SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET Ratings and Reviews

About SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET

SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in POTTSVILLE, PA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 390030. It does provide emergency services. There are 464 medical professionals and 90 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET, emergency patients were charged $23,316. 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 SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	80 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	16 %
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	87 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	10 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	78 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	18 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	77 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
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	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
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	81 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	15 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	73 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	72 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	65 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	25 %
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	61 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	29 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	68 %
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	23 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	61 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	21 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	18 %
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	74 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	11 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	15 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	47 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	30 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	23 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	83 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	14 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	86 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	46 %
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	51 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	10 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	39 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	40 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	53 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	76 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	7 %
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	53 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	12 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	35 %
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)	12 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	24 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	64 %
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	7 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	56 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	37 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET, 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 SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET 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 SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$33
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$2
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$38
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$50
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$21
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$4
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$702
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$9,103
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$34
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,291
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$854
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$262
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,291
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$468
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$4,656
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$96
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,411
Total (Complete Episode)	$23,316

Infection Rates at SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET

These measures show how often patients at SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET 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	0.02 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.02 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	2,802.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	2.44 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.41 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.02 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.72 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	2,942.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	2.88 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.35 / 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	9.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.26 / 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	7.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.07 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	1.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.92 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	32,126.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	1.56 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.08 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.84 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	30,838.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	9.76 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	3.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.31 / Better

How SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.8%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.1%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	10.7%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	12.5%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.7%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.52%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	NA	Not Enough Data
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.22%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.1%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.32%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.54%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	12.54%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.46%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.67%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.94%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.01%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.09%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET

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 SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Lebanon Valley Home The	5:
Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Transitional Sub-Acute Unit	5:
Stoneridge Poplar Run	5:
Laurel Center	5:
Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center	5:
The Gardens at York Terrace	5:
St Luke's Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
Mahoning Valley Nursing and Re	5:
Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Spang Crest Manor	4:
Phoebe Berks	4:
Stoneridge Towne Centre	4:
Seton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ce	3:
Laureldale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent	3:
Berks County Home- Berks Heim	3:
Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	3:
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	3:
Orwigsburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Schuylkill Center	3:
Mount Carmel Senior Living Community	3:
Sunset Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	3:
Cedar Haven Healthcare Center	2:
Green Valley Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ce	2:
Mountain View, A Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente	2:
Shenandoah Senior Living Community	2:
The Summit at Blue Mountain Nursing and Rehab Ctr	2:
Manor at St Luke Village,the	2:
The Pavilion at St Luke Village	2:
Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation	2:
Emmanuel Center For Nursing	2:
Pottsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	1:
Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Greenwood Center For Nursing and Rehab	1:
Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	1:
Mountain City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Ridgeview Healthcare and Rehab Center	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET

There are 464 doctors and 90 medical groups that are affiliated with SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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