Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital - Temple Had Lowest 30-Day Episode of Care Average LOS in Texas at 3.41 Days for Alcohol/Drug Abuse Patients

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By: Saparja Nag  Mar. 21, 2018

A study of inpatient alcohol/drug abuse discharges at Texas hospitals discovered that Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital - Temple had the lowest average length of stay for alcohol/drug patients including unplanned alcohol and drug abuse readmissions during a 30-day episode of care at 3.41 days. They also ranked 1st for lowest average LOS including all readmissions of alcohol/drug abuse patients during a 30-day episode of care at 4.61 days. University Hospital in San Antonio ranked 2nd in both categories with an average LOS with unplanned readmissions of 3.85 days and with all readmissions at 5.04 days. Houston Methodist Hospital ranked 3rd for average LOS of 30-day episode of care including unplanned readmissions at 4.95 days, but ranked 5th for the metric including all readmissions at 6.83 days. Methodist Hospital in San Antonio ranked 4th in both categories with 5.16 days for an average LOS with unplanned readmissions and 6.68 days for an average LOS with all readmissions. Finally, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano ranked 5th with an average LOS with unplanned readmissions of 5.49 days. They also ranked 3rd for average LOS with all readmissions at 5.87 days.

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Dr. Kirby D. Hitt of Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Performed the Most Hip and Knee Replacements in Central Texas for Both 2015 and 2016

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By: Jeffrey Maser  Feb. 01, 2018

A Dexur analysis of Medicare data from 2016 shows that Dr. Kirby D. Hitt of Scott & White Medical Center – Temple accounted for the most hip and knee replacement discharges of any Central Texas physician with 275. The 2nd ranked physician was Dr. Ronald Thane Morgan of Quail Creek Surgical Hospital in Amarillo, whose 200 discharges were 75 fewer than those of Dr. Hitt. The 3rd ranking physician was Dr. Shelby Carter, who accounted for 197 discharges practicing primarily at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin and the 4th ranking physician was Dr. Tyler D. Goldberg of St. David's North Austin Medical Center, who accounted for 161 discharges. Dr. E. Matthew Heinrich and Dr. Christopher S. English tied for 5th in discharge volume with 146 discharges each; Dr. English practiced at St. David’s Medical Center while Dr. Heinrich split his time between The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center in West Lake Hills and St. David’s Medical Center.

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