Northside Hospital Duluth


About the Facility

CMS Certification Number (CCN)
11T252
Ownership Type
Non-profit
CMS Region
Atlanta
Certification Date
Address
3620 Howell Ferry Road
Phone Number
(678) 312-1000

Facility Medical Condition Statistics

All other conditions
44
Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)
29
Brain injury (traumatic)
15
Hip or femur fracture
37
Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition
44
Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)
Data not available for this reporting period.
Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)
12
Spinal cord injury (traumatic)
Data not available for this reporting period.
Stroke
59

Facility Quality of Patient Care Measures

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Standardized infection ratio (SIR) 95% confidence interval - lower limit
Not Available
SIR 95% confidence interval - upper limit
Not Available
Comparative performance category
Not Available
Catheter days
279
Predicted number of infections (B)
0.569
Number of infections reported (A)
1
SIR (A/B)
Not Available
Percentage of patients whose functional abilities were assessed and functional goals were included in their treatment plan
Numerator
250
Denominator
250
Facility rate
100.0
Change in patients ability to care for themselves
Average risk-adjusted change score
9.1
Denominator
208
Average observed change score
9.7
Change in patients ability to move around
Average risk-adjusted change score
26.7
Denominator
208
Average observed change score
28.6
Percentage of patients who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves at discharge
Numerator
66
Denominator
208
Facility rate
31.7
Percentage of patients who are at or above an expected ability to move around at discharge
Numerator
84
Denominator
208
Facility rate
40.4
Percentage of IRF patients who experience one or more falls with major injury during their IRF stay
Numerator
0
Denominator
250
Facility rate
0.0
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
Standardized infection ratio (SIR) 95% confidence interval - lower limit
0.033
SIR 95% confidence interval - upper limit
3.261
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Benchmark
Patient days
3,756
Predicted number of infections (B)
1.512
Number of infections reported (A)
1
SIR (A/B)
0.661
Percentage of healthcare personnel who got a flu shot for the current season
Number of health care workers vaccinated
676
Number of health care workers
795
Rate of flu vaccination
85.0
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from an IRF
Number of potentially preventable readmissions following discharge
11
Number of eligible stays
127
Unadjusted potentially preventable readmission rate
8.66
Risk-standardized potentially preventable readmission rate (RSRR)
8.77
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
6.60
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
11.38
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions during the IRF stay
Number of potentially preventable readmissions
5
Number of eligible stays
143
Unadjusted potentially preventable readmission rate
3.50
Risk-standardized potentially preventable readmission rate (RSRR)
4.46
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
2.76
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
6.69
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Rate of successful return to home or community from an IRF
Observed number of discharges to community (DTC)
82
Number of eligible stays
133
Observed discharge to community rate
61.65
Risk-standardized discharge to community rate
65.66
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the risk-standardized discharge to community rate
58.17
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the risk-standardized discharge to community rate
72.70
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) for patients in IRFs
MSPB score
1.12
Number of eligible episodes
127
Percentage of patients whose medications were reviewed and who received follow-up care when medication issues were identified
Numerator
248
Denominator
250
Facility rate
99.2
Percentage of patients with pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened
Numerator
0
Denominator
250
Facility observed rate
0.0
Facility risk-adjusted rate
0.0
Percentage of IRF healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series
Number of health care workers vaccinated
5,787
Number of health care workers
5,968
Rate of COVID-19 vaccination
97.0