ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA 01331
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Athol Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Athol, MA 01331 that serves the Worcester county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
2033 Main StreetAthol, MA 01331
Phone: (978) 249-3511
Website
Get Directions
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.
Good
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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.
The hospital patient survey at Athol Memorial Hospital 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at Athol Memorial Hospital 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: Not AvailableDischarge Time: Not Available
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Athol Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Massachusetts or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication 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.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEYWOOD HOSPITAL | 242 Green Street Gardner, MA 01440 | Yes | 11.34 mi | Compare |
| BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER | 164 High Street Greenfield, MA 01301 | Yes | 19.55 mi | Compare |
| BAYSTATE MARY LANE HOSPITAL | 85 South Street Ware, MA 01082 | Yes | 23.01 mi | Compare |
| HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALS, INC | 60 Hospital Road Leominster, MA 01453 | Yes | 23.06 mi | Compare |
| MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 452 Old Street Road Peterborough, NH 03458 | Yes | 25.24 mi | Compare |
| BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 17 Belmont Ave Brattleboro, VT 05301 | Yes | 25.39 mi | Compare |
| CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER | 580 Court Street Keene, NH 03431 | Yes | 25.41 mi | Compare |
What is Hospital Compare?
The information provided by the hospital compare program enables individuals, like you, with the opportunity to make an informed decision about which hospital you choose to provide your health care. An added benefit of Hospital Compare is that by informing the public and enabling them to make a decision about where they seek their health care, the scheme can also help to encourage hospitals, and the staff that work there, to improve the quality of care that they provide.
Hospital Care Data reflects the information provided by CMS in an friendly and intuitive format.