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WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER Quality Report

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
173 MIDDLE STREET
LANCASTER, NH 03584

COOS county
Phone: 603-788-4911
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Accreditation: No
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)

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
91%
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 Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
94%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
89%
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. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
99%
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.

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
98%
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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
97%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 8 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
96%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 13 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
50%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
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.

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
68%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
70%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 19 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
96%
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)

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
89%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 9 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
93%
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)

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
93%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
91%
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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 8 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
92%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
86%
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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
88%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
85%
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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
89%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
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: 9 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
95%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 20 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
100%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
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: 13 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

WEEKS MEDICAL CENTER
72%
Average for the State of New Hampshire
88%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 18 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...