Acute Care

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, PA

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 969 of 2717
  • State 48 of 114
B

Financial Assistance

Can the average insured family of three with an income of $102K apply for assistance?
Free care: NO
Discounted care: UNKNOWN
Large bill assistance: YES, but no specific bill thresholds stated
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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 / Teaching / 30px Academic Medical Center
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Tax Status / 30px Non-Profit
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Setting / 30px Urban
C

Equity

Reflects commitment to equity, inclusion, and community health

  • National 2366 of 2728
  • State 97 of 115
C

Pay Equity

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

  • National 2125 of 2736
  • State 91 of 115
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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 1828 of 2716
  • State 61 of 115
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Financial assistance
Community investment
Medicaid revenue share
B

Inclusivity

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

  • National 2013 of 2563
  • State 90 of 112
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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 7 of 2725
  • State 1 of 114
A

Avoiding Overuse

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

  • National 90 of 2562
  • State 1 of 111
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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
A

Cost Efficiency

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

  • National 69 of 2725
  • State 6 of 114
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Cost efficiency at 30 days
Cost efficiency at 90 days
A

Outcomes

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

  • National 402 of 2738
  • State 20 of 115
A

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 31 of 2738
  • State 3 of 115
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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 666 of 2127
  • State 24 of 96
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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 677 of 2670
  • State 31 of 114
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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