Large Range in Patient Experience of Pain in Indiana Hospitals

In the most recent CMS release (April 2012) of HCAHPS performance data, Indiana hospitals show a large range in the patient's experience of pain.

From April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011, 83% of patients from Kentuckiana Medical Center (Clarksville, IN) who responded to the HCAHPS survey responded that their pain was "Always" well controlled. This compares to only 56% of responding patients from Saint Catherine Regional Hospital (Charlestown ,IN). The Indiana State average was 71% for this time period.

Although some caution needs to be exercised when comparing hospitals (due to services offered), there appears to be significant opportunity for Indiana hospitals to improve the patient experience. Given that Kentuckiana Medical Center, Physicians' Medical Center, Margaret Mary Community, Indiana Orthopedic, and St.Vincent Heart Center are in the top 5% nationally in this specific HCAHPS question, Indiana hospitals may be able to draw some best practices from within our own state.

Patients responding Pain was "Always" well controlled.
Hospital Name	City	% Always
KENTUCKIANA MEDICAL CENTER LLC	CLARKSVILLE	83
PHYSICIANS' MEDICAL CENTER LLC	NEW ALBANY	81
MARGARET MARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC	BATESVILLE	79
INDIANA ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL LLC	INDIANAPOLIS	79
ST VINCENT HEART CENTER OF INDIANA LLC	INDIANAPOLIS	79
SCOTT COUNTY  MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	SCOTTSBURG	78
JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL	PORTLAND	78
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC	ANGOLA	78
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	VINCENNES	78
THE HEART HOSPITAL AT DEACONESS GATEWAY LLC	NEWBURGH	77
WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL	WABASH	77
PARKVIEW HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL	HUNTINGTON	77
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	LOGANSPORT	77
ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL	ELWOOD	77
MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL	MARION	77
SCHNECK MEDICAL CENTER	SEYMOUR	76
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL	FORT WAYNE	76
PARKVIEW WHITLEY HOSPITAL	COLUMBIA CITY	76
ST VINCENT FRANKFORT HOSPITAL INC	FRANKFORT	75
FAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	CONNERSVILLE	75
ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC	BRAZIL	75
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL	FORT WAYNE	74
DEKALB HEALTH	AUBURN	74
ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC	EAST CHICAGO	74
WOMEN'S HOSPITAL THE	NEWBURGH	74
MONROE HOSPITAL	BLOOMINGTON	74
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH STARKE HOSPITAL	KNOX	74
BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	BLUFFTON	74
ST VINCENT DUNN HOSPITAL INC	BEDFORD	74
HENRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NEW CASTLE	74
PARKVIEW LAGRANGE HOSPITAL	LAGRANGE	73
SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	MISHAWAKA	73
MAJOR HOSPITAL	SHELBYVILLE	73
DUPONT HOSPITAL LLC	FORT WAYNE	73
DEARBORN COUNTY HOSPITAL	LAWRENCEBURG	73
HOWARD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM	KOKOMO	73
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	MUNSTER	73
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC	HOBART	73
PARKVIEW NOBLE HOSPITAL	KENDALLVILLE	73
ST VINCENT CARMEL HOSPITAL INC	CARMEL	73
INDIANA HEART HOSPITAL THE	INDIANAPOLIS	73
PINNACLE HOSPITAL	CROWN POINT	73
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - INDIANAPOLIS	INDIANAPOLIS	72
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - MOORESVILLE	MOORESVILLE	72
DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	PERU	72
HARRISON COUNTY HOSPITAL	CORYDON	72
TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL	TERRE HAUTE	72
SAINT JOSEPH'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PLYMOUTH	PLYMOUTH	72
***State of Indiana Average***	***	71
HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH	DANVILLE	71
FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - MICHIGAN CITY	MICHIGAN CITY	71
IU HEALTH GOSHEN HOSPITAL	GOSHEN	71
FRANCISCAN PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL LLC	MUNSTER	71
ST VINCENT JENNINGS HOSPITAL INC	NORTH VERNON	71
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH ARNETT HOSPITAL	LAFAYETTE	71
WITHAM HEALTH SERVICES	LEBANON	70
RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL	NOBLESVILLE	70
THE ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL OF LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWOR	FT WAYNE	70
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER	JASPER	70
HANCOCK REGIONAL HOSPITAL	GREENFIELD	70
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER OF EVANSVILLE INC	EVANSVILLE	70
COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL	COLUMBUS	70
KING'S DAUGHTERS' HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICESTHE	MADISON	70
PORTER VALPARAISO HOSPITAL	VALPARAISO	70
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANDERSON AND MADISON COUNTY	ANDERSON	70
DAVIESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	WASHINGTON	70
ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT PARKVIEW NORTH LLC	FORT WAYNE	70
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH SYSTEM	ANDERSON	70
REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES	RICHMOND	70
ST VINCENT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES	INDIANAPOLIS	70
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MUNCIE	69
CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	JEFFERSONVILLE	69
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	FRANKLIN	69
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA	FORT WAYNE	69
FLOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES	NEW ALBANY	69
DECATUR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	GREENSBURG	69
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BEDFORD HOSPITAL	BEDFORD	69
FRANCISCAN ST FRANCIS HEALTH - BEECH GROVE	BEECH GROVE	68
ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL	ELKHART	68
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	PRINCETON	68
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL	CARMEL	68
KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	WARSAW	68
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL	AVON	68
UNITY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL	MISHAWAKA	68
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST	INDIANAPOLIS	68
UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON	CLINTON	68
WESTVIEW HOSPITAL	INDIANAPOLIS	68
FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH - LAFAYETTE EAST	LAFAYETTE	68
ST VINCENT RANDOLPH HOSPITAL INC	WINCHESTER	67
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER INC	KOKOMO	67
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL	BLOOMINGTON	67
DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC	EVANSVILLE	67
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORTH	INDIANAPOLIS	67
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH	INDIANAPOLIS	67
FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - CROWN POINT	CROWN POINT	67
WILLIAM N WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	INDIANAPOLIS	67
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND	SOUTH BEND	67
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH	INDIANAPOLIS	67
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH PAOLI HOSPITAL	PAOLI	67
FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH - LAFAYETTE CENTRAL	LAFAYETTE	67
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH TIPTON HOSPITAL INC	TIPTON	66
FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH - CRAWFORDSVILLE	CRAWFORDSVILLE	66
FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - DYER	DYER	66
FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - HAMMOND	HAMMOND	65
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH MORGAN HOSPITAL INC	MARTINSVILLE	65
SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	SULLIVAN	65
UNION HOSPITAL INC	TERRE HAUTE	65
METHODIST HOSPITALS INC	GARY	64
ST VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL INC	WILLIAMSPORT	63
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL	LA PORTE	60
SAINT CATHERINE REGIONAL HOSPITAL	CHARLESTOWN	56