PERFORMANCE AT GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Critical Access Hospital in Goodland, KS 67735

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
220 West Second Street Goodland, KS 67735
Phone: (785) 890-3625

The measures of timely and effective care at Goodland Regional Medical Center show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.

The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.

Pneumonia Care

Pneumonia is a lung infection that might be by caused by a bacteria or a virus. If the cause of pneumonia is bacterial, hospitals will treat the infection with the appropriate antibiotics.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s)88% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s)
This pneumonia measure is based on a sample size of 16. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of patients with pneumonia who received an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours consistent with current guidelines.

A higher percentage is better.