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MERITCARE HEALTH SYSTEM , NORTH DAKOTA Quality and MERITCARE HEALTH SYSTEM General Information
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MERITCARE HEALTH SYSTEM General Information
Type:Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital provides emergency service:Yes
Ownership:Voluntary non-profit - Private
Address:
720 NORTH 4TH STREET CASS
FARGO
NORTH DAKOTA 58122
tel.(701)234-4200
MERITCARE HEALTH SYSTEM 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:100%
National average:85%
Sample:106 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Score:100%
National average:93%
Sample:195 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Score:100%
National average:90%
Sample:537 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival
Score:98%
National average:88%
Sample:182 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Score:99%
National average:91%
Sample:552 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Score:73%
National average:60%
Sample:44 patients
Health Condition:Heart Attack
Quality Measure:Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Score:99%
National average:91%
Sample:197 patients
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Score:84%
National average:84%
Sample:93 patients
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function
Score:95%
National average:85%
Sample:282 patients
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Score:72%
National average:66%
Sample:199 patients
Health Condition:Heart Failure
Quality Measure:Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Score:95%
National average:86%
Sample:42 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Score:84%
National average:75%
Sample:111 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Score:86%
National average:75%
Sample:312 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Score:92%
National average:93%
Sample:60 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment
Score:100%
National average:99%
Sample:324 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Score:73%
National average:84%
Sample:89 patients
Health Condition:Pneumonia
Quality Measure:Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Score:91%
National average:86%
Sample:126 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:94%
National average:90%
Sample:207 patients
Health Condition:Surgical Infection Prevention
Quality Measure:Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision
Score:93%
National average:82%
Sample:436 patients
Health Condition:Surgical Infection Prevention
Quality Measure:Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery
Score:94%
National average:90%
Sample:448 patients
Health Condition:Surgical Infection Prevention
Quality Measure:Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots
Score:80%
National average:75%
Sample:174 patients
Health Condition:Surgical Infection Prevention
Quality Measure:Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries
Score:83%
National average:79%
Sample:174 patients
Health Condition:Surgical Infection Prevention
Quality Measure:Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery
Score:92%
National average:78%
Sample:421 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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