Acute Care

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

La Crosse, WI

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 710 of 2717
  • State 11 of 60
A

Financial Assistance

Can the average insured family of three with an income of $112K apply for assistance?
Free care: NO
Discounted care: NO
Large bill assistance: YES, if bill is >25% income ($27,969 for this family)
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Hospital Type

  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Size / 30px 200-399 beds
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Acute Care Hospitals / 30px Acute Care
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Teaching / 30px Academic Medical Center
  • 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 1665 of 2728
  • State 13 of 60
B

Pay Equity

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

  • National 1571 of 2736
  • State 38 of 60
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Ratio of executive compensation to housekeeping wages
C

Community Benefit

Measures the extent of hospital investment in free care and community health

  • National 2173 of 2716
  • State 18 of 60
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Financial assistance
Community investment
Medicaid revenue share
A

Inclusivity

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

  • National 936 of 2563
  • State 11 of 59
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Income inclusivity
Racial inclusivity
Data Unavailable
Education inclusivity
A

Value

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

  • National 728 of 2725
  • State 22 of 60
A

Avoiding Overuse

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

  • National 56 of 2562
  • State 1 of 58
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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 1595 of 2725
  • State 33 of 60
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Cost efficiency at 30 days
Cost efficiency at 90 days
B

Outcomes

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

  • National 1435 of 2738
  • State 37 of 60
B

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 2172 of 2738
  • State 50 of 60
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In-hospital mortality
30-day mortality
90-day mortality
7-day readmission
30-day readmission
7-day unplanned admission
B

Patient Safety

Measures the avoidance of preventable patient safety errors

  • National 630 of 2127
  • State 12 of 41
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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
A

Patient Satisfaction

Measures aspects of the hospital experience as reported by patients

  • National 297 of 2670
  • State 15 of 60
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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