Geisinger Health System
PHC4 Hospital Performance Report
April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007

This report can be used by patients/consumers as an aid in making decisions about where to seek treatment for the conditions listed below. Click to view the complete PHC4 Hospital Performance Report (.pdf) which allows comparison to data from other area hospitals.

             Readmission               

                   %  Rating

DiagnosisHospital

Cases

Mortality
Rating

Length
of Stay

For Any
Reason

For Complication
or Infection

 Avg. Charge
Abnormal HeartbeatGeisinger Medical Center351exp2.4expexp$19,337
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre167exp4.1expexp$24,026
Geisinger Wyoming Valley239exp3.0exp$25,237

Blood Clot in Extremities

Geisinger Medical Center21exp2.7--$15,555
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre50exp4.1--$11,187
Geisinger Wyoming Valley14exp3.1--$10,812
Blood Clot in LungGeisinger Medical Center111exp3.6--$24,183
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre18exp5.1--$18,322
Geisinger Wyoming Valley39exp5.1--$26,518
COPDGeisinger Medical Center100exp2.6expexp$18,481
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre138exp4.9expexp$14,967
Geisinger Wyoming Valley192exp4.4expexp$16,508
Congestive Heart FailureGeisinger Medical Center463exp3.5expexp$19,761
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre229exp5.3expexp$20,304
Geisinger Wyoming Valley272exp5.2expexp$21,132
Diabetes with AmputationGeisinger Medical Center15exp6.8exp$49,429
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre11exp10.8expexp$46,137
Geisinger Wyoming Valley5NRNRNRNR91
Diabetes - Medical ManagementGeisinger Medical Center91exp2.8expexp$18,601
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre1093.7exp$14,026
Geisinger Wyoming Valley88exp4.0expexp$16,451
Heart Attack Medical ManagementGeisinger Medical Center227exp4.2--$30,165
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre129exp5.2--$25,366
Geisinger Wyoming Valley59exp3.9--$24,548
Intestinal ObstructionGeisinger Medical Center92exp3.8--$17,595
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre28exp4.7--$15,707
Geisinger Wyoming Valley44exp4.2--$15,893
Kidney FailureGeisinger Medical Center256exp4.8expexp$25,941
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre69exp7.0expexp
$26,579
Geisinger Wyoming Valley103exp6.6expexp$24,923
Kidney & Urinary Tract InfectionsGeisinger Medical Center140exp3.5expexp$17,338
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre129exp4.6expexp$13,894
Geisinger Wyoming Valley79exp4.2expexp$13,900
Pneumonia - AspirationGeisinger Medical Center75exp5.7expexp$27,766
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre59exp7.1expexp$26,680
Geisinger Wyoming Valley33exp6.0expexp$21,151
Pneumonia - InfectiousGeisinger Medical Center299exp3.6expexp$20,089
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre216exp5.5exp$20,295
Geisinger Wyoming Valley204exp5.4expexp$22,466
Respiratory Failure with Mechanical VentilationGeisinger Medical Center57exp9.2expexp$78,700
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre45exp7.0expexp$44,916
Geisinger Wyoming Valley37exp9.2expexp$50,269
Respiratory Failure without Mechanical VentilationGeisinger Medical Center53exp5.7expexp$33,851
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre45exp6.9expexp$21,892
Geisinger Wyoming Valley68exp6.3expexp$26,008
SepticemiaGeisinger Medical Center410exp6.0--$37,088
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre96exp7.7--$29,139
Geisinger Wyoming Valley171exp6.7--$26,870
Stomach & Intestinal BleedingGeisinger Medical Center161exp3.5expexp$23,292
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre105exp4.6expexp$18,591
Geisinger Wyoming Valley144exp4.3expexp$18,552
Stroke - HemorrhagicGeisinger Medical Center100exp6.6expexp$43,656
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre10exp5.8exp$21,499
Geisinger Wyoming Valley22exp5.0expexp$24,399
Stroke - Non-HemorrhagicGeisinger Medical Center296exp4.5expexp$29,799
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre96exp5.0exp$25,418
Geisinger Wyoming Valley130exp5.2expexp$23,983
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairGeisinger Medical Center41-1.6exp$98,363
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre5-2.1expexp$61,054
Geisinger Wyoming Valley7-1.9expexp$85,667
Colorectal ProceduresGeisinger Medical Center2417.8--$57,625
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre579.0--$46,853
Geisinger Wyoming Valley698.2--$47,051
Gallblader Removal - LaparoscopicGeisinger Medical Center693.2$33,366
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre354.0$25,090
Geisinger Wyoming Valley464.5$34,249
Gallbladder Removal - OpenGeisinger Medical Center486.1$41,466
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre205.9$29,71115
Geisinger Wyoming Valley157.5$51,427
Heart Attack - Angioplasty/StentGeisinger Medical Center4393.1--$65,066
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre554.3--$67,490
Geisinger Wyoming Valley943.1--$61,846114
Hip Fracture - Surgical RepairGeisinger Medical Center1144.5$42,252
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre815.0$30,77765
Geisinger Wyoming Valley656.3$35,074
Hysterectomy - AbdominalGeisinger Medical Center249-2.1--$17,136
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre56-2.7--$14,712
Geisinger Wyoming Valley95-2.6--$15,499
Hysterectomy - VaginalGeisinger Medical Center56-1.6$20,794
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre5-1.5$16,941
Geisinger Wyoming Valley15-1.2$17,577
Prostatectomy - RadicalGeisinger Medical Center86-1.2--$28,997
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre9-3.4--$25,219
Geisinger Wyoming Valley------
Prostatectomy - TranurethralGeisinger Medical Center49-1.5--$15,681
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre------
Geisinger Wyoming Valley5-3.1--NR
Removal of Blockage of Neck VesselsGeisinger Medical Center1291.4$18,849
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre431.8$18,267
Geisinger Wyoming Valley691.8$20,536
Legend:Significantly higher than
the expected rate		Not significantly different
than the expected rate		Significantly lower than
the expected rate		NR Not Reported. Fewer than five cases evaluated.
NCNon-Compliant.Readmission rates
not reported due to missing data.		-Data not applicable