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PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY Quality Report

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY
1600 CARRAWAY BOULEVARD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35234

JEFFERSON county
Phone: 205-502-6000
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)

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 94% Average for the State of Alabama 77% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 100% Average for the State of Alabama 87% 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 PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 33% Average for the State of Alabama 56% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 54% Average for the State of Alabama 28% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 98% Average for the State of Alabama 84% 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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 99% Average for the State of Alabama 84% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 95% Average for the State of Alabama 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

8. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 100% Average for the State of Alabama 87% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 100% Average for the State of Alabama 79% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 70% Average for the State of Alabama 58% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 91% Average for the State of Alabama 80% 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)

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 94% Average for the State of Alabama 81% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 82% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Pneumonia

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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 81% Average for the State of Alabama 82% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 84% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

2. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 95% Average for the State of Alabama 79% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 81% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 98% Average for the State of Alabama 99% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 99% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 76% Average for the State of Alabama 80% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 80% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 93%

5. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 58% Average for the State of Alabama 64% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 71% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 61% Average for the State of Alabama 62% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 70% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 75% Average for the State of Alabama 89% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 57% Average for the State of Alabama 76% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 87% Average for the State of Alabama 86% 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

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER CARRAWAY 59% Average for the State of Alabama 73% 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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