CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Colby, KS 67701
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Colby, KS 67701 that serves the Thomas county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
100 E College DriveColby, KS 67701
Phone: (785) 462-7511
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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: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Citizens 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at Citizens 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: Not AvailableDischarge Time: Not Available
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 30 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 27 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Citizens Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kansas 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 150 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 189 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 27 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 53 minutes in Kansas. - 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 93% average score of Kansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAWLINS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 707 Grant St Atwood, KS 67730 | Yes | 30 mi | Compare |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY HOSPITAL | 826 18th Street Hoxie, KS 67740 | Yes | 32.77 mi | Compare |
| GOODLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 220 West Second Street Goodland, KS 67735 | Yes | 35.91 mi | Compare |
| DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL | 810 W Columbia Street Oberlin, KS 67749 | Yes | 40.53 mi | Compare |
| GOVE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | 520 West 5th Street Quinter, KS 67752 | No | 48.19 mi | Compare |
| CHEYENNE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 210 West 1st Street St Francis, KS 67756 | Yes | 48.72 mi | Compare |
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