PERFORMANCE AT H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
Critical Access Hospital in Quitman, MS 39355
Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures
H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
605 South Archusa Avenue Quitman, MS 39355
Phone: (601) 776-6925
The measures of timely and effective care at H C Watkins Memorial Hospital Inc 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 | 11 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 53. 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. A lower time to ECG is better. |
| Aspirin at Arrival | 94% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 52. 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. A higher percentage is better. |
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.
| Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) | 78% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) This pneumonia measure is based on a sample size of 18. 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. [2] A higher percentage is better. |
- [2] Data submitted were based on a sample of cases/patients.