Kansas Hospitals

There are 115 Kansas hospitals for consumers like you to choose from. It is important that you know the differences between these options since you'll rely on the staff with your health and possibly your life. Learn more about each Kansas hospital to find the best possible medical care. Review and compare hospital information including rankings, size, staff statistics, admissions and surgical procedures, specialties, Medicare or Medicaid acceptance, and much more.

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Kansas Hospital Ratings: Patient Experiences	State Average	National Average
Patients who said their nurses "Always" communicated well	77	76
Patients who said their doctors "Always" communicated well	82	80
Patients who said they "Always" received help as soon as desired	67	64
Patients who said their pain was "Always" well controlled	70	69
Patients who said staff "Always" explained medicines before administering	61	60
Patients who said their room and bathroom were "Always" cleans	73	71
Patients who said the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	61	58
Patients who said they were told what to do during their recovery at home	18	81
Patients who rated the hospital a 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	72	67
Patients who said they would definitely recommend the hospital	74	69
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Medical Imaging	State Average	National Average
Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy. (If a number is high, it may mean the facility is doing too many unnecessary MRIs for low back pain.)	35	33
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram. (A number that is much lower than 8% may mean there's not enough follow-up. A number much higher than 14% may mean there's too much unnecessary follow-up.)	7	8
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were "combination" (double) scans. (The range for this measure is 0 to 1. A number very close to 1 may mean that too many patients are being given a double scan when a single scan is sufficient.)	0.065	0.054
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were "combination" (double) scans. (The range for this measure is 0 to 1. A number very close to 1 may mean that too many patients are being given a double scan when a single scan is sufficient.)	0.365	0.191
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Care Results	State Average	National Average
Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients	12.729	16.2
Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients	8.598	11.2
Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients	8.509	11.6
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Readmission Rates	State Average	National Average
Rate of Readmission for Heart Attack Patients	16.436	19.9
Rate of Readmission for Heart Failure Patients	20.54	24.7
Rate of Readmission for Pneumonia Patients	14.63	18.3
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Process of Care	State Average	National Average
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)	10	92
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)	57	94
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery	N/A	92
Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic within one hour before surgery to help prevent infection	95	96
Surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection	97	97
Surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery	93	94
Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery	92	93
Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safe method	99	99
Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery	89	N/A
Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries	91	94
Patients who got treatment within 24 hours before or after their surgery to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery	89	92
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Heart Attack & Chest Pain Care	State Average	National Average
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital (a lower number of minutes is better)	57	62
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG (a lower number of minutes is better)	10	9
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival (higher numbers are better)	40	54
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival (higher numbers are better)	92	95
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	98	98
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	99	98
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	95	96
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	99	99
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	98	98
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival	46	54
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival	91	89
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Heart Failure Care	State Average	National Average
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	81	87
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	92	98
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	90	94
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	94	98
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Pneumonia Care	State Average	National Average
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination	87	92
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics	96	95
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	93	97
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival	95	95
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)	86	91
Kansas Hospital Ratings: Children's Asthma Care	State Average	National Average
Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma	N/A	100
Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma	N/A	100
Children and their Caregivers Who Received a Home Management Plan of Care Document While Hospitalized for Asthma	N/A	68

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