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WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Quality Report

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
454 MCDOWELL STREET
WELCH, WV 24801

MCDOWELL county
Phone: 304-436-8461
Acute Care 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 Aspirin at Arrival

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of West Virginia
91%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
93%
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 Discharge

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of West Virginia
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 1 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 Beta Blocker at Arrival

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
67%
Average for the State of West Virginia
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: 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.

Heart Failure

1. Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
9%
Average for the State of West Virginia
69%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
63%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 22 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
83%
Average for the State of West Virginia
82%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
82%
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.

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

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
35%
Average for the State of West Virginia
84%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
99%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 23 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
83%
Average for the State of West Virginia
86%
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.

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
25%
Average for the State of West Virginia
72%
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.

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

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
79%
Average for the State of West Virginia
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
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. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
86%
Average for the State of West Virginia
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
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.

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

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
97%
Average for the State of West Virginia
83%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
84%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%

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

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
82%
Average for the State of West Virginia
81%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%

6. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
100%
Average for the State of West Virginia
99%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
40%
Average for the State of West Virginia
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 Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
67%
Average for the State of West Virginia
70%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
74%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
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. Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
29%
Average for the State of West Virginia
74%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
78%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
95%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 7 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...