PERFORMANCE AT POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL

Critical Access Hospital in New Roads, LA 70760

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL
2202 False River Drive New Roads, LA 70760
Phone: (225) 368-6386

The measures of timely and effective care at Pointe Coupee General 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.

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.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Broken Bones	54 minutes Measure: Broken Bones This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 37. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Average time patients spent in the emergency room with broken bones before they received pain medication.
CT Scan	20% Measure: CT Scan This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 20. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Percentage of patients who arrived to the emergency room with stroke symptoms and received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival. A higher percentage of timely delivered scan results is better.

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	15 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 92. 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	99% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 82. 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.

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.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function	100% Measure: Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function This heart failure measure is based on a sample size of 12. 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. ^[3] A higher percentage of LVS evaluation is better.

Footnotes:

[3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.