Overview

Address
1826 VETERANS BOULEVARD, DUBLIN, GA 31021
Phone
(478) 277-2701
Hospital Type
VA Hospital
Ownership
Veterans Health Administration
Emergency Services
Yes
Star rating not available
VA Hospital — Department of Veterans Affairs medical center. Federally operated — does not participate in Medicare payment programs but voluntarily reports some quality data.

CMS Star Rating — Quality Domain Breakdown

CMS computes the overall star rating from five quality domains. Each domain compares this hospital's measures against national benchmarks.

Mortality 2 of 7 measures reported
2
Better No different Worse
30-day death rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, stroke, CABG, and kidney disease.
Readmission 3 of 11 measures reported
3
Better No different Worse
30-day unplanned readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Timely & Effective Care 3 of 12 measures reported
3 measures reported (comparative data not available for this domain)
Process-of-care measures including flu immunization, blood clot prevention, and appropriate use of imaging.

Complications & Deaths

30-day mortality rates, patient safety indicators, and complication rates. "Better" means statistically significantly better than the national rate.

Measure Score vs. National Denominator
COMP_HIP_KNEE
Hybrid_HWM
MORT_30_AMI
MORT_30_CABG
MORT_30_COPD 8.30 No Different Than the National Rate 34
MORT_30_HF 10.10 No Different Than the National Rate 56
MORT_30_PN 15.80 No Different Than the National Rate 26
MORT_30_STK
PSI_03 1.24 No Different Than the National Rate 305
PSI_04
PSI_06 0.21 No Different Than the National Rate 363
PSI_08 0.27 No Different Than the National Rate 374
PSI_09 Number of Cases Too Small
PSI_10
PSI_11
PSI_12 Number of Cases Too Small
PSI_13
PSI_14
PSI_15
PSI_90

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — standardized patient survey measuring satisfaction with care.

Measure Score Star Rating
H_COMP_1_A_P: Nurses "always" communicated well
H_COMP_1_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well
H_COMP_1_U_P: Nurses "usually" communicated well
H_COMP_1_LINEAR_SCORE: Nurse communication - linear mean score
H_COMP_1_STAR_RATING: Nurse communication - star rating
H_NURSE_RESPECT_A_P: Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_NURSE_RESPECT_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_NURSE_RESPECT_U_P: Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_NURSE_LISTEN_A_P: Nurses "always" listened carefully
H_NURSE_LISTEN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully
H_NURSE_LISTEN_U_P: Nurses "usually" listened carefully
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_A_P: Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand
H_NURSE_EXPLAIN_U_P: Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand
H_COMP_2_A_P: Doctors "always" communicated well
H_COMP_2_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well
H_COMP_2_U_P: Doctors "usually" communicated well
H_COMP_2_LINEAR_SCORE: Doctor communication - linear mean score
H_COMP_2_STAR_RATING: Doctor communication - star rating
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_A_P: Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_DOCTOR_RESPECT_U_P: Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_A_P: Doctors "always" listened carefully
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully
H_DOCTOR_LISTEN_U_P: Doctors "usually" listened carefully
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_A_P: Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_SN_P: Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand
H_DOCTOR_EXPLAIN_U_P: Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand
H_COMP_5_A_P: Staff "always" explained
H_COMP_5_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained
H_COMP_5_U_P: Staff "usually" explained
H_COMP_5_LINEAR_SCORE: Communication about medicines - linear mean score
H_COMP_5_STAR_RATING: Communication about medicines - star rating
H_MED_FOR_A_P: Staff "always" explained new medications
H_MED_FOR_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications
H_MED_FOR_U_P: Staff "usually" explained new medications
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_A_P: Staff "always" explained possible side effects
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_SN_P: Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects
H_SIDE_EFFECTS_U_P: Staff "usually" explained possible side effects
H_COMP_6_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients this information
H_COMP_6_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients this information
H_COMP_6_LINEAR_SCORE: Discharge information - linear mean score
H_COMP_6_STAR_RATING: Discharge information - star rating
H_DISCH_HELP_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge
H_DISCH_HELP_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge
H_SYMPTOMS_N_P: No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms
H_SYMPTOMS_Y_P: Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms
H_CLEAN_HSP_A_P: Room was "always" clean
H_CLEAN_HSP_SN_P: Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean
H_CLEAN_HSP_U_P: Room was "usually" clean
H_CLEAN_LINEAR_SCORE: Cleanliness - linear mean score
H_CLEAN_STAR_RATING: Cleanliness - star rating
H_QUIET_HSP_A_P: "Always" quiet at night
H_QUIET_HSP_SN_P: "Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night
H_QUIET_HSP_U_P: "Usually" quiet at night
H_QUIET_LINEAR_SCORE: Quietness - linear mean score
H_QUIET_STAR_RATING: Quietness - star rating
H_HSP_RATING_0_6: Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)
H_HSP_RATING_7_8: Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)
H_HSP_RATING_9_10: Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)
H_HSP_RATING_LINEAR_SCORE: Overall hospital rating - linear mean score
H_HSP_RATING_STAR_RATING: Overall hospital rating - star rating
H_RECMND_DN: "NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)
H_RECMND_DY: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital
H_RECMND_PY: "YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital
H_RECMND_LINEAR_SCORE: Recommend hospital - linear mean score
H_RECMND_STAR_RATING: Recommend hospital - star rating
H_STAR_RATING: Summary star rating

Healthcare Associated Infections

Standardized Infection Ratios (SIR). A SIR < 1.0 means fewer infections than predicted based on national baseline data.

Measure Score (SIR) vs. National
HAI_1_CILOWER
HAI_1_CIUPPER
HAI_1_DOPC 7.000
HAI_1_ELIGCASES 0.005
HAI_1_NUMERATOR 0.000
HAI_1_SIR
HAI_2_CILOWER
HAI_2_CIUPPER
HAI_2_DOPC 54.000
HAI_2_ELIGCASES 0.029
HAI_2_NUMERATOR 0.000
HAI_2_SIR
HAI_3_CILOWER
HAI_3_CIUPPER
HAI_3_DOPC
HAI_3_ELIGCASES
HAI_3_NUMERATOR
HAI_3_SIR
HAI_4_CILOWER
HAI_4_CIUPPER
HAI_4_DOPC
HAI_4_ELIGCASES
HAI_4_NUMERATOR
HAI_4_SIR
HAI_5_CILOWER
HAI_5_CIUPPER
HAI_5_DOPC
HAI_5_ELIGCASES
HAI_5_NUMERATOR
HAI_5_SIR
HAI_6_CILOWER
HAI_6_CIUPPER
HAI_6_DOPC
HAI_6_ELIGCASES
HAI_6_NUMERATOR
HAI_6_SIR

Unplanned Hospital Visits

Readmission and ED return rates within 30 days of discharge.

Measure Score vs. National
EDAC_30_AMI
EDAC_30_HF -74.50 Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
EDAC_30_PN -45.40 Fewer Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Hybrid_HWR 13.70 No Different Than the National Rate
OP_32
OP_35_ADM
OP_35_ED
OP_36
READM_30_AMI
READM_30_CABG
READM_30_COPD 17.40 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HF 18.20 No Different Than the National Rate
READM_30_HIP_KNEE
READM_30_PN 15.60 No Different Than the National Rate

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced for this hospital, with national medians and percentiles where a benchmark is available.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
General Information Address 1826 VETERANS BOULEVARD Address
General Information City/Town DUBLIN City/Town
General Information Count of Facility MORT Measures 2 Count of Facility MORT Measures
General Information Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures Not Available Count of Facility Pt Exp Measures
General Information Count of Facility READM Measures 3 Count of Facility READM Measures
General Information Count of Facility Safety Measures Not Available Count of Facility Safety Measures
General Information Count of Facility TE Measures 3 Count of Facility TE Measures
General Information Count of MORT Measures Better 0 Count of MORT Measures Better
General Information Count of MORT Measures No Different 2 Count of MORT Measures No Different
General Information Count of MORT Measures Worse 0 Count of MORT Measures Worse
General Information Count of READM Measures Better 0 Count of READM Measures Better
General Information Count of READM Measures No Different 3 Count of READM Measures No Different
General Information Count of READM Measures Worse 0 Count of READM Measures Worse
General Information Count of Safety Measures Better Not Available Count of Safety Measures Better
General Information Count of Safety Measures No Different Not Available Count of Safety Measures No Different
General Information Count of Safety Measures Worse Not Available Count of Safety Measures Worse
General Information County/Parish LAURENS County/Parish
General Information Emergency Services Yes Emergency Services
General Information Facility ID 11031F Facility ID
General Information Facility Name DUBLIN VA MEDICAL CENTER Facility Name
General Information Hospital overall rating Not Available Hospital overall rating
General Information Hospital overall rating footnote 16 Hospital overall rating footnote
General Information Hospital Ownership Veterans Health Administration Hospital Ownership
General Information Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration Hospital Type
General Information Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation Meets criteria for birthing friendly designation
General Information MORT Group Footnote MORT Group Footnote
General Information MORT Group Measure Count 7 MORT Group Measure Count
General Information Pt Exp Group Footnote 5 Pt Exp Group Footnote
General Information Pt Exp Group Measure Count 8 Pt Exp Group Measure Count
General Information READM Group Footnote READM Group Footnote
General Information READM Group Measure Count 11 READM Group Measure Count
General Information Safety Group Footnote 5 Safety Group Footnote
General Information Safety Group Measure Count 8 Safety Group Measure Count
General Information State GA State
General Information TE Group Footnote TE Group Footnote
General Information TE Group Measure Count 12 TE Group Measure Count
General Information Telephone Number (478) 277-2701 Telephone Number
General Information ZIP Code 31021 ZIP Code
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