PERFORMANCE AT GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Gunnison, CO 81230
Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures
GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL
711 N Taylor Street Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone: (970) 641-1456
The measures of timely and effective care at Gunnison Valley Hospital 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.
Heart Attack Care
The heart attack quality measures show how often or how quickly hospitals follow the best practices for the treatment of heart attacks which scientific evidence suggests might get the best results for people with certain common heart conditions.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Time to ECG | 4 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 14. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Average time from ER arrival to ECG for patients with chest pain or possible heart attack. [3] A lower time to ECG is better. |
| Aspirin at Arrival | 100% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 14. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before being transferred out of the emergency department. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
Surgical Care
The surgical care measures show how well hospitals follow the best practices of surgical care that help prevent complications after certain surgeries like colon surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, hysterectomy, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic within 1 Hour | 100% Measure: Antibiotic within 1 Hour This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 27. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of surgery patients who were given an antibiotic within one hour before surgery to help prevent infection. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
| Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours | 100% Measure: Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 26. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
| VTE Prophylaxis | 100% Measure: VTE Prophylaxis This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 27. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of patients who got treatment within 24 hours before or after their surgery to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
| Antibiotic Selection | 96% Measure: Antibiotic Selection This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 26. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
| Catheter Removal | 92% Measure: Catheter Removal This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 13. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Percentage of surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery. [3] A higher percentage is better. |
- [3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.