Dexur analyzed Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 20,487 Hospitalizations at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 5,662 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 27.64%.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's Readmission Penalties
| Provider Details
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2020 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 - 112 and readmission rate of 56.25% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Coronary Bypass Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| JOHN H ELLIS |
21 |
| RUPEN PARIKH |
20 |
| BRADLEY D FENSTER |
18 |
| Total Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries - 38 and readmission rate of 47.37% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| STEVEN W. MARRA |
22 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 805 and readmission rate of 20.37% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| MICHAEL C RAKLEWICZ |
154 |
| JAMES M MATTUCCI |
127 |
| WILLIAM P CHARLTON |
111 |
| Total Colorectal Surgeries - 351 and readmission rate of 28.21% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Colorectal Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| BARRY J PERNIKOFF |
99 |
| IMRAN SAEED |
71 |
| PETER J ANDREWS |
30 |
| Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 144 and readmission rate of 13.89% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cholecystectomy Surgeries |
Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| JOSEPH JOHN RIDILLA |
49 |
| BARRY J PERNIKOFF |
16 |
| GARY T VERAZIN |
13 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 238 and readmission rate of 35.71% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Heart Attack Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
46 |
| STANLEY LOBITZ |
14 |
| PATRICK J KERRIGAN |
14 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 603 and readmission rate of 28.19% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
95 |
| STANLEY LOBITZ |
28 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
25 |
| Total Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations - 93 and readmission rate of 22.58% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
15 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 184 and readmission rate of 29.35% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Diabetes Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
30 |
| ZHIHUA HE |
11 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
11 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 511 and readmission rate of 22.7% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
68 |
| CHARLES M MANGANIELLO |
21 |
| PATRICK J KERRIGAN |
19 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 339 and readmission rate of 25.96% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
39 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
31 |
| PAUL MICHAEL RUTKOWSKI |
15 |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 767 and readmission rate of 29.86% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital COPD Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
87 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
62 |
| LEONARD KUCHEMBA |
42 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 511 and readmission rate of 30.92% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
80 |
| CHARLES M MANGANIELLO |
44 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
32 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 628 and readmission rate of 24.04% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
76 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
37 |
| JOSEPH RADZWILKA |
33 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 627 and readmission rate of 30.94% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Renal Failure Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
104 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
28 |
| CHARLES M MANGANIELLO |
27 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 480 and readmission rate of 43.33% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
69 |
| KHUSHBU DUSHYANT DESAI |
37 |
| PATRICK J KERRIGAN |
20 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 259 and readmission rate of 31.66% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
30 |
| CHARLES M MANGANIELLO |
17 |
| JANUSZ F WOLANIN |
15 |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 407 and readmission rate of 21.87% |
| Top Doctors for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Skin Infections Hospitalizations |
Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2016 to Dec 2018) |
| LOUIS JOHN OBOYLE |
44 |
| ARTHUR B MITCHELL |
19 |
| JOHN G. CITTI |
19 |