READMISSION RATES AT WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospital in Jasper, AL 35502

Readmission Rates

WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
3400 Highway 78 East Jasper, AL 35502
Phone: (205) 387-4000

The measures for unplanned readmission at Walker Baptist Medical Center 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
COPD 30-Day Readmission Rate	21.0% 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	17.8% Measure: Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Readmission Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014	No different than the National Rate of 17.0% Rate of unplanned readmission for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients A lower rate is better.
Heart Failure 30-Day Readmission Rate	23.8% 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	16.4% 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	13.0% 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	5.7% 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	16.2% 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
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	12.0% Measure: Myocardial Infarction 30-Day Mortality Rate Sample data was collected between 07/01/2011 and 06/30/2014	No different than the National Rate of 14.2% Mortality rate for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients A lower rate is better.
Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality Rate	12.2% 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	11.2% 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	12.9% 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.