Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Hospital in Punxsutawney, PA, Medicare certification number 390199. CMS publishes 45 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 390199The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Mar 8, 2024
Beds: 49
Overall star rating: 2 of 5Care Compare
Address: 81 Hillcrest Drive
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
(814) 938-1800

NPI records for this facility 1

Punxsutawney Area Hospital Inc
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Punxsutawney, PA
- NPI 1265449870
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.47 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 2.77 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.59 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.13 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.38 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.85 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better5 of 5
- State average 3.67 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.33 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 9

Medicare Care Compare

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.99
- State average 0.99 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.7
- State average 10.73 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 35 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected19
- State average 14.97 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 54 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5.8
- State average 3.79 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 383 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.21
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 425 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.27 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 426 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.98
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 46 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.33
- State average 2.3 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 45 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.57
- State average 0.63 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 364 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (11)

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate — 1
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for COPD patients — 1
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1
Death rate for stroke patients — 1
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate — 1
Postoperative respiratory failure rate — 1
Postoperative sepsis rate — 1
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate — 1
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 1

Medicare Care Compare

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.56
- State average 0.44
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) — 13
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 13
MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 12
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.3
- State average 6.22 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 22.4
- State average 8.63 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.95
- State average 0.98
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 14

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 60
- State average 60
- National average 65
- 62 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 138
- State average 191
- National average 168
- 499 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 404
- State average 340
- National average 287
- 14 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 136
- State average 186
- National average 162
- 480 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 110 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 70
- State average 83
- National average 78
- 509 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia 3
- State average 7.63 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- 986 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.15 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 219 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 0
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 12,208 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 12
- State average 16
- National average 15
- 197 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 61
- State average 70
- National average 73
- 23 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 77
- State average 85
- National average 87
- 13 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 78
- National average 81
- 62 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 100
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 40 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 1
Emergency department volume — low
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 — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 9

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.9
- State average 21.59 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 68 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 11.8
- State average -1.7 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 36 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 10.7
- State average 2.03 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.5
- State average 17.56 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 109 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5
- State average 5.1 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected13.3
- State average 10.83 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 34 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.9
- State average 20.02 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 32 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.4
- State average 12.89 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 150 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 34 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (5)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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