VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC Ratings and Reviews

About VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC

VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in WICHITA, KS. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Church. The facility's Medicare ID is 170200. It does provide emergency services. There are 174 medical professionals and 37 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC, emergency patients were charged $20,706. This is lower than the state average of $25,943. 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 VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	21 %
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	85 %
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	13 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	71 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	24 %
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	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	26 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	80 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	16 %
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	88 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	2 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	10 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	80 %
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	16 %
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	5 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	31 %
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	55 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	11 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	34 %
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	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	29 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	53 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	25 %
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	68 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	10 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	22 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	38 %
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	23 %
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	22 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	78 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	8 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	92 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	44 %
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	50 %
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	49 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	44 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	50 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	38 %
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	55 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	77 %
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	15 %
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	63 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	8 %
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)	6 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	19 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	75 %
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	4 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	76 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	20 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC, 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 VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC 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 VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC:

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)	$47
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$104
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$1
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$20
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$579
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$9,469
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$17
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,028
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$749
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$323
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,939
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$555
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,349
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$166
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,336
Total (Complete Episode)	$20,706

Infection Rates at VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC

These measures show how often patients at VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC 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	1,068.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.79 / 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	1,560.00 / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.92 / Not Available
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	2.00 / 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	46.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.46 / 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	8,851.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	0.42 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia	Not Available / Not Available
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.08 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	1.61 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	8,851.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	4.09 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	2.00 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.49 / Same

How VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

Top Hospitals in WICHITA, KS

Worst Hospitals in WICHITA, KS

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	3.3%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	11.9%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	9.4%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	10.4%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	14.6%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	11.3%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	0.83%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	174.66%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.24%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.36%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.52%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	7.11%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	3.06%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.18%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.89%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	0.97%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.01%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC

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 VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Spring View Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation	5:
Derby Health and Rehabilitation, LLC	5:
Caritas Center, Inc	5:
Mount St Mary	5:
Life Care Center of Wichita	5:
Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare	5:
Larksfield Place	5:
Kansas Christian Home	5:
Bethel Health Care Center	5:
Cheney Golden Age Home	4:
Family Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Wichita Presbyterian Manor	4:
Newton Presbyterian Manor	4:
Diversicare of Hutchinson	4:
Villa Maria	3:
Diversicare of Haysville	3:
Medicalodges Wichita	3:
Rolling Hills Health and Rehab	3:
Ascension Living Via Christi Village Mclean	3:
Sandpiper Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Center at Waterfront LLC	3:
Via Christi Village Ridge	3:
Catholic Care Center, Inc	3:
Mennonite Friendship Communities Inc	3:
Westview of Derby Rehabilitation and Health Care Cen	2:
Homestead Health Center	2:
Medicalodges Goddard	2:
Lincoln Care and Rehab	2:
Avita Health and Rehab at Reeds Cove	2:
Excel Healthcare and Rehab Wichita	2:
Azria Health Wichita	2:
Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center	2:
Paramount Community Living and Rehab Inc	2:
Good Samaritan Society - Hutchinson Village	2:
Clearwater Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	1:
Advena Living at Fountainview	1:
Orchard Gardens	1:
Lakepoint Wichita, LLC	1:
Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center	1:
Legacy at College Hill	1:
Life Care Center of Andover	1:
Diversicare of Sedgwick	1:
Wheat State Manor	1:
Hutchinson Operator, LLC	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC

There are 174 doctors and 37 medical groups that are affiliated with VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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