MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ in NATCHEZ, MS:
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MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ is one of a type of hospitals called Acute Care Hospitals. It is located in NATCHEZ, MS. Its five star rating is 2. It's type of ownership is Proprietary. The facility's Medicare ID is 250084.
EMERGENCY SERVICES: It does provide emergency services.
There are 84 medical professionals affiliated with MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ.
According to a survey by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("HCAHPS") that ended in September 30, 2021, 57% of the patients surveyed definitely recommended MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ, while only 12% did not recommend going to MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ.
The information presented below is based on data provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is updated as new data is made available.
General Information for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
Address:
52 SERGEANT PRENTISS DRIVE
NATCHEZ, MS
39120
(601) 443-2100
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Medicare Provider Number:
250084
Type:
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership:
Proprietary
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
Overall Rating:
The Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ summarizes a variety of measures across 5 areas of quality into a single star rating for each hospital. Once reporting thresholds are met, a hospital’s Overall Star Rating is calculated using only those measures for which data are available. Hospitals report data to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") through the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. Overall Star Ratings aren’t calculated for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals.
Most hospitals will have an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3.
The methodology used to calculate Overall Star Ratings involves multiple steps to select, standardize, and calculate scores based on Care Compare measures. Overall Star Ratings are created using this seven-step process:
- Selection and standardization of measures for inclusion in the Overall Star Rating
- Assignment of measures to groups
- Calculation and standardization of measure group scores
- Calculation of hospital summary scores as a weighted average of available group scores
- Application of minimum thresholds for receiving an Overall Star Rating
- Assignment of hospitals to peer groups based on their number of measure groups (3, 4, or 5)
- Application of clustering algorithm to categorize summary scores into star ratings
For each hospital, a hospital summary score is calculated by taking the weighted average of the hospital’s scores for each measure group. The table below shows the weight applied to each measure group. The hospital summary score is then used to assign hospitals to star ratings, using k-means clustering within each peer group.
| Measure group | Weight used in calculation |
|---|---|
| Mortality | 22% |
| Safety | 22% |
| Readmission | 22% |
| Patient Experience | 22% |
| Timely & Effective Care | 12% |
Note that these percentage weights are out of 100%. If a hospital has no measures in a certain measure group, the weighted percentage is redistributed proportionally to the other measure groups. For example, if a hospital had no measures in the Timely & Effective Care category, the 12% weight would be redistributed evenly as 25% for each of the Mortality, Safety of Care, Readmission and Patient Experience groups.
National distribution of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating The following table shows the national distribution of the Overall Star Rating based on July 2022 results.
| Overall rating | Number of hospitals / Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1 star | 198 (6.34%) |
| 2 stars | 702 (22.49%) |
| 3 stars | 895 (28.68%) |
| 4 stars | 895 (28.68%) |
| 5 stars | 431 (13.81%) |
| N/A | 1,368 (30.47%) |
Additional detailed on the method for calculating the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from this document.
Cost of MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ, Compare to National and State Averages
Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ provides.
To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.
MSPB for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ: 116.70%
On average at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ, emergency patients were changed $25,891. This is higher than the state average of $24,366. It is also higher than the state average of $24,355.
More Information about the calculation of Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ: The measure assesses Medicare Part A and Part B payments for services provided to a MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ during a spending-per-beneficiary episode that spans from three days prior to an inpatient hospital admission through 30 days after discharge. The payments included in this measure are price-standardized and risk-adjusted. The payment measures for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and hip/knee replacement are estimates of payments associated with a 30-day episode of care for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia, or a 90-day episode of care for hip/knee replacement. The episode of care begins with the admission. For the heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia measures, payments across multiple care settings, services, and supplies (inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing facility, home health, hospice, physician/clinical laboratory/ambulance services, durable medical equipment, prosthetics/orthotics, and supplies) are assessed for the next 30 days. For hip/knee replacement, the measure includes all payments for the next 30 days but also includes payments related to the hip/knee replacement for days 31 – 90. For the heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and hip/knee replacement payment measures, payment rates are provided in the downloadable database and presented on the Hospital Care Compare website in terms of dollars. Hospitals’ rates are compared to the national mean payment to categorize whether a hospital’s payment rate is less than the national mean payment, no different than the national mean payment, or greater than the national mean payment, For some hospitals, the number of cases is too small to reliably compare their results to the national mean payment. The payment measures are not intended to be interpreted in isolation but to be considered in the context of existing quality measures such as CMS’s 30-day mortality measures for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, and the 90-day complication measure for hip/knee replacement.
Detailed table for spending and period for patients at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ:
| Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $37 |
| Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $1 |
| Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $9 |
| Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $71 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $8 |
| Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $15 |
| Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission) | $650 |
| Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission) | $0 |
| Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission) | $0 |
| Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) | $9,376 |
| Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission) | $0 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission) | $0 |
| Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission) | $7 |
| Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission) | $1,105 |
| Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $936 |
| Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $228 |
| Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $8,350 |
| Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $1,135 |
| Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $2,325 |
| Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $84 |
| Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission) | $1,555 |
| Total (Complete Episode) | $25,891 |
Infection Rates at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
These measures show how often patients at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally. HAI measures provide information on infections that occur while the patient is in the hospital and include: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheterassociated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), surgical site infection (SSI) from colon surgery or abdominal hysterectomy, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (bloodstream infections), and Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) laboratory-identified events (intestinal infections). The HAI measures show how often patients at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to like hospitals. The CDC calculates a Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) which may take into account the type of patient care location, number of patients with an existing infection, laboratory methods, hospital affiliation with a medical school, bed size of the hospital, patient age, and classification of patient health. SIRs are calculated for the hospital, the state, and the nation. Hospitals’ SIRs are compared to the national benchmark to determine if hospitals’ performance on these measures is better than the national benchmark (lower), no different than the national benchmark, or worse than the national benchmark (higher). The HAI measures apply to all patients treated in acute care hospitals, including adult, pediatric, neonatal, Medicare, and non-Medicare patients.
| Infection Type | Score / Compare to National Average |
|---|---|
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.05 / Same |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 4.92 / Same |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days | 1,381.00 / Same |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 1.00 / Same |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 1.00 / Same |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) | 1.00 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.05 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit | 4.42 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 1,549.00 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases | 1.12 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases | 1.00 / Same |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) | 0.90 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit | 0.05 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit | 4.79 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures | 42.00 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases | 1.03 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases | 1.00 / Same |
| SSI - Colon Surgery | 0.97 / Same |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit | Not Available / Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit | Not Available / Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures | 33.00 / Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases | 0.26 / Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases | 0.00 / Not Available |
| SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy | Not Available / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit | Not Available / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit | Not Available / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days | 14,125.00 / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases | 0.75 / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases | 1.00 / Not Available |
| MRSA Bacteremia | Not Available / Not Available |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit | 0.01 / Same |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit | 1.33 / Same |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days | 12,854.00 / Same |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases | 3.72 / Same |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases | 1.00 / Same |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) | 0.27 / Same |
How MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ Compares to Other Similar Facilities
This is how MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.
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Percentages of Complications and Deaths at MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
| Measure | Score | Compared to National Rates |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients | NA | Not Enough Data |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | NA | Not Enough Data |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patients | NA | Not Enough Data |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 9.4% | SAME |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 12.8% | SAME |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 25.9% | Worse |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 12.8% | SAME |
| Pressure ulcer rate | 1.07% | SAME |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications | NA | Not Enough Data |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate | 0.18% | SAME |
| In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate | 0.16% | SAME |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate | 2.27% | SAME |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate | 0.89% | SAME |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rate | 8.73% | SAME |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate | 4.41% | SAME |
| Postoperative sepsis rate | 4.57% | SAME |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rate | 0.77% | SAME |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate | 0.93% | SAME |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite | 1.17% | SAME |
Skilled Nursing Facilities Near MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.
| Facility Name | Overall Rating |
|---|---|
| Jefferson County Nursing Home | 5: |
| Natchez Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 4: |
| Camelot Leisure Living | 2: |
| Heritage Manor Health and Rehab | 1: |
| Adams County Nursing Center | 1: |
| Glenburney Health Care and Rehabilitation Center | 1: |
Medical Professsionals Affiliated with MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
These are the doctors affliated with this hospital:
- LEONARD ADDAE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COGENT HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS PA )
- AKINREMI AKINWALE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITALISTS OF MS, LLC )
- JEFF ALMAND ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER )
- JEFFREY ANDERSON ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- WILLIAM BERLIN ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER )
- CHARLES BORUM ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- MACK BROWN ( CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) - NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF MISSISSIPPI LLC )
- ANTHONY BUCKLES ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE )
- RAVEN CAMPBELL-SMITH ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- THOMAS CAREY ( PATHOLOGY - HUB CARE PATHOLOGY, P.A. )
- LISA CAZALOT ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - CATAHOULA PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO 2 )
- JULIAN COLEMAN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - APP OF MISSISSIPPI ED LLC )
- CRYSTAL COOK ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- THOMAS CRAIG ( HOSPITALIST - FRANKLIN PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO1 )
- EDWARD DALY ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NATCHEZ, PLLC )
- DIRK DANIELSON ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - CAPITAL EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS PLLC )
- AMY DEPTA ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITALISTS OF MS, LLC )
- LUCINDA DRANE ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SPECIALTY CLINIC INC )
- VIKRAMADITYA DULAM ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - CONCORDIA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE )
- DEREK DYESS ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - JACKSON RADIOLOGY ASSOC, PA )
- LESLIE ENGLAND ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- JOHN FAIRBANKS ( PAIN MANAGEMENT - J H FAIRBANKS, MD PLLC )
- LARRY FIELD ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER )
- GEOFFREY FLATTMANN ( GENERAL SURGERY )
- REBECCA FOSTER ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - TENSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- KRISTIN FOSTER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MISS-LOU GI PLLC )
- RONALD FRYE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- DUNCAN GUEDON ( OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY )
- PADAM HIRACHAN ( NEPHROLOGY - CLHG-WINN, LLC )
- JOHNNY INGRAM ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CONCORDIA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE )
- SHANDA JACKSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - WOUND CARE ASSOCIATES LLC )
- LINDSEY JACKSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - FAMILY HEALTH CARE CLINIC INC )
- PRISCILLA JACKSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- MEGAN JARANCIK ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - MAXEM HEALTH URGENT CARE MCCOMB )
- RICHARD JEANSONNE ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- KELLEN JEX ( GASTROENTEROLOGY - MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM A KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS LLC )
- WILLIAM JOHNSON ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - NORTH SUNFLOWER MEDICAL CENTER )
- VIDYA KAMALAPUR ( ANESTHESIOLOGY - NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF MISSISSIPPI LLC )
- TUCKER KIFER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - TENSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC )
- CHARLA KNAPP ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - NATCHEZ CLINIC COMPANY LLC )
- KURT KRATZ ( PATHOLOGY - USA PATHOLOGY PLLC )
- KOFI KUMI ( OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY )
- THOMAS LEMAY ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC )
- RAYMOND MAHAR ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - APP OF MISSISSIPPI ED LLC )
- SAJIT MALLA ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITALISTS OF MS, LLC )
- CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ( GENERAL SURGERY - NATCHEZ CLINIC COMPANY LLC )
- FREDERICK MARTIN ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - RELIAS EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS OF HATTIESBURG LLC )
- DANIEL MCCALLUM ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - NATCHEZ CLINIC COMPANY LLC )
- TYRONE MCCANN ( CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) - NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF MISSISSIPPI LLC )
- DAVID MCGRAW ( FAMILY PRACTICE - FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL )
- TRINITY MCKENZIE ( FAMILY PRACTICE - SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER )
- CESAR MERINO ( HOSPITALIST - VICKSBURG HEALTHCARE LLC )
- TARA MILLIGAN ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - NATCHEZ AFTER HOURS CLINIC, P.L.L.C. )
- BLANE MIRE ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - NATCHEZ AFTER HOURS CLINIC, P.L.L.C. )
- EDWARD MOAK ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- RICARDO NIMO ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - APP OF MISSISSIPPI ED LLC )
- JENNIFER NUNNERY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - NATCHEZ AFTER HOURS CLINIC, P.L.L.C. )
- JOSEPH OLIVER ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - JACKSON RADIOLOGY ASSOC, PA )
- KARLA PERRIZO ( PATHOLOGY - HUB CARE PATHOLOGY, P.A. )
- CINDA PERRYMAN ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- ARTHUR PERSON ( CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) - NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF MISSISSIPPI LLC )
- LESSLEY PETTY ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - WOUND CARE ASSOCIATES LLC )
- PAUL PIERCE ( CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) - VICKSBURG CLINIC LLC )
- WILLIAM PORTER ( ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - VICKSBURG CLINIC LLC )
- DELURE PRITCHARD ( CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) - SAYER AND SOILEAU ANESTHESIA LLC )
- JAVED QURESHI ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - STATE OF MISSISSIPPI - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER )
- BRADLEY REINKE ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - APP OF MISSISSIPPI ED LLC )
- STEVE ROBERSON ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - NATCHEZ AFTER HOURS CLINIC, P.L.L.C. )
- JACK RODRIGUEZ ( HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY )
- SHARONDA ROGERS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- ERIC RUSHING ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - JACKSON RADIOLOGY ASSOC, PA )
- IBRAHIM SEKI ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
- PRADEEP SELVARAJ ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL )
- JOSE SERIO ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
- NORWOOD SMITH ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - JACKSON RADIOLOGY ASSOC, PA )
- BILLY STARR ( CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) - NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF MISSISSIPPI LLC )
- JAMES SUTHERLAND ( DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY - JACKSON RADIOLOGY ASSOC, PA )
- CLIFFORD TILLMAN ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - LASALLE PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DIST NO1 )
- ALAN TORREY ( INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT - FLOWOOD PAIN CENTER, LLC )
- JENNIFER WILLIAMS ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER, INC. )
- DANURIUS WILLIAMS ( EMERGENCY MEDICINE - APP OF MISSISSIPPI ED LLC )
- MELISSA WISNER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER - WOUND CARE ASSOCIATES LLC )
- SCOTT WOLFE ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
- KARTHIK YERUVA ( HOSPITALIST - VICKSBURG HEALTHCARE LLC )
Patient Survey Results
Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ to the national results for similar facilities.
| Survey Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well | 76 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well | 8 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well | 16 % |
| Nurse communication - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Nurse communication - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect | 7 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect | 10 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them | 73 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them | 8 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them | 19 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand | 72 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand | 10 % |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand | 18 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well | 78 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well | 10 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well | 12 % |
| Doctor communication - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Doctor communication - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect | 8 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect | 8 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them | 76 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them | 11 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them | 13 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand | 75 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand | 12 % |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand | 13 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted | 59 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted | 18 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted | 23 % |
| Staff responsiveness - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Staff responsiveness - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted | 57 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted | 16 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted | 27 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted | 60 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted | 20 % |
| Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted | 20 % |
| Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them | 63 % |
| Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them | 21 % |
| Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them | 16 % |
| Communication about medicines - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Communication about medicines - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for | 72 % |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for | 13 % |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for. | 15 % |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects | 54 % |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects | 29 % |
| Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects | 17 % |
| Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home | 15 % |
| Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home | 85 % |
| Discharge information - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Discharge information - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge | 16 % |
| Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge | 84 % |
| Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge | 14 % |
| Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge | 86 % |
| Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital | 45 % |
| Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital | 8 % |
| Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital | 47 % |
| Care transition - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Care transition - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs | 53 % |
| Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs | 8 % |
| Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs | 39 % |
| Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health | 45 % |
| Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health | 8 % |
| Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health | 47 % |
| Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital | 38 % |
| Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital | 7 % |
| Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital | 55 % |
| Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean | 71 % |
| Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean | 9 % |
| Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean | 20 % |
| Cleanliness - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Cleanliness - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night | 73 % |
| Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night | 7 % |
| Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night | 20 % |
| Quietness - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Quietness - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 16 % |
| Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 21 % |
| Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) | 63 % |
| Overall hospital rating - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Overall hospital rating - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital | 12 % |
| Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital | 57 % |
| Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital | 31 % |
| Recommend hospital - linear mean score | Not Applicable |
| Recommend hospital - star rating | Not Applicable |
| Summary star rating | Not Applicable |
