CENTRA HEALTH, INC
Acute Care Hospital in Lynchburg, VA 24501
CENTRA HEALTH, INC PROFILE
Centra Health, Inc is an acute care hospital located in Lynchburg, VA 24501 that serves the Lynchburg City county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
CENTRA HEALTH, INC
1920 Atherholt RoadLynchburg, VA 24501
Phone: (434) 200-4789
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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.
Good
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Centra Health, Inc 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Centra Health, Inc 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: 1 hour 19 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 22 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 25 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 11 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Centra Health, Inc has better average ratings than other hospitals in Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery. - 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 VA. - Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with average payments for pneumonia care patients. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 87% average score of Virginia. - 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 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of Virginia. - 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 Virginia. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Virginia. - 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 99% average score of Virginia. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1613 Oakwood Street Bedford, VA 24523 | Yes | 19.67 mi | Compare |
| CARILION STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL | 1 Health Circle Lexington, VA 24450 | Yes | 29.28 mi | Compare |
| SALEM VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1970 Boulevard Salem, VA 24153 | No | 36.19 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC | 800 Oak Street Farmville, VA 23901 | Yes | 42.89 mi | Compare |
| CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1906 Belleview Avenue, Se Roanoke, VA 24014 | Yes | 44.06 mi | Compare |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL ALLEGHANY | One Arh Lane - Po Box 7 Low Moor, VA 24457 | Yes | 46.99 mi | Compare |
| AUGUSTA HEALTH | 78 Medical Center Drive Fishersville, VA 22939 | Yes | 48 mi | Compare |
| LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER | 1900 Electric Road Salem, VA 24153 | Yes | 48.63 mi | Compare |
| CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 180 Floyd Avenue Rocky Mount, VA 24151 | Yes | 49.21 mi | Compare |
| SENTARA HALIFAX REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 2204 Wilborn Avenue Halifax, VA 24558 | Yes | 50.35 mi | Compare |
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