CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Charleston, WV 25301
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Charleston Area Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Charleston, WV 25301 that serves the Kanawha county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER
501 Morris StreetCharleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 388-5432
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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
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.
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 Charleston Area Medical Center 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: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Charleston Area Medical Center 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: 54 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 48 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 21 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 20 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Charleston Area Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - 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 WV. - 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 WV. - 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 WV. - 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 heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - 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 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 96% average score of West Virginia. - 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 95% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 81% average score of West Virginia. - 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 West 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 West 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 West Virginia. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 80% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 77% average score of West 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 97% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 95% average score of West Virginia. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 94% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 91% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL | 333 Laidley St Charleston, WV 25301 | Yes | 0.48 mi | Compare |
| THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4605 Maccorkle Ave Sw South Charleston, WV 25309 | Yes | 4.89 mi | Compare |
| MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC | 401 Sixth Avenue, Fayette County Montgomery, WV 25136 | Yes | 20.9 mi | Compare |
| BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 701 Madison Avenue Madison, WV 25130 | Yes | 23.38 mi | Compare |
| JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL | 122 Pinnell St Ripley, WV 25271 | Yes | 32.36 mi | Compare |
| ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 200 Hospital Drive Spencer, WV 25276 | Yes | 34.47 mi | Compare |
| PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER | 430 Main Street, West Oak Hill, WV 25901 | Yes | 37.71 mi | Compare |
| LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 20 Hospital Drive Logan, WV 25601 | Yes | 40.35 mi | Compare |
| THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER | 5897 County Road 107 Proctorville, OH 45669 | No | 41.44 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER | 2900 1st Avenue Huntington, WV 25702 | Yes | 41.68 mi | Compare |
| CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC | 1340 Hal Greer Boulevard Huntington, WV 25701 | Yes | 43.05 mi | Compare |
| PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL | 2520 Valley Drive Point Pleasant, WV 25550 | Yes | 43.92 mi | Compare |
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