BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON
Acute Care Hospital in Covington, TN 38019
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON PROFILE
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton is an acute care hospital located in Covington, TN 38019 that serves the Tipton county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON
1995 Highway 51 SCovington, TN 38019
Phone: (901) 476-2621
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.
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 - Church
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.
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.
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 Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton 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: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton 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: 36 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 24 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 20 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 55 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 17 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton has better average ratings than other hospitals in Tennessee 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. - 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 TN. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 55 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 78 minutes in Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 84% average score of Tennessee. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 91% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 90% average score of Tennessee.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUDERDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 326 Asbury Avenue Ripley, TN 38063 | Yes | 16.14 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH MISSISSISSPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 611 West Lee Avenue Osceola, AR 72370 | Yes | 20.2 mi | Compare |
| SAINT FRANCIS BARTLETT MEDICAL CENTER | 2986 Kate Bond Rd Bartlett, TN 38133 | Yes | 23.69 mi | Compare |
| METHODIST HEALTHCARE FAYETTE HOSPITAL | 214 Lakeview Rd Somerville, TN 38068 | Yes | 26.69 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 6019 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, TN 38120 | Yes | 29.86 mi | Compare |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER | 1520 N Division Street Blytheville, AR 72315 | Yes | 31.1 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST REHABILITATION GERMANTOWN | 2100 Exeter Road Germantown, TN 38138 | No | 31.33 mi | Compare |
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL | 5959 Park Ave Memphis, TN 38119 | Yes | 33 mi | Compare |
| MEMPHIS VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 | No | 33.41 mi | Compare |
| METHODIST HEALTHCARE MEMPHIS HOSPITALS | 1265 Union Ave Suite 700 Memphis, TN 38104 | Yes | 33.59 mi | Compare |
| REGIONAL ONE HEALTH | 877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 | Yes | 33.73 mi | Compare |
| DELTA MEDICAL CENTER | 3000 Getwell Rd Memphis, TN 38118 | Yes | 35.34 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.