FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1093892275
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Yreka, CA

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• Overall Quality Rating - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor

  The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

• Care Transition - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

  Care transition - star rating

• Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

  Discharge information - star rating

• Communication About Medicines - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

  Communication about medicines - star rating

• Staff Responsiveness - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

  Staff responsiveness - star rating

• Quietness - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

  Quietness - star rating

• Cleanliness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

  Cleanliness - star rating

• Recommend Hospital - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

  Recommend hospital - star rating

• Doctor Communication - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

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• Nurse Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

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• Hospital Type Critical Access Hospitals - Voluntary non-profit - Other

• Emergency Services: Yes

  Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

• Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y

  Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

• Death rate for stroke patients is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Death rate for heart failure patients is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Death rate for COPD patients is worse than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Death rate for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings

• Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) is no different than national benchmark

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

• Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

• Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery is no different than expected

  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small

  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small

  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) is no different than the national rate

  Evaluation Period: January 2020 - December 2022

• Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Hospital return days for heart failure patients is average days per 100 discharges

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

• Hospital return days for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

  Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings

• ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %

  Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is not available %

  Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Head CT results is not available %

  Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Left before being seen is 5 %

  Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better is 252 minutes

  Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 156 minutes

  Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 83%

  Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
  Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024

• Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is not available%

  Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
  Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023

• Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is 78

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Emergency department volume is low

  Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

• Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is 97

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Discharged on Statin Medication is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is 94

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is not available %

  Septic Shock 6 Hour.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is not available

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is not available %

  Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is not available %

  Septic Shock 3 Hour.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is not available %

  Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

• Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 13

  Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

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