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ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL Quality Report

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL
2901 SQUALICUM PARKWAY
BELLINGHAM, WA 98225

WHATCOM county
Phone: 360-734-5400
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
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)

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Washington 87% 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 Beta Blocker at Discharge

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Washington 95% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Washington 24% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 34% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Washington 95% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 93% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 90% Average for the State of Washington 89% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 89% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

6. Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 75% Average for the State of Washington 65% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 55% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 88%

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Washington 95% 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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Washington 92% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 87% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 74% Average for the State of Washington 54% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 63% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Washington 85% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 84% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 99%

3. Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 94% Average for the State of Washington 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 82% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 93% Average for the State of Washington 77% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 83% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 82% Average for the State of Washington 60% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 70% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 82% Average for the State of Washington 78% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 80% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 93%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 94% Average for the State of Washington 91% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

4. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 88% Average for the State of Washington 70% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 71% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 94%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Washington 83% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 84% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

6. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 97% Average for the State of Washington 81% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 81% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

7. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Washington 100% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 99% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

Surgical Infection Prevention

1. Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 97% Average for the State of Washington 92% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 96% Average for the State of Washington 82% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 78% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

3. Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL 93% Average for the State of Washington 77% 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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