Acute Care

Merit Health River Region

Vicksburg, MS

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 1279 of 2717
  • State 10 of 48
B

Financial Assistance

Can the average insured family of three with an income of $75K apply for assistance?
Free care: UNKNOWN
Discounted care: UNKNOWN
Large bill assistance: YES, but no specific bill thresholds stated
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  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Size / 30px 100-199 beds
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Acute Care Hospitals / 30px Acute Care
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Tax Status / 30px For-Profit
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Setting / 30px Rural
A

Equity

Reflects commitment to equity, inclusion, and community health

  • National 555 of 2728
  • State 25 of 48
C

Pay Equity

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

  • National 1917 of 2736
  • State 36 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 350 of 2716
  • State 20 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 631 of 2563
  • State 7 of 39
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Income inclusivity
Racial inclusivity
Education inclusivity
C

Value

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

  • National 2125 of 2725
  • State 13 of 48
D

Avoiding Overuse

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

  • National 2162 of 2562
  • State 26 of 38
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Knee arthroscopy
Carotid endarterectomy
Carotid artery imaging for fainting
EEG for headache
Data Unavailable
EEG for fainting
Data Unavailable
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 1845 of 2725
  • State 8 of 48
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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 1484 of 2738
  • State 8 of 48
B

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 1556 of 2738
  • State 4 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
A

Patient Safety

Measures the avoidance of preventable patient safety errors

  • National 239 of 2127
  • State 2 of 30
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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
D

Patient Satisfaction

Measures aspects of the hospital experience as reported by patients

  • National 2288 of 2670
  • State 42 of 45
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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