SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER Ratings and Reviews

About SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in LIBERAL, KS. Its type of ownership is Government - Local. The facility's Medicare ID is 170068. It does provide emergency services. There are 108 medical professionals and 91 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, emergency patients were charged $23,063. 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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Survey Analysis
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Infection Rates
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Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

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 SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	68 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	8 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	24 %
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	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	19 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	27 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	64 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	9 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	27 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	73 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	22 %
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	3 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	16 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	71 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	22 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	66 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	7 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	27 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	53 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	34 %
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	17 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	35 %
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	10 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	32 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	48 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	24 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	28 %
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	61 %
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.	30 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	35 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	38 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	27 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	18 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	82 %
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	23 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	77 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	55 %
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	39 %
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	57 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	9 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	34 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	59 %
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	37 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	48 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	47 %
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	8 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	18 %
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	55 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	10 %
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)	14 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	31 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	55 %
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	48 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	45 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$30
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$18
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$272
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)	$12
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$526
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$10,300
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$28
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$867
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$721
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$182
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$2,508
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$792
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,513
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$151
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,121
Total (Complete Episode)	$23,063

Infection Rates at SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

These measures show how often patients at SOUTHWEST 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	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	478.00 / Not Available
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	0.39 / 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	-- / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.88 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	1,612.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	1.59 / 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	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	Not Available / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	20.00 / Not Available
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	0.51 / 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	8.00 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	0.07 / Not Available
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	0.00 / 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	10,318.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	0.58 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	0.00 / Not Available
MRSA Bacteremia	Not Available / Not Available
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	-- / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.66 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	9,034.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	4.56 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	0.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.00 / Better

How SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER Compares to Other Similar Facilities

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

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Worst Hospitals in LIBERAL, KS

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	4.4%	SAME
Death rate for heart attack patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for COPD patients	8.1%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	14.3%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	18.9%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	14.1%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.04%	SAME
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	177.12%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.28%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.69%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.42%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	49%	Worse
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.19%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	4.63%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.91%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.34%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	2.27%	Worse

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Stevens County Hospital Ltcu Dba Pioneer Manor	5:
Southwest Medical Center Snf	4:
Beaver County Nursing Home	3:
Wheatridge Park Care Center	2:
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal	1:

Medical Groups Affiliated with SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

There are 108 doctors and 91 medical groups that are affiliated with SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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