Summary - Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center (Harbor City)

Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center (Harbor City)

25825 South Vermont Ave. Harbor City, CA 92706

(310) 517-2770,

Email: elice.x.johnson@kp.org Web Site: http://www.kaiserpermanente.org

Critical Care		Current	State Average	U.S. Average

ICU Death Rate

16.64% (lower is better)

11.67%

NOT AVAILABLE

Patient Safety

Surgical Care Measures

100%

96%

97%

Infection Prevention
Appropriate timing of antibiotic	100%	97%	97%
Use of appropriate antibiotic	100%	97%	97%
Appropriate discontinuation of antibiotic	100%	96%	96%
Appropriate hair removal	100%	100%	100%
Urinary catheter removal	100%	92%	92%
Complication Prevention
Controlled postoperative blood glucose	NOT AVAILABLE	94%	95%
Blood-clot prevention	100%	95%	95%
Beta-blocker therapy continued	100%	95%	95%

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers

0.7% (lower is better)

1.7%

NOT AVAILABLE

Unplanned Surgical Wound Reopening

0.05% (lower is better)

0.09%

0.10%

Death after Serious Treatable Complication

12.03% (lower is better)

11.26%

11.34%

Unnecessary Appendectomy among the Elderly

2.11% (lower is better)

1.36%

NOT AVAILABLE

Accidental Lung Puncture

0.02% (lower is better)

0.03%

Time in Hospital

Readmission Rate (Overall)

9.7% (lower is better)

9.3%

NOT AVAILABLE

Average Length of Stay (Overall)

3.5 Days

4.4 Days

NOT AVAILABLE

Overall Patient Experience

Hospital Rating

72%

66%

69%

Would recommend hospital	74%	69%	70%
Respect for patient preferences	84%	79%	NOT AVAILABLE
Coordination of care	68%	60%	NOT AVAILABLE
Information and education	84%	81%	83%
Physical comfort	67%	64%	NOT AVAILABLE
Safe medical practices	75%	66%	NOT AVAILABLE
Transition to home	77%	82%	NOT AVAILABLE

Rating Key:


Hospital performed well above average compared to other hospitals on this measure.	Hospital performed better than average compared to other hospitals on this measure.	Hospital performed within the average range compared to other hospitals on this measure.	Hospital performed worse than average compared to other hospitals on this measure.	Hospital performed well below average compared to other hospitals on this measure.	Performance has not been rated because either the hospital did not provide this service, or no data were available, or there is no nationally agreed upon guidelines for rating this measure.

Hospital performed at least the minimum number of procedures related to better results.	Hospital did not perform the minimum number of procedures related to better results.

Updated May 2013