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RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
600 SOUTH THIRD STREET
GADSDEN, AL 35901

ETOWAH county
Phone: 256-543-5200
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Proprietary
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)

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 65% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 98% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 40% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 33% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 87% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 85% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 90% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 87% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 43% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 79% 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)

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 75% 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 Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 76% 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%

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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 84% 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%

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 99% 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%

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 99% 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%

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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 70% 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%

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 59% 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%

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 47% 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%

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 92% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 71% 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

RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 50% 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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