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HOSPITAL DR CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE General Information


Type:Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital provides emergency service:Yes
Ownership:Proprietary

Address:
CARRETERA 129 KM.1 AVENIDA SAN LUIS ARECIBO
ARECIBO
PUERTO RICO 00613
tel.(787)650-0727


HOSPITAL DR CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE HHS/Medicare Data Reports



Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Score:74%
National average:85%
Sample:42 patients

Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Score:92%
National average:93%
Sample:106 patients

Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Score:86%
National average:90%
Sample:86 patients

Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival
Score:77%
National average:88%
Sample:105 patients

Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Score:80%
National average:91%
Sample:89 patients

Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Score:85%
National average:84%
Sample:98 patients

Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function
Score:78%
National average:85%
Sample:172 patients

Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Score:57%
National average:66%
Sample:173 patients

Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Score:13%
National average:75%
Sample:77 patients

Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Score:48%
National average:93%
Sample:33 patients

Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment
Score:91%
National average:99%
Sample:158 patients

Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Score:54%
National average:86%
Sample:140 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:72%
National average:90%
Sample:86 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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