SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is an acute care hospital located in La Jolla, CA 92037 that serves the San Diego county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has better average ratings than other hospitals in California or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Lower rate of accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment Lower rate of accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment
  Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of accidental cuts from medical treatment.
• Better performance for infection from colon surgery Better performance for infection from colon surgery
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for infection from colon surgery
• Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
  The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CA.
• Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
  The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CA.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 96% average score of California.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 242 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 335 minutes in California.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 93 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in California.
• Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
  The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of California.
• Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of California.
• Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 158 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 167 minutes in California.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 14 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 28 minutes in California.
• Emergency Department: left without being seen Emergency Department: left without being seen
  The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of California.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
  The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 85% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 94% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of California.