Benchmarks for Recommended Care

We want you to feel confident about making important decisions about your healthcare at St. Joseph Hospital. Find out how we compare with other hospitals in the state and nationally in providing the recommended care to adults who are being treated for heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, and our success in preventing surgical infections. St. Joseph Hospital voluntarily participates as part of a national initiative, to make information on hospital quality and safety available to the general public. For more information about this initiative, please visit NHQualitycare.org.

 

Heart AttackPneumoniaHeart FailureSurgical Infection Prevention

Heart Attack

SJH 1st Qtr, 2008

SJH
Apr 2007 - Mar 2008

State
Average

National
Average

Top
Score

 

Aspirin at arrival: % of eligible patients receiving aspirin for treatment of a heart attack within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.

100%

100%

95%

93%

100%

Aspirin at discharge: % of eligible patients receiving aspirin for continued treatment of their heart attack when they left the hospital.

100%

100%

95%

91%

100%

ACE Inhibitor at discharge for heart attack patients: % of eligible patients receiving ACE inhibitor medications for continued treatment of their heart attack when they left the hospital.

100%

100%

98%

89%

100%

Adult Smoking cessation advice for heart attack patients: % of eligible heart attack patients given advice about stopping smoking.

100%

100%

89%

93%

100%

Beta Blockers at discharge: % of eligible patients receiving beta blocker medications for continued treatment of their heart attack when they left the hospital.

100%

100%

99%

92%

100%

Beta Blockers at arrival: % of eligible patients receiving beta blocker medications within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.

100%

96%

96%

89%

100%

Fibrinolytic Therapy Received within 30 minutes of Hospital Arrival: % of patients who received thrombolytic medications within 30 minutes of arriving at the hospital.

No eligible cases

0%

60%

41%

100%

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Received within 90 minutes of Hospital Arrival: % of eligible patients receiving PCI treatment within 120 minutes of arrival at the hospital.

No eligible cases

No eligible cases

77%

70%

93%