BLUFFTON HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Bluffton, OH 45817
BLUFFTON HOSPITAL PROFILE
Bluffton Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Bluffton, OH 45817 that serves the Allen county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
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
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.
The hospital patient survey at Bluffton 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Bluffton 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: 11 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 26 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 34 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 34 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Bluffton Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Ohio or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 OH. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 226 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 267 minutes in Ohio. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 34 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 92 minutes in Ohio. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Ohio. - 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 95% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of Ohio. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 86 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 135 minutes in Ohio. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 11 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 20 minutes in Ohio. - 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 2% average score of Ohio. - 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 Ohio. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Ohio. - 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 94% average score of Ohio.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM | 1001 Bellefontaine Avenue Lima, OH 45804 | Yes | 14.4 mi | Compare |
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| BLANCHARD VALLEY HOSPITAL | 1900 South Main Street Findlay, OH 45840 | Yes | 15.69 mi | Compare |
| INSTITUTE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY | 801 Medical Drive, Suite B Lima, OH 45804 | No | 16.5 mi | Compare |
| HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 921 East Franklin Street Kenton, OH 43326 | Yes | 22.92 mi | Compare |
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