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AU Medical Center

Augusta, GA

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 2087 of 3637
  • State 50 of 99
B
  • Covid burden 20 weeks
  • Max Covid Beds 25 %
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Hospital Type

  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Size / 30px 400+ beds
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Acute Care Hospitals / 30px Acute Care
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Tax Status / 30px Non-Profit
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Setting / 30px Urban
B

Equity

Reflects commitment to equity, inclusion, and community health

  • National 947 of 3926
  • State 33 of 118
C

Pay Equity

Measures the difference in compensation of hospital executives compared to healthcare workers without advanced degrees

  • National 2912 of 3923
  • State 94 of 118
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Ratio of executive compensation to worker wages
A

Community Benefit

Measures the extent of hospital investment in community health

  • National 847 of 3779
  • State 28 of 113
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Financial assistance
Community investment
Data Unavailable
Medicaid revenue share
B

Inclusivity

Measures the extent to which patients being served are demographically similar to those in the surrounding community

  • National 600 of 3533
  • State 19 of 106
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Income inclusivity
Racial inclusivity
Education inclusivity
A

Value

Reflects the avoidance of use of low-value services and cost efficiency

  • National 1178 of 3637
  • State 19 of 99
A

Avoiding Overuse

Measures the avoidance of inappropriate tests and procedures that offer little or no clinical benefit

  • National 378 of 2613
  • State 3 of 79
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Knee arthroscopy
Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid artery imaging for fainting
EEG for headache
EEG for fainting
Colonoscopy screening
Inferior vena cava filters
Spinal fusion and/or laminectomies
Coronary artery stenting
Renal artery stenting
Head imaging for fainting
Vertebroplasty
B

Cost Efficiency

Measures risk-adjusted clinical outcomes over cost per patient adjusted for local cost of living and labor costs

  • National 2626 of 3637
  • State 68 of 99
INFO
Cost efficiency at 30 days
Cost efficiency at 90 days
C

Outcomes

Reflects performance as it relates to patients' health and experience of care

  • National 2891 of 3685
  • State 75 of 104
B

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 2401 of 3685
  • State 62 of 104
INFO
In-hospital mortality
30-day mortality
90-day mortality
7-day readmission
30-day readmission
D

Patient Safety

Measures the avoidance of preventable patient safety errors

  • National 2075 of 2255
  • State 54 of 66
INFO
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Surgical site infection: Major colon surgery
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)
PSI 90: CMS patient safety and adverse events composite
C

Patient Satisfaction

Measures aspects of the hospital experience as reported by patients

  • National 2735 of 3379
  • State 75 of 98
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Communication with nurses
Communication with doctors
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Communication about medicines
Discharge information
Care transition
Cleanliness of hospital environment
Quietness of hospital environment
Overall rating of hospital
Recommendation of hospital