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WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL Quality Report

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
#3 EAST BENJAMIN DRIVE
NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155

WETZEL county
Phone: 304-455-8000
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
Accreditation: Yes
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 Arrival

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
71%
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%

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
60%
Average for the State of West Virginia
77%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
83%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
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 Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
74%
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%

4. Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
67%
Average for the State of West Virginia
87%
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.

5. Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
0%
Average for the State of West Virginia
49%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
34%
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.

6. Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
77%
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: 22 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

7. Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
71%
Average for the State of West Virginia
87%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 24 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 Discharge Instructions

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
65%
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%

2. Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
100%
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: 24 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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
77%
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%

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
84%
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%

Pneumonia

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
84%
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%

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
79%
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%

3. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
100%
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: 15 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

WETZEL COUNTY 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%

5. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
90%
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: 10 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
80%
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%

7. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
73%
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 who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
67%
Average for the State of West Virginia
86%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 15 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
72%
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%

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

WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL
80%
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%


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...