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Palmer Lutheran Health Center Inc

Doing business as Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics

Hospital in West Union, IA, Medicare certification number 161316. CMS publishes 14 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services
CCN
161316The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status
Active
Provider type
Hospital – Critical access hospital
Listed by Care Compare as
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type
Private (not for profit)
Participating since
Mar 1, 2001
Last certification
Feb 5, 2025
Beds
25
Overall star rating
5 of 5Care Compare
Address
112 Jefferson Street
West Union, IA 52175
(563) 422-3811

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

Units certified under this facility 1

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (9)
  • Cleanliness - star rating — 15
  • Communication about medicines - star rating — 15
  • Discharge information - star rating — 15
  • Doctor communication - star rating — 15
  • Nurse communication - star rating — 15
  • Overall hospital rating - star rating — 15
  • Quietness - star rating — 15
  • Recommend hospital - star rating — 15
  • Summary star rating — 15

Affiliated providers 124

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Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Complications and deaths 1

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (19)
  • Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate — 13
  • CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite — 13
  • Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 13
  • Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
  • Death rate for COPD patients — 1
  • Death rate for heart attack patients — 7
  • Death rate for heart failure patients — 1
  • Death rate for pneumonia patients — 1
  • Death rate for stroke patients — 1
  • Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate — 13
  • In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate — 13
  • Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate — 13
  • Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 13
  • Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate — 13
  • Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 13
  • Postoperative sepsis rate — 13
  • Postoperative wound dehiscence rate — 13
  • Pressure ulcer rate — 13
  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 5

Infections 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)
  • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) — 12
  • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 12
  • Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) — 13
  • MRSA Bacteremia — 13
  • SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 5
  • SSI - Colon Surgery — 5

Outpatient imaging 2

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Spending per patient 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
  • Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) — 5

Timely and effective care 11

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (19)
  • Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
  • Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
  • Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
  • Emergency department volume — low
  • Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients — 5
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
  • Head CT results — 5
  • Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
  • Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 1
  • Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
  • Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
  • Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle — 1, 3
  • Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 5
  • Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle — 1
  • ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5

Unplanned visits 0

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Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 5
  • Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
  • Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
  • Hospital return days for heart failure patients — 1
  • Hospital return days for pneumonia patients — 1
  • Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
  • Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
  • Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
  • Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 5
  • Rate of readmission for CABG — 5
  • Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients — 1
  • Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) — 5
  • Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery — 1

Other hospitals near West Union, IA

No other hospitals are listed in West Union, IA; these share its ZIP code area (521xx).

Sources for this page

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