ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Athens, GA 30606
ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Athens Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Athens, GA 30606 that serves the Clarke county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1199 Prince AvenueAthens, GA 30606
Phone: (706) 475-7000
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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 - Other
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.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or 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 Athens Regional 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Athens Regional 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: 0 hours 59 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 26 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 42 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 54 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Athens Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - 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 GA. - 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 GA. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of GA. - 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 GA. - Better mortality rates with lower payment for pneumonia care Better mortality rates with lower payment for pneumonia care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with lower payments for pneumonia care patients. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day readmission rate Better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day readmission rate. - 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. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 98% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 95% average score of Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 282 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 290 minutes in Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 2% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 84% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 59% average score of Georgia. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of Georgia. - 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 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Georgia. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% average score of Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of Georgia. - 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 99% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Georgia. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Georgia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 94% average score of Georgia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 92% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 91% average score of Georgia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY'S HOSPITAL | 1230 Baxter Street Athens, GA 30606 | Yes | 1.02 mi | Compare |
| BARROW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 316 North Broad Street Winder, GA 30680 | Yes | 18.05 mi | Compare |
| NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER | 70 Medical Center Drive Commerce, GA 30529 | Yes | 18.26 mi | Compare |
| CLEARVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2151 West Spring Street Monroe, GA 30655 | Yes | 23.13 mi | Compare |
| MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1077 South Main Street Madison, GA 30650 | Yes | 26.37 mi | Compare |
| ELBERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4 Medical Drive Elberton, GA 30635 | Yes | 31.82 mi | Compare |
| NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC | 743 Spring Street Gainesville, GA 30501 | Yes | 33.66 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | 5401 Lake Oconee Parkway Greensboro, GA 30642 | Yes | 34.27 mi | Compare |
| GWINNETT MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 Medical Center Boulevard Lawrenceville, GA 30045 | Yes | 35.57 mi | Compare |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER | 5126 Hospital Drive Ne Covington, GA 30014 | Yes | 35.86 mi | Compare |
| EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 Medical Way Snellville, GA 30078 | Yes | 36.25 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, INC | 367 Clear Creek Parkway Lavonia, GA 30553 | Yes | 36.25 mi | Compare |
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