APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Appleton, WI 54911
APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Appleton Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Appleton, WI 54911 that serves the Outagamie county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
APPLETON MEDICAL CENTER
1818 N Meade StAppleton, WI 54911
Phone: (920) 731-4101
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Average
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
Electronic Lab Results: Yes Able to receive lab results electronically
The provider has the ability of receiving laboratory results through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system as discrete searchable data.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Appleton Medical Center is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Appleton Medical Center show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 31 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 33 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 16 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 47 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 26 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Appleton Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Wisconsin or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of WI. - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of WI. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of WI. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate. - 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 205 minutes in Wisconsin. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 47 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 62 minutes in Wisconsin. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Wisconsin. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Wisconsin. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Wisconsin. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Wisconsin. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 27% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of Wisconsin.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL | 1506 S Oneida St Appleton, WI 54915 | Yes | 2.14 mi | Compare |
| THEDA CLARK MEDICAL CENTER | 130 2nd St Neenah, WI 54956 | Yes | 6.97 mi | Compare |
| THEDACARE MEDICAL CENTER NEW LONDON | 1405 Mill St New London, WI 54961 | Yes | 18.26 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF OSHKOSH | 500 S Oakwood Rd Oshkosh, WI 54904 | Yes | 21.04 mi | Compare |
| CALUMET MEDICAL CENTER | 614 Memorial Drive Chilton, WI 53014 | Yes | 21.17 mi | Compare |
| AURORA MEDICAL CTR OSHKOSH | 855 N Westhaven Drive Oshkosh, WI 54904 | Yes | 21.65 mi | Compare |
| ST MARYS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR | 1726 Shawano Ave Green Bay, WI 54303 | Yes | 23.91 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT HOSPITAL | 835 S Van Buren St Green Bay, WI 54301 | Yes | 24.34 mi | Compare |
| BELLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 744 S Webster Ave Green Bay, WI 54305 | Yes | 24.43 mi | Compare |
| AURORA BAYCARE MEDICAL CTR | 2845 Greenbrier Rd Green Bay, WI 54311 | Yes | 26.22 mi | Compare |
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