WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in AUSTELL, GA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Other. The facility's Medicare ID is 110143. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,111 medical professionals and 131 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $25,727. This is higher than the state average of $25,162. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Infection Rates
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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 WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	66 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	25 %
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	73 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	7 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	20 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	63 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	11 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	26 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	61 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	10 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	29 %
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	80 %
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	14 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	70 %
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	21 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	65 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	11 %
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	49 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	22 %
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	48 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	20 %
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	50 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	24 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	50 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	33 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	17 %
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	64 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	19 %
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	37 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	46 %
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	20 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	80 %
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	21 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	79 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	19 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	81 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	11 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	40 %
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	53 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	14 %
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	49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	11 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	40 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	44 %
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	48 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	60 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	17 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	23 %
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	54 %
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	30 %
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)	14 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	25 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	61 %
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	59 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	29 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER, 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 WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER 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 WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$41
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$146
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$19
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$8
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$769
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$12,102
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$19
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,708
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$671
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$243
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,699
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$971
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,423
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$113
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,774
Total (Complete Episode)	$25,727

Infection Rates at WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER 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	0.31 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.39 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	11,542.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	9.99 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.70 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.50 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	2.06 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	8,451.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	7.37 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	1.09 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.13 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.42 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	220.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	5.74 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	3.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.52 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.31 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.33 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	516.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	4.14 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.97 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.59 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	2.41 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	104,991.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	6.30 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.27 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.41 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.90 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	91,784.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	40.48 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	25.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.62 / Better

How WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.9%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	13.2%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	7.7%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	11.6%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	19.7%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	15.3%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.47%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	155.27%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.2%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.08%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	3.97%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.82%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	10.98%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.63%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	5.95%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	2.68%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.24%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.09%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

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 WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place	5:
Lenbrook	5:
Wellstar Paulding Nursing Ctr	5:
Pruitthealth - Laurel Park, LLC	4:
Jonesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Christian City Rehabilitation Center	4:
Presbyterian Village	4:
Pruitthealth - Austell	4:
The William Breman Jewish Home	4:
Crestview Health and Rehab Ctr	3:
The A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc	3:
A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods	3:
Anderson Mill Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	3:
East Cobb Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	3:
The Cottages at Rockmart	3:
Fairburn Health Care Center	2:
Arrowhead Health and Rehab	2:
Pruitthealth - Fairburn	2:
Georgia Regional Atlanta Ltc	2:
Pruitthealth - Decatur	2:
Reliable Health and Rehab at Lakewood	2:
Pruitthealth - West Atlanta	2:
Decatur Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	2:
Harborview Decatur	2:
Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods	2:
Rosemont at Stone Mountain	2:
Briarwood Health Center By Harborview	2:
Tucker Operating Company LLC	2:
Delmar Gardens of Smyrna	2:
Pruitthealth - Marietta	2:
Roselane Health Center By Harborview	2:
Ross Memorial Health Care Ctr	2:
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation	2:
Riverdale Center For Nursing and Healing	1:
Lake City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC	1:
Healthcare at College Park, LLC	1:
Fulton Center For Rehabilitation LLC	1:
Bonterra Transitional Care and Rehabilitation	1:
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Fountainview Ctr For Alzheimer	1:
Glenwood Health Center By Harborview	1:
East Lake Arbor	1:
Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Westminster Commons	1:
Pruitthealth - Virginia Park	1:
Buckhead Center For Nursing and Healing	1:
Nurse Care of Buckhead	1:
Powder Springs Center For Nursing and Healing	1:
Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites By Harborview	1:
Pruitthealth - Brookhaven	1:
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	1:
Autumn Breeze Health and Rehab	1:
A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc - Cobb	1:
Tower Road Post Acute, LLC	1:
Marietta Center For Nursing and Healing	1:
Roswell Nursing and Rehab Center	1:
Woodstock Nursing and Rehab Ctr	1:
Cartersville Center For Nursing and Healing	1:
Maple Ridge Health Care Center	1:
Legacy Transitional Care and Rehabilitation	No Data
Meadowbrook Health and Rehab	No Data

Medical Groups Affiliated with WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

There are 1,111 doctors and 131 medical groups that are affiliated with WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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