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Other BRAVE SURVIVORS of Necrotizing Fasciitis, MRSA, Sepsis and other HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. My heart goes out to the families of those who did not make it this time and are now resting with the Angels. We remember and honor them as we fight to save new lives. Please join us as a friend. Feel free to share some of your story in our comments. God Bless you!
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The new trend in hospital satisfaction is called scripting. Hospitals seemed to have paid some company to do a survey on patient satisfaction and it seems that people have stated that they feel that the nurse doesnt have time for them. The answer to the problem? Nurses are now mandated to script to patients with the last sentence being Is there anything else I can do for you?
Department of Health NYS Overall Pneumonia Care.pdf
Department of Health NYS Overall Heart Failure.pdf
Overall Pneumonia Care (composite score)
What these numbers mean: Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that causes difficulty breathing, fever, cough, and fatigue. These measures show how often a hospital gave recommended treatments to their patients who had pneumonia.
Source: NYSDOH. This measure is a weighted average of all mandatory pneumonia care measure data. Date: These data cover the period January 1-December 31, 2010.
Winthrop-University Hospital 98.14%
North Shore University Hospital 97.39%
Glen Cove Hospital 96.76%
South Nassau Communities Hospital 96.45%
Franklin Hospital 96.24%
St Francis Hospital 94.57%
State Average 93.39%
Long Beach Medical Center 93.36%
Nassau University Medical Center 90.32%
Mercy Medical Center 90.26%
Measures for this condition / procedure:
Blood culture performed
Appropriate initial antibiotic selected
Initial antibiotic given quickly
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Smokers advised to quit
Pneumococcal vaccine given at discharge
Overall Heart Failure (composite score)
What these numbers mean: Heart failure is a weakening of the heart's pumping power. These measures show how often a hospital gave recommended treatments to their patients who had heart failure.
Source: NYSDOH. This measure is a weighted average of all mandatory heart failure measure data. Date: These data cover the period January 1-December 31, 2010.
North Shore University Hospital 99.41%
Glen Cove Hospital 99.34%
Nassau University Medical Center 98.40%
South Nassau Communities Hospital 98.20%
State Average 95.31%
Winthrop-University Hospital 95.30%
St Francis Hospital 94.91%
Mercy Medical Center 93.97%
Left ventricular function assessed
Medications for LVSD prescribed at discharge
Written instructions given at discharge
timesunion article Report card grades safety of New York hosptials.pdf
Report card grades safety of New York Hospitals
September 4, 2011
by Cathleen F. Crowley, staff health reporter
The 2011 New York Hospital Report Card was released today along with the list of safest hospitals. Read the story, Hospitals focus: First, do no harm Times Union.
In the Capital Region, St. Peters Hospital in Albany, Ellis Hospital in Schenectady and Glens Falls Hospital were named to the Safest Hospital list, while Albany Medical Center was named to the Watch List for the third year in a row.
We are raising the bar every year and working hard to improve so we are going to continue to see a decrease in our infection rates and complication rates, said Albany Meds Louis Filhour, senior vice president for clinical quality.
New Yorks Watch List Hospitals 2011 in alphabetical order
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Beth Israel Medical Center/Kings Highway Division, Brooklyn
Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center, Brooklyn
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Long Island
F. F. Thompson Hospital, Canandaigua, Ontario County
Faxton-St Lukes Healthcare/St Lukes Campus, Utica
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Queens
Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital Kaleida Health, Erie County
New York Presbyterian/Columbia Presbyterian, New York City
Oswego Hospital
Peninsula Hospital Center, Queens
Queens Hospital Center
Southampton Hospital, Long Island
St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx
St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital/Roosevelt Hospital Division, New York City
Staten Island University Hospital/North NS/LIJ
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester
Upstate University Hospital SUNY, Syracuse
White Plains Hospital Center, Westchester County
Source: Niagara Health Quality Coalition
New Yorks Safest Hospitals 2011 in alphabetical order
Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, Chemung County
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center/Concourse Division
Brooklyn Hospital Center/Downtown Campus
Buffalo General Hospital Kaleida Health
Ellis Hospital, Schenectady
Glens Falls Hospital, Warren County
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Long Island
Highland Hospital, Rochester
Huntington Hospital North Shore/Long Island Jewish
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City
Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital Kaleida Health, Buffalo
Montefiore Medical Center/Weiler Division, Bronx
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City
New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn
New York Presbyterian/Weil Cornell Center, New York City
North Shore University Hospital- Long Island Jewish, Manhasset
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City
Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island
Rochester General Hospital ViaHealth
St. Francis Hospital-The Heart Center, Long Island
St. Peters Hospital, Albany
Winthrop-University Hospital, Long Island
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, Brooklyn
Doctor who checks credentials faces questions over his own resume
By Josh Goldstein
As chief medical officer of Main Line Health, Donald C. Arthur helps vet the credentials of 1,200 physicians working for the prosperous hospital network in Philadelphia's western suburbs.
But the Navy's former surgeon general has long faced questions about the accuracy of his own resumé.
At least four official biographies have credited Arthur with a nonexistent master's degree - one that he agrees he never received.
Over the years, his resumé also has listed a Ph.D. and a law degree from two unaccredited schools, including one that closed after its leader pleaded guilty to fraud.
To the dismay of some veterans, Arthur has told Congress and others that he served in combat during the first Gulf War, though records show that his unit was never in battle.
"Arthur jumped over a bunch of qualified officers who told the truth, and he appears to have done it based on false information," said B.G. Burkett, an award-winning author who investigates military frauds.
The Navy's chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Frank Thorp, said a "preliminary inquiry" found no wrongdoing by Arthur before his 2007 retirement. Arthur wouldn't authorize release of the report.
The tall, silver-haired Arthur, 59, said the questionable degrees were innocent errors that had no bearing on his promotions.
During a 75-minute interview at the original Bryn Mawr Hospital building, accompanied by Main Line Health's chief spokeswoman, Arthur said he never claimed to have a master's, only that he took master's-level courses, and that he did real work to earn the law degree and Ph.D.
He declined to describe his combat role. He said he would rather focus on efforts to improve care at Main Line.
"I'm an honorable person who has led an honorable life," he said.
The controversy about Arthur's three questionable degrees was first documented by the Chicago Tribune in October. A former FBI agent specializing in academic fraud plans to cite Arthur's case in a scholarly article. Last year, Main Line Health changed his biography to show that he did not serve in combat in the 1991 Gulf War.
Doctor_who_checks_credentials_faces_questions_over_his_own_resume.pdf
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Mercy Medical Center
1000 NORTH VILLAGE AVENUE
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570
516-705-2525
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Mercy Hospital Ratings: Patient Experiences
Patients who said their nurses "Always" communicated well
Patients who said their doctors "Always" communicated well
Patients who said they "Always" received help as soon as desired
Patients who said their pain was "Always" well controlled
Patients who said staff "Always" explained medicines before administering
Patients who said their room and bathroom were "Always" cleans
Patients who said the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night
Patients who said they were told what to do during their recovery at home
