PERFORMANCE AT HOSPITAL HERMANOS MELENDEZ INC

Acute Care Hospital in Bayamon, PR 00960

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

HOSPITAL HERMANOS MELENDEZ INC
Carretera #2 Km 11 7 Bayamon, PR 00960
Phone: (787) 620-8181

The measures of timely and effective care at Hospital Hermanos Melendez 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.

Emergency Department Care

The emergency department quality measures comprise sample data of all hospitalized inpatients, regardless of diagnosis or clinical condition. The waiting times at different hospitals varies depending on the number of factors including: number of patients seen, staffing levels, hospital efficiency, admitting procedures and the availability of beds for admitted patients.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Time Before Admission11 hours 47 minutes Measure: Time Before Admission
This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 96. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Average time spent in the emergency room before patients were admitted to the hospital. [2, 3]

A lower time before admission is better.

Transfer Time4 hours 38 minutes Measure: Transfer Time
This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 96. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Average time patients spent in the emergency room, after the doctor admitted them as an inpatient before being taken to their room. [2, 3]

A lower transfer time is better.

Heart Failure Care

The adequate treatment for heart failure patients depends on the area of heart affected. The "evaluation of the left ventricular systolic function" is a test that helps health providers determine whether the left side of the heart is pumping properly.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function97% Measure: Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function
This heart failure measure is based on a sample size of 132. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Heart failure patients given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) function. This evaluation can tell your doctor whether the left side of your heart is pumping properly. [2, 3]

A higher percentage of LVS evaluation 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.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s)98% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s)
This pneumonia measure is based on a sample size of 42. 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, 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.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Antibiotic within 1 Hour89% Measure: Antibiotic within 1 Hour
This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 47. 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. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours100% Measure: Antibiotic Discontinued After 24 Hours
This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 45. 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. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Antibiotic Selection96% Measure: Antibiotic Selection
This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 45. 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. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Blood Clot Care

The blood clot care quality measures show how well hospitals provide the recommended treatments that might prevent or treat blood clots.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots98% Measure: Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots
This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 59. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of patients who got treatment to prevent blood clots on the day of or day after hospital admission or surgery. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Anticoagulation Overlap Therapy100% Measure: Anticoagulation Overlap Therapy
This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 22. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of patients with blood clots who got the recommended treatment, which includes using two different blood thinner medicines at the same time. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Intravenous Blood Thinner100% Measure: Intravenous Blood Thinner
This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 12. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of patients with blood clots who were treated with an intravenous blood thinner, and then were checked to determine if the blood thinner caused unplanned complications. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Discharged with Blood Thinner100% Measure: Discharged with Blood Thinner
This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 23. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of patients with blood clots who were discharged on a blood thinner medicine and received written instructions about that medicine. [2, 3]

A higher percentage is better.

Pregnancy and Delivery Care

The pregnancy guidelines indicate it is best to wait until the 39th completed week of pregnancy before delivering a baby. Researchers suggest that important fetal development takes place in the brain and lungs during the last weeks of pregnancy.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Delivery Scheduled Too Early 38% Measure: Delivery Scheduled Too Early
This pregnancy and delivery care measure is based on a sample size of 87. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-2 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary. [2]

A lower percentage of early deliveries is better.

Footnotes:
  • [2] Data submitted were based on a sample of cases/patients.
  • [3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.