CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Potsdam, NY 13676
CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL PROFILE
Canton-potsdam Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Potsdam, NY 13676 that serves the Saint Lawrence county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL
50 Leroy StreetPotsdam, NY 13676
Phone: (315) 265-3300
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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.
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 - 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.
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 Canton-potsdam 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Canton-potsdam 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: 20 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 10 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 15 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 46 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 57 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Canton-potsdam Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in New York or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 255 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 381 minutes in New York. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 106 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 156 minutes in New York. - 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 86% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of New York. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 18 minutes for median time to fibrinolysis is better than the statewide average of 28 minutes in New York. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 130 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 170 minutes in New York. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 92% for the quality measure fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes is better than the 59% average score of New York. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 20 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 22 minutes in New York. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of New York. - 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 New York. - 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 2% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of New York. - 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 New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of New York. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of New York. - 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 94% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 88% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 86% average score of New York.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1 Hospital Drive Massena, NY 13662 | Yes | 18.24 mi | Compare |
| CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER | 214 King Street Ogdensburg, NY 13669 | Yes | 25.47 mi | Compare |
| GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL | 77 West Barney Street Gouverneur, NY 13642 | Yes | 33.75 mi | Compare |
| CLIFTON FINE HOSPITAL | 1014 Oswegatchie Trail Star Lake, NY 13690 | Yes | 35.4 mi | Compare |
| ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER | 133 Park Street Malone, NY 12953 | Yes | 36.24 mi | Compare |
| ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER | 2233 State Route 86 Saranac Lake, NY 12983 | Yes | 47.37 mi | Compare |
| RIVER HOSPITAL, INC | 4 Fuller Street Alexandria Bay, NY 13607 | Yes | 51.96 mi | Compare |
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