Acute Care

Walker Baptist Medical Center

Jasper, AL

Social Responsibility

Reflects performance across health equity, value, and outcomes.

  • National 2025 of 2717
  • State 20 of 70
B

Financial Assistance

Can the average insured family of three with an income of $74K apply for assistance?
Free care: NO
Discounted care: YES
Large bill assistance: YES, if bill is >$5,000

Hospital Type

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  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Tax Status / 30px Non-Profit
  • Icons / Interface-Essential / Setting / 30px Rural
B

Equity

Reflects commitment to equity, inclusion, and community health

  • National 1209 of 2728
  • State 27 of 70
C

Pay Equity

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

  • National 2158 of 2736
  • State 62 of 72
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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 120 of 2716
  • State 3 of 69
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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 1956 of 2563
  • State 49 of 57
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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 2334 of 2725
  • State 32 of 71
C

Avoiding Overuse

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

  • National 2089 of 2562
  • State 19 of 53
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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
Coronary artery stenting
Renal artery stenting
Head imaging for fainting
Vertebroplasty
C

Cost Efficiency

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

  • National 2346 of 2725
  • State 43 of 71
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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 1942 of 2738
  • State 25 of 72
B

Clinical Outcomes

Measures patient mortality and readmission rates over various periods of time

  • National 1917 of 2738
  • State 25 of 72
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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 865 of 2127
  • State 15 of 40
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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)
Data Unavailable
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 2279 of 2670
  • State 60 of 65
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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