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SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Quality Report

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
P O BOX 29
BARROW, AK 99723

NORTH SLOPE county
Phone: 907-852-4611
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Federal
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: Yes

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

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
0%
Average for the State of Alaska
43%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
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.

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

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alaska
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%
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.

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alaska
100%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
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.

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

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
75%
Average for the State of Alaska
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%
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. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of Alaska
72%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
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.


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...