Here is a more in depth look at each quality measure, compared to state and national averages. Experts caution that very small differences between hospitals for a given measure are unlikely to correspond to noticeable differences in the real world.Data submitted were based on a sample of cases/patients.
Measure
Average for this Hospital
How this Hospital Compares
All Patients
Waiting Time
Average time patients spent in the emergency room before being seen by a doctor.
Discharged Patients
Time Until Sent Home
Average time patients spent in the emergency room before being sent home.
Impatient Patients
Left Without
Being Seen
Percentage of patients who left the emergency room without being seen by a doctor.
Admitted Patients
Time Before Admission
Average time patients spent in the emergency room before being admitted to the hospital.
Admitted Patients
Transfer Time
Among patients admitted, additional time they spent waiting before being taken to their room (sometimes referred to as "boarding time.")
Special Patients
Broken Bone
Average time patients with broken bones had to wait before receiving pain meds.
Special Patients
CT Scan
Percentage of patients who arrived with stroke symptoms and receive brain scan results within 45 mins.
Stroke patients
Stroke Care
Ischemic stroke patients who got medicine to break up a blood clot within 3 hours after symptoms started Higher percentages are better.
Heart Attack Patients
Heart Care
% Getting Clot busters within 30 minutes
Heart Attack Patients
Heart Care
% Getting cath within 90 minutes
Heart Attack Patients
Heart Care
Minutes before getting an EKG
Heart Attack Patients
Heart Care
Median Time to Clot Buster
Notes: "Average time" refers to the median waiting time (the midpoint of all patients' waiting times). References to "doctor" indicate a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
CMS reports the CT scan quality measure as the percentage of patients who received a scan within 45 minutes. We have reversed that measure so that all measures follow a "lower is better" pattern.
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