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WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
433 PLAZA ST
BOGALUSA, LA 70427

WASHINGTON county
Phone: 985-735-1322
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - State
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
83%
Average for the State of Louisiana
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 6 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of Louisiana
93%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
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. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of Louisiana
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 22 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
64%
Average for the State of Louisiana
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
87%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
81%
Average for the State of Louisiana
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: 16 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of Louisiana
92%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 17 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
68%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of Louisiana
82%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
86%
Average for the State of Louisiana
79%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of Louisiana
89%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
92%
Average for the State of Louisiana
81%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
98%
Average for the State of Louisiana
75%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
99%
Average for the State of Louisiana
98%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
71%
Average for the State of Louisiana
77%
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 ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
46%
Average for the State of Louisiana
62%
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

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
43%
Average for the State of Louisiana
58%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 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

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
67%
Average for the State of Louisiana
72%
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

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
84%
Average for the State of Louisiana
79%
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

WASHINGTON ST TAMMANY PARISH MEDICAL CENTER
69%
Average for the State of Louisiana
64%
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...