PERFORMANCE AT USPHS LAWTON INDIAN HOSPITAL

Acute Care Hospital in Lawton, OK 73507

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

USPHS LAWTON INDIAN HOSPITAL
1515 Lawrie Tatum Road Lawton, OK 73507
Phone: (580) 354-5000

The measures of timely and effective care at Usphs Lawton Indian 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	4 hours 40 minutes Measure: Time Before Admission This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 201. 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	30 minutes Measure: Transfer Time This emergency department measure is based on a sample size of 181. 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.

Preventive Care

Hospitals play a key role in promoting and educating patients about preventive services like immunizations, screenings, treatment, and lifestyle changes the preventive care measures shows how well hospitals are providing preventive services in their communities.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Patients Flu Immunization	59% Measure: Patients Flu Immunization This preventive care measure is based on a sample size of 74. Sample data was collected between 10/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Percentage of patients assessed and given influenza vaccination. ^[3] A higher percentage of vaccinated patients is better.
Healthcare Workers Flu Immunization	94% Measure: Healthcare Workers Flu Immunization This preventive care measure is based on a sample size of 478. Sample data was collected between 10/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination. A higher percentage of vaccinated workers 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.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Antibiotic within 1 Hour	0% Measure: Antibiotic within 1 Hour This surgical care improvement project measure is based on a sample size of 16. 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. ^[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	75% Measure: Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots This blood clot prevention and treatment measure is based on a sample size of 130. 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.

Footnotes:

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