SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC Ratings and Reviews

About SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC

SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in WAKEFIELD, RI. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 410008. It does provide emergency services. There are 362 medical professionals and 85 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC, emergency patients were charged $20,291. This is lower than the state average of $24,173. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	84 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	13 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	89 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	2 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	82 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	15 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	80 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	17 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	84 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	12 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	89 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	83 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	79 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	16 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	68 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	8 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	24 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	65 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	8 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	27 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	71 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	9 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	20 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	67 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	17 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	16 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	80 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	8 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	12 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	54 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	27 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	19 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	9 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	91 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	9 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	91 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	9 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	91 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	37 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	58 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	44 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	51 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	38 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	57 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	31 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	64 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	74 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	9 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	17 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	60 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	7 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	33 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	5 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	14 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	81 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	3 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	82 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	15 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$28
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$9
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$77
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$29
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$553
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$9,766
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$6
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,231
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,332
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$145
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,633
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$757
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,578
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$49
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,094
Total (Complete Episode)	$20,291

Infection Rates at SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC

These measures show how often patients at SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	1,518.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.92 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.83 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	1,570.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	1.06 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	38.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.84 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	3.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	17.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.13 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.05 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	4.72 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	23,357.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	1.04 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.96 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.01 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.57 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	22,003.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	8.64 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	1.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.12 / Better

How SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	8.9%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	13.3%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	18%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.9%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.05%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	NA	Not Enough Data
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.3%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.65%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.46%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	7.01%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	2.66%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.9%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	2.2%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.05%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Royal of Westerly Nursing Center	5:
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge	5:
Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab Ctr	5:
John Clarke Retirement Center The	5:
Roberts Health Centre Inc	5:
Warren Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	5:
Pierce Memorial Baptist Home, Inc.	5:
Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich	4:
Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	4:
Alpine Nursing Home Inc	4:
Colonial Health and Rehab Center of Plainfield, LLC	4:
Kent Regency Center	4:
West Shore Health Center	4:
Country Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Scandinavian Home Inc	4:
Pendleton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	3:
Westerly Health Center	3:
Heatherwood Rehabilitation and Health Care Center	3:
Royal Middletown Nursing Center	3:
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Kingston Center For Rehabilitation and Health Care	3:
Silver Creek Rehab and Healthcare Center	3:
West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Kimwell Nursing and Rehabilitation	3:
Avalon Nursing Home Inc	3:
Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center	3:
Sunny View Nursing Home Inc	3:
Riverview Healthcare Community	3:
Grace Barker Nursing Center	3:
Crestwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc	3:
Apple Rehab Clipper	2:
Apple Rehab Mystic	2:
Mystic Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC	2:
Elderwood of Scallop Shell at Wakefield	2:
St Clare Home	2:
Grand Islander Center	2:
Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Ri	2:
Brentwood Nursing Home	2:
The Dawn Hill Home For Rehab and Healthcare	2:
Carvalho Grove Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Greenwood Center	2:
Catholic Memorial Home	2:
Cra-Mar Meadows	2:
Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc	2:
Southpointe Rehab Center	1:
Villa Maria Nursing and Rehabilitation Community	1:
Fall River Jewish Home	1:
Fall River Healthcare	1:
Sarah S Brayton Center	1:
Orchard View Manor	1:
Somerset Ridge Center	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC

There are 362 doctors and 85 medical groups that are affiliated with SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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