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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg vs Willow Crest Hospital vs Girard Medical Center

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

Hospital comparison: Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Willow Crest Hospital and Girard Medical Center
3 hospitals Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS ✕ Remove Willow Crest Hospital Miami, OK ✕ Remove Girard Medical Center Girard, KS ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Pittsburg, KS Miami, OK Girard, KS
Hospital type Acute care Psychiatric Critical Access
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Church Proprietary Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Emergency room Yes – Yes
Beds 130 78 –
Ratings
CMS overall star ratingMedicare's summary of quality measures 3 of 5 – 2 of 5
Patient survey ratingHCAHPS summary star rating 4 of 5 – –
Would definitely recommend 64% of patients – 95% of patients
Nurse communicationPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – –
Doctor communicationPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – –
Communication about medicinesPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – –
Discharge informationPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – –
CleanlinessPatient survey stars 5 of 5 – –
Quiet at nightPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – –
Overall hospital ratingPatient survey stars 4 of 5 – –
Would recommendPatient survey stars 3 of 5 – –
Google rating – 3.0 of 5 (50 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (8 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 2 hr 18 min – 2 hr
Left before being seen – – 1%
ER volume – – Low
Safety
Hospital-acquired infectionsCompared with national 1 better · 0 worse of 2 compared – –
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) Same as national – –
C. diff intestinal infections Better than national – –
Serious complications (PSI 90) Same as national – –
Death rate: Heart attack patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 11.7% – –
Death rate: Heart failure patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 15.5% – –
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 22.6% – 17.3%
Death rate: Stroke patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 15.5% – –
Death rate: COPD patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 9.5%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 5.0% – 5.7%
Readmissions
Readmitted: Heart attackWithin 30 days 14.0% – –
Readmitted: Heart failureWithin 30 days 21.3% – –
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 16.9% – 17.5%
Readmitted: COPD (chronic lung disease)Within 30 days 19.2% – –
Extra days back in hospital after heart failure +12.2 – –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia -43.6 – -19
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 13.2
Same as national
– 13
Same as national
Chemotherapy patients admitted to hospital 10
Same as national
– –
Chemotherapy patients visiting the ER 4.9
Same as national
– –
Timely care
Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentHigher is better 59% – –
Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better 35% – –
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 138 min – 120 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 160 min – 130 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 262 min – 235 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – – 1%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 94% – 90%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 14% – 35%
Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better – – 100%
Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better 99% – 75%
Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better 99% – –
Maternity
Maternity safety practices (CMS SM-7) Yes – –
Birthing-friendly designation Yes – –
Medicare programs
Hospital-acquired condition penalty1% payment cut this year Not 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.

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