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WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL Quality Report

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL
251 EAST ANTIETAM ST
HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740

WASHINGTON county
Phone: 301-790-8000
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)

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 75% Average for the State of Maryland 84% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Maryland 96% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Maryland 93% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 88% Average for the State of Maryland 92% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 90% Average for the State of Maryland 94% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 91% Average for the State of Maryland 96% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 99% Average for the State of Maryland 94% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 50% Average for the State of Maryland 72% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 88% Average for the State of Maryland 93% 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)

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 82% Average for the State of Maryland 86% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 87% Average for the State of Maryland 87% 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)

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 87% Average for the State of Maryland 87% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 96% Average for the State of Maryland 91% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 100% Average for the State of Maryland 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 73% Average for the State of Maryland 76% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 63% Average for the State of Maryland 72% 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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 92% Average for the State of Maryland 87% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 78% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 76% Average for the State of Maryland 72% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 74% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 95%

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

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL 81% Average for the State of Maryland 92% National Average of Hospitals submitting data: 90% Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than: 100%

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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