2005 Details For Central & Northeastern PA Williamsport Hospital
Condition: Congestive Heart Failure CHF

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 361
Actual # 15
Expected # 15.8
Expected Range # 9-24
Actual Rate 4.2
Expected Rate 4.4
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.

0.8987
Readmission Rating For any Reason
Cases After Exclusion 333
Actual # 85
Expected 93.2
Expected Range 77-109
Actual Rate 25.5
P-Value 0.3294
Readmission Rating for Compilation
Cases After Exclusion 333
Actual # 19
Expected # 16.1
Expected Range # 9-24
Actual Rate 5.7
Expected Rate 4.8
P-Value 0.5223
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 346
Actual Average 4.4
Expected Average 5.4
Risk-Adjusted Average 4.1
Short Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 346
Actual # 32.0
Expected Range 10-25
Actual Rate 9.2
P-Value 0.0011
Long Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 346.0
Actual # 6.0
Expected Range 10-25
Actual Rate 1.7
P-Value 0.0021
 
Charges Analysis
The amounts reported by hospitals on the billing form.  
 
# Cases After Exclusion 349.0
Actual Average $13276
Expected Average $11927
Trimmed and Case-Mix-Adjusted Average $12743