PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON Ratings and Reviews

About PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in HUNTINGDON, PA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Other. The facility's Medicare ID is 390056. It does provide emergency services. There are 185 medical professionals and 99 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON, emergency patients were charged $18,597. This is lower than the state average of $25,156. 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 PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	19 %
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	83 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	12 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	70 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	22 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	69 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	23 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	72 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	20 %
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	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	69 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	24 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	67 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	9 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	24 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	57 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	32 %
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	56 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	32 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	31 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	51 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	27 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	22 %
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	65 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	14 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	21 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	37 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	39 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	24 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	84 %
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	20 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	80 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	51 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	43 %
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	59 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	33 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	52 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	6 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	42 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	42 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	54 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	75 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	8 %
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	41 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	16 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	43 %
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)	17 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	26 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	57 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	52 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	36 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON, 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 PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON 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 PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$12
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$19
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$172
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$4
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$496
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$7,715
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$27
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$627
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$616
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$132
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,547
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$905
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,314
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$78
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$932
Total (Complete Episode)	$18,597

Infection Rates at PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

These measures show how often patients at PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON 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	306.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.19 / 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	Not Available / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	1,112.00 / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.57 / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	1.00 / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	Not Available / Not Available
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	7.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.16 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	0.00 / 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	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	6,384.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	0.21 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia	Not Available / Not Available
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.59 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	4.51 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	6,384.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	2.14 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	1.87 / Same

How PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.4%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.9%	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	11.9%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	19%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Pressure ulcer rate	0.46%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	NA	Not Enough Data
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.24%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.47%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.57%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	8.63%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.46%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.22%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	NA	Not Enough Data
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.09%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	0.95%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

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 PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Valley View Haven, Inc	4:
William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Foxdale Village	4:
Village at Penn State, The	4:
Homewood at Martinsburg Pa Inc	3:
Hollidaysburg Veterans Home	3:
Garvey Manor	3:
Juniper Village at Brookline-Rehabilitation and Sk	3:
Centre Care Rehabilitation and Wellness Services	3:
Embassy of Woodland Park	2:
Morrisons Cove Home	2:
Presbyterian Homes-Presby	2:
Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg	2:
Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Embassy of Huntingdon Park	2:
Westminster Woods at Huntingdo	2:
Greenwood Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing	2:
Cedarwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	2:
Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente	1:
Midtown Oaks Health and Rehab Center	1:
Embassy of Hearthside	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

There are 185 doctors and 99 medical groups that are affiliated with PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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