LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO Ratings and Reviews

About LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 390201. It does provide emergency services. There are 556 medical professionals and 77 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO, emergency patients were charged $24,134. 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 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO 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	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	20 %
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	80 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	16 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	69 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	25 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	71 %
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	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	8 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	17 %
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	82 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	9 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	69 %
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	22 %
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	14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	29 %
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	57 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	14 %
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	58 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	14 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	28 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	56 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	28 %
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	67 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	16 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	17 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	44 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	15 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	85 %
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	16 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	84 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	15 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	85 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	9 %
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	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	11 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	41 %
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	8 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	52 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	16 %
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	52 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	11 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	37 %
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)	23 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	65 %
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	8 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	65 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	27 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO, 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 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO 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 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$23
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)	$39
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$7
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$765
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$10,787
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,401
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$886
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$167
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,825
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$785
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,986
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$105
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,309
Total (Complete Episode)	$24,134

Infection Rates at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

These measures show how often patients at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO 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	-- / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.20 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	3,050.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	2.50 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.22 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	2,874.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	2.46 / 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	0.03 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.88 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	68.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	1.71 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.59 / Same
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	79.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.63 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	Not Available / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.34 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	32,881.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	2.24 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.06 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.61 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	30,194.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	13.47 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	3.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.22 / Better

How LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.9%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	11.8%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	3.4%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	7.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.6%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	16.2%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	12.6%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.85%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	200.5%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.28%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.4%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.25%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	10.18%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.41%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	4.71%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.79%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.86%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.05%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

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 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Fellowship Manor	5:
Good Shepherd Home-Bethlehem	5:
Advanced Health Care of Hanover	5:
Northampton Post Acute	5:
Country Meadows Nursing Center of Bethlehem	5:
Complete Care at Phillipsburg, LLC	5:
New Eastwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	5:
Moravian Hall Square Health and Wellness Center	5:
United Methodist Communities at Bristol Glen	5:
Bethlehem North Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	4:
Kirkland Village	4:
The Gardens at Easton	4:
Heath Village	4:
Slate Belt Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Clover Rest Home	4:
Bethlehem South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	3:
The Gardens For Memory Care at Easton	3:
Northampton County-Gracedale	3:
Whitestone Care Center	3:
Barn Hill Care and Rehab Center	3:
Lopatcong Center	2:
Brookmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Mohawk Meadows	2:
Valley View Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr	2:
Homestead Rehabilitation and Health Care Center	2:
Easton Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Complete Care at Brakeley Park, LLC	1:
Little Brook Nursing and Convalescent Home	1:
Warren Haven Rehab and Nursing Center	1:
Forest Manor Hcc	1:
Pleasant Valley Manor, Inc	1:
The Gardens at Stroud	1:
Milford Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

There are 556 doctors and 77 medical groups that are affiliated with LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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