CARROLL HOSPITAL CENTER

Carroll Hospital Center is an acute care hospital located in Westminster, MD 21157 that serves the Carroll county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Carroll Hospital Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Maryland 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 MD.
• 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 MD.
• 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 MD.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 336 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 360 minutes in Maryland.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 103 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 136 minutes in Maryland.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
• 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 98% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Maryland.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 41 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 47 minutes in Maryland.
• Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
  The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 78% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 65% average score of Maryland.
• 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 98% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
• 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 9 minutes in Maryland.
• 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 3% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 6% average score of Maryland.
• 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
• 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 99% average score of Maryland.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of Maryland.
• 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 Maryland.
• 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
• 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 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 98% average score of Maryland.
• 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 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 97% average score of Maryland.
• 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 96% average score of Maryland.