2004 Details For Central & Northeastern PA Pocono Hospital
Condition: Pneumonia - Infectious

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 509
Actual # 12
Expected # 15.7
Expected Range # 9-24
Actual Rate 2.4
Expected Rate 3.1
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.

0.3737
Readmission Rating For any Reason
Cases After Exclusion 459
Actual # 88
Expected 76.3
Expected Range 61-92
Actual Rate 19.2
P-Value 0.1492
Readmission Rating for Compilation
Cases After Exclusion 459
Actual # 31
Expected # 25.0
Expected Range # 16-34
Actual Rate 6.8
Expected Rate 5.5
P-Value 0.2571
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 490
Actual Average 5.3
Expected Average 5.2
Risk-Adjusted Average 5.3
Short Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 497
Actual # 21.0
Expected Range 16-34
Actual Rate 4.2
P-Value 0.4726
Long Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 497.0
Actual # 31.0
Expected Range 16-34
Actual Rate 6.2
P-Value 0.2152
 
Charges Analysis
The amounts reported by hospitals on the billing form.  
 
# Cases After Exclusion 495.0
Actual Average $15828
Expected Average $12975
Trimmed and Case-Mix-Adjusted Average $15830