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Physicians Medical Center vs Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Physicians Medical Center and Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital
2 hospitals Physicians Medical Center Houma, LA ✕ Remove Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Houma, LA Kaplan, LA
Hospital type Acute care Critical Access
Ownership Physician Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 73% of patients 85% of patients
Google rating 5.0 of 5 (11 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (8 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home – 1 hr 30 min
Left before being seen – 0%
ER volume – Low
Safety
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 15.6%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 4.1%
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – 17.3%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days – 19.8%
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – -54.9
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 12.9
Same as national
13.4
Same as national
Hospital visits after outpatient surgery 1.10
As expected
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Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better – 80%
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better – 90 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better – 204 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better – 402 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 0%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 67% 88%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better – 23%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better 46% 90%
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Penalized –

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.