Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 19,044 Hospitalizations at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 5,136 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 26.97%.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's Readmission Penalties
| Provider Details
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2020 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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2019 Readmission Adjustment Factor
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2019 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage
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WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL
(575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18764)
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0.9935 |
-0.65 |
-$338,722 |
0.9924 |
-0.76 |
-$396,045 |
0.9952 |
-0.48 |
-$250,133 |
| Total Coronary Bypass Surgeries - 101 and readmission rate of 51.49% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Coronary Bypass Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| JAVID ROHULLAH AMINI |
18 |
| JOHN H ELLIS |
16 |
| BRADLEY D FENSTER |
16 |
| Total Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries - 32 and readmission rate of 53.12% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| STEVEN W. MARRA |
25 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 755 and readmission rate of 18.01% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| MICHAEL C RAKLEWICZ |
126 |
| JAMES M MATTUCCI |
116 |
| WILLIAM P CHARLTON |
103 |
| Total Colorectal Surgeries - 306 and readmission rate of 25.82% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Colorectal Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| BARRY J PERNIKOFF |
106 |
| IMRAN SAEED |
53 |
| PETER J ANDREWS |
24 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 209 and readmission rate of 35.89% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
48 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
14 |
| STANLEY LOBITZ |
12 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 525 and readmission rate of 28.0% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
110 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
30 |
| STANLEY LOBITZ |
21 |
| Total Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations - 76 and readmission rate of 21.05% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
12 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 172 and readmission rate of 28.49% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Diabetes Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
33 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
12 |
| ZHIHUA HE |
11 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 470 and readmission rate of 23.4% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
81 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
24 |
| STANLEY LOBITZ |
20 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 323 and readmission rate of 24.77% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
35 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
30 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
19 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 543 and readmission rate of 29.83% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
103 |
| CHARLES M MANGANIELLO |
64 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
37 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 435 and readmission rate of 41.38% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
73 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
42 |
| PATRICK J KERRIGAN |
22 |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 360 and readmission rate of 20.56% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Skin Infections Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
48 |
| JOHN G. CITTI |
19 |
| ARTHUR B MITCHELL |
19 |