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RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC Quality Report

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC
288 SOUTH RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

RUTHERFORD county
Phone: 828-286-5000
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)

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 100% Average for the State of North Carolina 80% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 100% Average for the State of North Carolina 92% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 92% Average for the State of North Carolina 91% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 92% Average for the State of North Carolina 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 86% Average for the State of North Carolina 90% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 92% Average for the State of North Carolina 93% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 86% Average for the State of North Carolina 89% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 66% Average for the State of North Carolina 67% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 97% Average for the State of North Carolina 88% 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)

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 91% Average for the State of North Carolina 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 81% Average for the State of North Carolina 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)

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 88% Average for the State of North Carolina 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 96% Average for the State of North Carolina 86% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 100% Average for the State of North Carolina 100% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 90% Average for the State of North Carolina 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 92% Average for the State of North Carolina 74% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 88% Average for the State of North Carolina 83% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 93% Average for the State of North Carolina 90% 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

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC 81% Average for the State of North Carolina 76% 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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