ABBEVILLE AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Abbeville Area Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Abbeville, SC 29620 that serves the Abbeville county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Abbeville Area Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in South Carolina or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent.
• Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent.
• Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent.
• Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness is excellent.
• Excellent Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent.
• Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent.
• Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent.
• Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure recommend hospital is excellent.
• Excellent Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 196 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in South Carolina.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 38 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 92 minutes in South Carolina.
• Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of South Carolina.
• Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 98 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 135 minutes in South Carolina.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 25 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 31 minutes in South Carolina.
• Emergency Department: left without being seen Emergency Department: left without being seen
  The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of South Carolina.
• Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
  The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of South Carolina.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina.