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ProviderNumber: 330191

Title: GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL

Address1: 100 PARK STREET

City: GLENS FALLS

State Code: NY

Zip Code: 12801

County: WARREN

Phone Number: 5189261000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals

Hospital Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private

Emergency Services: Yes

Registries: Registries: Cardiac Surgery - NO; Stroke Care - NO; Nursing Care - YES

Death from serious treatable complications after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 72; Rate: 122.51; Lower Est.: 79.86; Higher Est.: 165.16)

Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 9158; Rate: 0.33; Lower Est.: 0; Higher Est.: 0.68)

Breathing failure after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 692; Rate: 6.96; Lower Est.: 1.55; Higher Est.: 12.37)

Serious blood clots after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 1763; Rate: 6.42; Lower Est.: 2.4; Higher Est.: 10.44)

A wound that splits open after surgery Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 228; Rate: 1.8; Lower Est.: 0; Higher Est.: 3.84)

Accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 9571; Rate: 1.88; Lower Est.: 0.72; Higher Est.: 3.04)

Serious Complications Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: NA; Rate: NA)

Death after surgery to repair a weakness in the abdominal aorta: Number of Cases Too Small (Number of Patients: 10; Rate: NA)

Deaths after admission for broken hip Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: 176; Rate: 2.22; Lower Est.: 0.87; Higher Est.: 3.57)

Deaths from Certain Conditions Compared to National Average: No Different (Number of Patients: NA; Rate: NA)

Patient Review Communication:
Nurses communicated well - Sometimes/Never: 7; Usually: 22; Always: 71
Doctors communicated well - Sometimes/Never: 5; Usually: 18; Always: 77
Receive help as soon as they want - Sometimes/Never: 13; Usually: 31; Always: 56
Pain was well controlled - Sometimes/Never: 8; Usually: 26; Always: 66
Explained about medicines before giving it to them - Sometimes/Never: 25; Usually: 21; Always: 54
Clean room and bathroom - Sometimes/Never: 9; Usually: 23; Always: 68
Area around their room were quiet at night - Sometimes/Never: 19; Usually: 36; Always: 45
Provided recovery at home instructions - Yes: 86; No: 14
Hospital rating (O to 10; 10 highest) - 6 or lower: 13; 7 or 8: 28; 9 or 10: 59
YES, would recommend the hospital: 63
Number of completed Surveys: 300 or more

Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale: 59

Percentage of Patients who would recommend the hospital: Definitely Recommend: 63; Probably Recommend: 31; Not Recommend: 6

Surgery patients given the right antibiotic to prevent infection: 95% (Number of Patients: 423)

Patients treated at the right time within 24 hrs before or after: 94% (Number of Patients: 296)

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time: 96% (Number of Patients: 450)

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic: 93% (Number of Patients: 440)