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CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER , ALABAMA Quality and CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER General Information
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CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER General Information
Type:Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital provides emergency service:Yes
Ownership:Voluntary non-profit - Private
Address:
400 NORTHWOOD DR CHEROKEE
CENTRE
ALABAMA 35960
tel.(256)927-7553
CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER HHS/Medicare Data Reports
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function
Score:77%
National average:85%
Sample:61 patients
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Score:43%
National average:66%
Sample:42 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Score:89%
National average:75%
Sample:55 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment
Score:100%
National average:99%
Sample:81 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Score:85%
National average:86%
Sample:52 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics
Score:90%
National average:90%
Sample:41 patients
Hospital performance rates tell you the proportion of cases where a hospital provided the recommended process of care. Only patients meeting the inclusion criteria for a measure are included in the calculation of the rate for a measure. A rate of 88% means that the hospital provided the recommended process of care 88% of the time. For example, the rates for aspirin at discharge for individuals who have had an acute myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- tell you the percentage of patients who received an aspirin when they are discharged from the hospital. The ultimate goal is the right care for the right patient at the right time. Hospitals with effective quality improvement programs are continually working toward this goal.
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