CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Acute Care Hospital in Cherokee, NC 28719
CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY PROFILE
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority is an acute care hospital located in Cherokee, NC 28719 that serves the Swain county area. This facility is a public federal hospital with emergency services.
CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Caller Box C268Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone: (704) 497-9163
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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: Government - Federal
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority 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: Not AvailableDischarge Time: Not Available
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 29 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 44 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has better average ratings than other hospitals in North Carolina 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 209 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 288 minutes in North Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 44 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 95 minutes in North Carolina. - 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 94% average score of North Carolina. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 98% average score of North Carolina.
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