READMISSION RATES AT VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Waukon, IA 52172
Readmission Rates
VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
40 1st Street Se Waukon, IA 52172
Phone: (563) 568-3411
The measures for unplanned readmission at Veterans Memorial Hospital are estimates of any acute care hospital stay within 30 days from a previous hospitalization discharge. Patients who are admitted to the hospital might experience recurring or other problems soon after they are discharged and need to be readmitted to the hospital. The measures of 30-day unplanned readmission show when patients need to go back to the hospital due to medical conditions like: heart attack (AMI), heart failure (HF), pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), strokes; and surgical procedures, including hip/knee replacement and cornary artery bypass graft (CABG).
Some patients may even die after being readmitted to the hospital. Readmission incidents could often be prevented if hospitals follow best practices for treating patients. Each readmission performance measure is compared to a national benchmark. The readmission rates are calculated by taking into account how sick patients were before they were readmitted to the hospital.
Unplanned Readmissions Rates within 30-Days
Readmission measures evaluate what happened to patients once they left the hospital after receiving care for certain conditions. The readmission rates focus on whether patients were admitted again at the hospital 30 days of being initially discharged. The hospital readmission rates are based on patients with Medicare aged 65 and older.
The readmission rates are calculated using a risk-adjusted approach. The calculations consider how sick patients were when they were initially hospitalized. The readmission rates help make hospital comparisons accurate and meaningful for those hospitals treating treat sicker patients. Lower readmission rates are better.
Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
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COPD 30-Day Readmission Rate | 20.9% Measure: COPD 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 20.2% Rate of unplanned readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients A lower rate is better. |
Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available Measure: Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Rate of unplanned readmission for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients [1] A lower rate is better. |
Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate | 22.5% Measure: Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 22.0% Rate of unplanned readmission for heart failure (HF) patients A lower rate is better. |
Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate | 17.2% Measure: Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 16.9% Rate of unplanned readmission for pneumonia (PN) patients A lower rate is better. |
Stroke 30-Day Readmission Rate | 11.7% Measure: Stroke 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 12.7% Rate of unplanned readmission for stroke patients A lower rate is better. |
Hip / Total Knee Arthroplasty 30-Day Readmission Rate | 4.7% Measure: Hip / Total Knee Arthroplasty 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 4.8% Rate of unplanned readmission following elective primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and/or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) A lower rate is better. |
Hospital-wide unplanned 30-Day Readmission Rate | 15.4% Measure: Hospital-wide unplanned 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2013 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 15.2% Rate of unplanned readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) A lower rate is better. |
Mortality Rates within 30-Days
The mortality measures evaluate whether patients died within 30 days after being hospitalized for a specific condition. Mortality rates provide information about important hospital care aspects that affect patients’ outcomes after being hospitalized - healthcare aspects like prevention and response to complications, emphasis on patient safety, and the timeliness of care.
The mortality rates are calculated using a risk-adjusted approach. The calculations consider how sick patients were when they were initially hospitalized. The mortality rates help make hospital comparisons accurate and meaningful for those hospitals treating treat sicker patients. Lower mortality rates are better.
Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
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COPD 30-Day Mortality Rate | 8.7% Measure: COPD 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 7.7% Mortality rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients A lower rate is better. |
Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Mortality Rate | Not Available Measure: Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Mortality rate for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients [1] A lower rate is better. |
Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate | 12.5% Measure: Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 11.6% Mortality rate for heart failure (HF) patients A lower rate is better. |
Pneumonia 30-Day Mortality Rate | 11.6% Measure: Pneumonia 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 11.5% Mortality rate for pneumonia (PN) patients A lower rate is better. |
Stroke 30-Day Mortality Rate | 16.5% Measure: Stroke 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 14.8% Mortality rate for stroke patients A lower rate is better. |
- [1] The number of cases/patients is too few to report.