BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Bigfork, MN 56628
BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Bigfork Valley Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Bigfork, MN 56628 that serves the Itasca county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL
258 Pine Tree Drive Po Box 258Bigfork, MN 56628
Phone: (218) 743-3177
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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.
Excellent
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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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.
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 Bigfork Valley 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Bigfork Valley 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: 14 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 23 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 1 hour 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 12 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Bigfork Valley Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent. - Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness 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. - Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure medicication explanation is excellent. - Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - Excellent Care Transition Rating Excellent Care Transition Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure care transition is excellent. - Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent. - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure recommend hospital is excellent. - Excellent Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 110 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 12 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 83 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 111 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 14 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 21 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 Minnesota. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Minnesota. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Minnesota. - 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Minnesota.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER | 115 10th Avenue Northeast Deer River, MN 56636 | Yes | 28.72 mi | Compare |
| GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL | 1601 Golf Course Road Grand Rapids, MN 55744 | Yes | 36.6 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI/ MESABA CLINICS | 750 East 34th St Hibbing, MN 55746 | Yes | 40.78 mi | Compare |
| COOK HOSPITAL | 10 Se Fifth St Cook, MN 55723 | Yes | 45.55 mi | Compare |
| CASS LAKE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL | 425 7th Street Nw Cass Lake, MN 56633 | Yes | 51.56 mi | Compare |
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