NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE Ratings and Reviews

About NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in CANTON, GA. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Other. The facility's Medicare ID is 110008. It does provide emergency services. There are 850 medical professionals and 163 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE, emergency patients were charged $23,717. This is lower than the state average of $25,162. 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 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	82 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	15 %
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	90 %
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	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	80 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	78 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
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	86 %
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	11 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	77 %
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	19 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	73 %
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	21 %
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	7 %
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	68 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	6 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	26 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	67 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	8 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	25 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	63 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	19 %
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	77 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	9 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	14 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	49 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	29 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	22 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	12 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	88 %
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	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	87 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	10 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	90 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	39 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	57 %
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	40 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	56 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	33 %
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	63 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	84 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	4 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	12 %
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	66 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	5 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	29 %
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)	4 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	13 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	83 %
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	85 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	12 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE, 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 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE 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 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$24
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$29
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$48
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$11
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$9
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$647
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$11,734
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)	$1,649
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$887
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$390
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,317
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,025
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,315
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$182
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,429
Total (Complete Episode)	$23,717

Infection Rates at NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

These measures show how often patients at NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE 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	0.44 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.98 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	7,327.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	7.01 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	1.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.42 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.70 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	9,156.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	8.93 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.90 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.98 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	2.56 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	397.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	10.40 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	17.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	1.63 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.37 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	2.78 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	426.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	3.47 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.15 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.01 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.05 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	94,705.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	4.71 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.21 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.57 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.97 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	83,905.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	69.45 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	52.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.75 / Better

How NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.8%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	9.2%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	11.2%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	13.9%	Better
Death rate for stroke patients	10.2%	Better
Pressure ulcer rate	0.65%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	161.27%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.19%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.61%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.71%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	12.47%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.17%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.47%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.7%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	3.43%	Worse
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.26%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

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 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Wellstar Paulding Nursing Ctr	5:
Salude - The Art of Recovery	5:
The William Breman Jewish Home	4:
Life Care Center of Gwinnett	4:
East Cobb Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	3:
Cumming Operating Company LLC	3:
Pruitthealth - Marietta	2:
Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett	2:
Roselane Health Center By Harborview	2:
Ross Memorial Health Care Ctr	2:
The D Scott Hudgens Center For Skilled Nursing	2:
Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation	2:
Canton Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	2:
Wildwood Health and Rehab	2:
Pruitthealth - Jasper	2:
Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites By Harborview	1:
Pruitthealth - Brookhaven	1:
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	1:
Pruitthealth - Lilburn	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:
Chestnut Ridge Nsg and Rehab Ctr	1:
Cherokee Center For Nursing and Healing LLC	1:
Grandview Health Care Center	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

There are 850 doctors and 163 medical groups that are affiliated with NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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