PERFORMANCE AT SYRINGA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Critical Access Hospital in Grangeville, ID 83530

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

SYRINGA GENERAL HOSPITAL
607 W Main Street Grangeville, ID 83530
Phone: (208) 983-1700

The measures of timely and effective care at Syringa 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
Time Before Admission	2 hours 16 minutes Measure: Time Before Admission This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 76. 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 Time	48 minutes Measure: Transfer Time This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 56. 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 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	6 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 13. 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	100% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 13. 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)	93% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) This pneumonia 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 pneumonia who received an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours consistent with current guidelines. ^[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.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots	98% Measure: Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 229. 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. A higher percentage 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.