A total of 271 psychiatric facilities used zero hours of physical restraint, and 470 facilities used zero hours of sedation, according to CMS data.
CMS’ Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measure Data-by Facility database tracks quality measures including restraints, tobacco and substance services, readmissions and medication continuation at psychiatric facilities. The data was published Feb. 19.
Here are the 10 facilities with the most and fewest hours using physical restraints and sedatives:
Highest physical restraint use by hours
Utah State Hospital (Provo): 10,543 hours
Belmont Behavioral Hospital (Philadelphia): 8,833
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle): 7,059
Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis): 6,168
West Anaheim (Calif.) Medical Center: 3,800
Georgia Regional Hospital Atlanta (Decatur): 3,768
Winnebago (Wis.) Mental Health Institute: 3,669
Los Angeles General Medical Center: 3,580
MS State Hospital-Whitfield (Miss.): 3,553
Western State Hospital (Staunton, Va.): 3,071
Lowest physical restraint use by hours
Hillsboro (Ore.) Medical Center: 0.02 hours
Novant Health Thomasville (N.C.) Medical Center : 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
Walter B. Jones Center Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital (Greenville, N.C.): 0.02
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Midwest (Midwest City, Okla.): 0.02
Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center (Oak Ridge, Tenn.): 0.02
Unity Psychiatric Care-Martin (Tenn.): 0.02
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center (Sherman, Texas): 0.02
Highest sedation by hours
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle): 35,229.28 hours
Oregon State Hospital Distinct Part (Salem): 28,410.32
Eastern State Hospital (Medical Lake, Wash.): 11,025.72
Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake (Texas): 8,908.18
Regions Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.): 7,681.28
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and 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 hours
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.): 0.28
Westwood (Mass.) Pembroke Health Systems: 0.32
