CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Columbia, LA 71418
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Columbia, LA 71418 that serves the Caldwell county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
CITIZENS MEDICAL CENTER
7939 U S Hwy 165 SouthColumbia, LA 71418
Phone: (318) 649-6106
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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.
Excellent
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 - Hospital District Or Authority
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.
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 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
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: 25 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 24 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 49 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 43 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Citizens Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent. - Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness is excellent. - Excellent Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent. - Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure medicication explanation is excellent. - Excellent Care Transition Rating Excellent Care Transition Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure care transition is excellent. - Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent. - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - Excellent Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent. - 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 LA. - 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 LA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 229 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 255 minutes in Louisiana. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 43 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 86 minutes in Louisiana. - Emergency Department:
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being seen 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 3% average score of Louisiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 94% average score of Louisiana. - 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 8 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 10 minutes in Louisiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC | 411 Main Street Columbia, LA 71418 | No | 3.3 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER | 2106 Loop Road Winnsboro, LA 71295 | Yes | 23.99 mi | Compare |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER | 1102 N Pine Road Olla, LA 71465 | Yes | 24.47 mi | Compare |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 187 Ninth St/hwy 84 West Jena, LA 71342 | Yes | 25.51 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH CONWAY | 4864 Jackson Street Monroe, LA 71202 | Yes | 26.85 mi | Compare |
| ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER | 309 Jackson Street Monroe, LA 71201 | Yes | 30.19 mi | Compare |
| P & S SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 312 Grammont St Suite 101 Monroe, LA 71201 | No | 30.36 mi | Compare |
| OUACHITA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 1275 Glennwood Drive West Monroe, LA 71291 | No | 30.55 mi | Compare |
| GLENWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 503 Mcmillan Road West Monroe, LA 71291 | Yes | 31.31 mi | Compare |
| MONROE SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 2408 Broadmoor Blvd Monroe, LA 71201 | No | 32.75 mi | Compare |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER | 301 W Boundary Street Winnfield, LA 71483 | Yes | 33.44 mi | Compare |
| RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER | 254 Highway 3048 Rayville, LA 71269 | Yes | 34.5 mi | Compare |
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