BUFFALO HOSPITAL

Buffalo Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Buffalo, MN 55313 that serves the Wright county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Buffalo Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections
• 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.
• 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 MN.
• Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
  The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of MN.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 53 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 minutes in Minnesota.
• 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 98% average score of Minnesota.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of Minnesota.
• 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 80% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 78% average score of Minnesota.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 5 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 21 minutes in Minnesota.
• Emergency Department: left without being seen Emergency Department: left without being seen
  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.
• Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
  The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 92% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 64% 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 99% 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 7 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Minnesota.
• 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of Minnesota.
• 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 98% average score of 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 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Minnesota.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 97% average score of Minnesota.