2007 Details For Central & Northeastern PA Good Samaritan/Lebanon Hospital
Condition: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD

Mortality Analysis
Risk-Adjusted Mortality is a measure of quality based on risk adjusted mortality statistics. The mortality rating is determined by comparing the number of patients one could reasonably expect to die in a given hospital in a given condition with the actual number of deaths.
 
Cases After Exclusion 242
Actual # 3
Expected # 3.8
Expected Range # 1-8
Actual Rate 1.2
Expected Rate 1.6
P-Value

Readmission Rating

The p-value is the probability that the value could have occurred by chance. If the p-value is lower than 0.05 then the value is very unlikely to have occurred only by chance and value is noted as significantly different from the expected value.

0.8039
Readmission Rating For any Reason
Cases After Exclusion 228
Actual # 40
Expected 57.8
Expected Range 46-71
Actual Rate 17.5
P-Value 0.0060
Readmission Rating for Compilation
Cases After Exclusion 228
Actual # 14
Expected # 15.1
Expected Range # 8-22
Actual Rate 6.1
Expected Rate 6.6
P-Value 0.8940
Length of Stay Analysis
The length of time a patient stays in the hospital can reflect how successful the hospital is in providing treatment and has an impact on the reasources used in delivering treatment.
 
Cases After Exclusion 236
Actual Average 4.4
Expected Average 4.8
Risk-Adjusted Average 4.1
Short Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 239
Actual # 24.0
Expected Range 6-19
Actual Rate 10.0
P-Value 0.0014
Long Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 239.0
Actual # 10.0
Expected Range 6-19
Actual Rate 4.2
P-Value 0.6575
 
Charges Analysis
The amounts reported by hospitals on the billing form.  
 
# Cases After Exclusion 235.0
Actual Average $14931
Expected Average $14343
Trimmed and Case-Mix-Adjusted Average $14931