WASHINGTON DC VA MEDICAL CENTER

Washington Dc Va Medical Center is an acute care hospital within the Veterans Administration located in Washington, DC 20422 that serves the District Of Columbia county area. This facility is a government federal hospital with NO emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Washington Dc Va Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in District Of Columbia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• 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 District Of Columbia.
• 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of District Of Columbia.
• 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 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 94% average score of District Of Columbia.
• 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 97% average score of District Of Columbia.
• 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 96% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 93% average score of District Of Columbia.
• 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 98% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 96% average score of District Of Columbia.