Acute Care

Merit Health Natchez

Natchez, MS

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 2276 of 2689
  • State 30 of 48
C

Financial Assistance

Can the average insured family of three with an income of $54K apply for assistance?
Free care: UNKNOWN
Discounted care: UNKNOWN
Large bill assistance: YES, but no specific bill thresholds stated
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Hospital Type

  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Size / 30px 100-199 beds
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Acute Care Hospitals / 30px Acute Care
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Safety Net / 30px Safety Net
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Tax Status / 30px For-Profit
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Setting / 30px Urban
A

Equity

Reflects commitment to equity, inclusion, and community health

  • National 574 of 2706
  • State 24 of 48
C

Pay Equity

Measures the difference in compensation of hospital CEOs compared to housekeeping staff

  • National 2026 of 2711
  • State 43 of 48
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Ratio of executive compensation to housekeeping wages
A

Community Benefit

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

  • National 122 of 2694
  • State 6 of 48
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Financial assistance
Community investment
Data Unavailable
Medicaid revenue share
A

Inclusivity

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

  • National 1480 of 2553
  • State 27 of 42
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Income inclusivity
Racial inclusivity
Education inclusivity
D

Value

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

  • National 2493 of 2699
  • State 30 of 48
D

Avoiding Overuse

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

  • National 2623 of 2676
  • State 44 of 44
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Knee arthroscopy
Carotid endarterectomy
Data Unavailable
Carotid artery imaging for fainting
EEG for headache
EEG for fainting
Colonoscopy screening
Inferior vena cava filters
Spinal fusion and/or laminectomies
Data Unavailable
Coronary artery stenting
Data Unavailable
Renal artery stenting
Head imaging for fainting
Vertebroplasty
C

Cost Efficiency

Measures risk-adjusted mortality and cost per Medicare patient

  • National 2304 of 2699
  • State 22 of 48
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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 2350 of 2718
  • State 28 of 48
B

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 2207 of 2718
  • State 19 of 48
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In-hospital mortality
30-day mortality
90-day mortality
7-day readmission
30-day readmission
7-day unplanned admission
D

Patient Safety

Measures the avoidance of preventable patient safety errors

  • National 1880 of 2091
  • State 23 of 27
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
Data Unavailable
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Data Unavailable
Surgical site infection: Major colon surgery
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Data Unavailable
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 2086 of 2641
  • State 39 of 45
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Communication with nurses
Communication with doctors
Communication about medicines
Discharge information
Cleanliness of hospital environment
Quietness of hospital environment
Overall rating of hospital
Recommendation of hospital