ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Paragould, AR 72450
ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Paragould, AR 72450 that serves the Greene county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER
900 West KingshighwayParagould, AR 72450
Phone: (870) 239-7000
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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.
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 Arkansas Methodist 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: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Arkansas Methodist 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: 37 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 13 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 9 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 7 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 15 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Arkansas Methodist Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Arkansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 AR. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Arkansas. - 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 92% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 83% average score of Arkansas. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 32 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 56 minutes in Arkansas. - 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 96% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 94% average score of Arkansas. - 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 Arkansas. - 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 Arkansas. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - 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 99% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of Arkansas. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 96% average score of Arkansas. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of Arkansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEA BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4800 East Johnson Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401 | Yes | 14.98 mi | Compare |
| ST BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER | 225 E Jackson Jonesboro, AR 72401 | Yes | 18.8 mi | Compare |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1309 West Main Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 | Yes | 26.88 mi | Compare |
| TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1301 First St Kennett, MO 63857 | Yes | 28.48 mi | Compare |
| PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 1206 Gordon Duckworth Drive Piggott, AR 72454 | Yes | 28.48 mi | Compare |
| FIVE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER | 2801 Medical Center Drive Pocahontas, AR 72455 | Yes | 32.37 mi | Compare |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER | 1520 N Division Street Blytheville, AR 72315 | Yes | 33.41 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH MISSISSISSPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 611 West Lee Avenue Osceola, AR 72370 | Yes | 38.08 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHEAST HEALTH CENTER OF RIPLEY COUNTY | 109 Plum St Doniphan, MO 63935 | Yes | 43.27 mi | Compare |
| PEMISCOT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 946 East Reed Hayti, MO 63851 | Yes | 44.22 mi | Compare |
| POPLAR BLUFF VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1500 N. Westwood Blvd. Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 | No | 47.96 mi | Compare |
| BLACK RIVER COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER | 217 Physicians Park Drive Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 | Yes | 49.65 mi | Compare |
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