

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)

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 71% Average for the State of Florida 85% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Florida 94% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 76% Average for the State of Florida 93% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 90% Average for the State of Florida 89% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 57% Average for the State of Florida 89% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 80% Average for the State of Florida 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 93% Average for the State of Florida 92% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 47% Average for the State of Florida 64% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Florida 90% 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)

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 74% Average for the State of Florida 82% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 81% Average for the State of Florida 88% 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)

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 83% Average for the State of Florida 85% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Florida 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Florida 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 45% Average for the State of Florida 74% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 71% Average for the State of Florida 71% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 62% Average for the State of Florida 64% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 75% Average for the State of Florida 84% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 86% Average for the State of Florida 89% 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

PALMS WEST HOSPITAL 54% Average for the State of Florida 72% 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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