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VETERANS MEMORIAL Quality Report

VETERANS MEMORIAL
40 FIRST STREET SE
WAUKON, IA 52172

ALLAMAKEE county
Phone: 563-568-3411
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
Accreditation: No
Emergency Service: Yes

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

Heart Attack

1. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

VETERANS MEMORIAL
67%
Average for the State of Iowa
93%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 3 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 Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

VETERANS MEMORIAL
80%
Average for the State of Iowa
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 5 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. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

VETERANS MEMORIAL
33%
Average for the State of Iowa
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 3 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.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

VETERANS MEMORIAL
80%
Average for the State of Iowa
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 5 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.

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

VETERANS MEMORIAL
67%
Average for the State of Iowa
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 3 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

VETERANS MEMORIAL
70%
Average for the State of Iowa
62%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 10 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
56%
Average for the State of Iowa
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 18 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
50%
Average for the State of Iowa
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
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.

Pneumonia

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
91%
Average for the State of Iowa
94%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 11 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
100%
Average for the State of Iowa
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

VETERANS MEMORIAL
40%
Average for the State of Iowa
74%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 5 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

VETERANS MEMORIAL
97%
Average for the State of Iowa
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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
88%
Average for the State of Iowa
87%
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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
64%
Average for the State of Iowa
83%
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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
75%
Average for the State of Iowa
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
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.

Surgical Infection Prevention

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
54%
Average for the State of Iowa
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 13 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
86%
Average for the State of Iowa
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 7 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

VETERANS MEMORIAL
0%
Average for the State of Iowa
77%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 13 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.


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...