A total of 313 psychiatric facilities had a rate of zero hours of physical restraint per 1,000 patients, and 507 facilities had a rate of zero hours of sedation, according to CMS data.
CMS’ Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measure Data – by Facility database tracks an array of quality measures that include hours of physical restraint use, tobacco and substance use treatment services, readmissions, medication continuation at psychiatric facilities and more. The most recent data was published Aug. 6.
Here are the 10 facilities with the most and fewest hours using physical restraints and sedatives:
Note: The lowest rates do not include facilities that have a rate of zero.
Highest physical restraint use by hours
Utah State Hospital (Provo): 10,543 hours
Belmont Behavioral Hospital (Philadelphia): 8,833
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle): 7,058
Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis): 6,168
West Anaheim (Calif.) Medical Center: 3,799
Georgia Regional Hospital Atlanta (Decatur): 3,768
Winnebago (Wis.) Mental Health Institute: 3,669
Los Angeles General Medical Center: 3,580
Mississippi State Hospital-Whitfield: 3,552
Western State Hospital (Staunton, Va.): 3,070
Lowest physical restraint use by hours
Novant Health Thomasville (N.C.) Medical Center: 0.02
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Midwest (Midwest City, Okla.): 0.02
Hillsboro (Ore.) Medical Center: 0.02
Walter B. Jones Center Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital (Greenville, N.C.): 0.02
Unity Psychiatric Care-Martin (Tenn.): 0.02
ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (Fla.): 0.02
Coliseum Medical Centers (Macon, Ga.): 0.02
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast (Concord, N.C.): 0.02
Maria Parham Medical Center (Henderson, N.C.): 0.02
Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center (Oak Ridge, Tenn.): 0.02
Highest sedation by hours
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle): 35,229.28
Oregon State Hospital-Distinct Part (Salem): 28,410.32
Eastern State Hospital (Medical Lake, Wash.): 11,025.72
Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake (Clear Lake City, Texas): 8,908.18
Regions Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.): 7,681.28
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center: 6,095.70
Winnebago (Wis.) Mental Health Institute: 5,824.87
Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis): 5,442.30
Los Angeles General Medical Center: 5,410.53
New Hampshire Hospital (Concord): 3,385.62
Lowest sedation by hours
Kalamazoo (Mich.) Regional Psychiatric Hospital: 0.02
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria, Va.): 0.03
Overlook Medical Center (Summit, N.J.): 0.12
St. Joseph Hospital (Nashua, N.H.): 0.17
Canyon Ridge Hospital (Chino, Calif.): 0.20
Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare (Linville, N.C.): 0.25
Stonebridge Behavioral Hospital (Lake Charles, La.): 0.25
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (Glendale, Ariz.): 0.25
Mercy Hospital Ada (Okla.): 0.28Westwood (Mass.) Pembroke Health Systems: 0.32
