BORGESS-LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospital in Dowagiac, MI 49047
BORGESS-LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Borgess-lee Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Dowagiac, MI 49047 that serves the Cass county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
BORGESS-LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
420 W High StreetDowagiac, MI 49047
Phone: (269) 782-8681
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
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.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Borgess-lee 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Excellent
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Borgess-lee 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: 21 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 45 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Borgess-lee Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Michigan 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. - 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 MI. - 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 MI. - 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 MI. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 105 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 137 minutes in Michigan. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 21 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 22 minutes in Michigan. - 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 98% average score of Michigan. - 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 Michigan.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WATERVLIET | 400 Medical Park Dr Watervliet, MI 49098 | Yes | 15.59 mi | Compare |
| SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 5215 Holy Cross Pkwy Mishawaka, IN 46545 | Yes | 19.38 mi | Compare |
| UNITY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 4455 Edison Lakes Pkwy Mishawaka, IN 46545 | No | 19.73 mi | Compare |
| BRONSON LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL | 408 Hazen Street Paw Paw, MI 49079 | Yes | 19.89 mi | Compare |
| LAKELAND HOSPITAL, ST JOSEPH | 1234 Napier Avenue St Joseph, MI 49085 | Yes | 20.05 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND | 615 N Michigan St South Bend, IN 46601 | Yes | 21.8 mi | Compare |
| ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL | 600 E Blvd Elkhart, IN 46514 | Yes | 21.87 mi | Compare |
| THREE RIVERS HEALTH | 701 S Health Parkway Three Rivers, MI 49093 | Yes | 24.29 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.