COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Sylacauga, AL 35150
COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Coosa Valley Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Sylacauga, AL 35150 that serves the Talladega county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
315 W Hickory StSylacauga, AL 35150
Phone: (256) 249-5000
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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 - Other
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.
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 Coosa Valley 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: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Coosa Valley 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: 29 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 57 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 54 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 16 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 52 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Coosa Valley Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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 AL. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of AL. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 234 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 245 minutes in Alabama. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with median time to fibrinolysis
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 22 minutes for median time to fibrinolysis is better than the statewide average of 25 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 117 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 132 minutes in Alabama. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure fibrinolytic therapy received within 30 minutes is better than the 74% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 29 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department:
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being seen Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 94% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 59% average score of Alabama. - 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 97% average score of Alabama. - 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 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Alabama. - 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 3% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Alabama. - 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 95% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 95% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Alabama. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 95% average score of Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 97% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 89% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 604 Stone Avenue Talladega, AL 35161 | Yes | 21.28 mi | Compare |
| RUSSELL HOSPITAL | 3316 Highway 280 Alexander City, AL 35010 | Yes | 24.1 mi | Compare |
| CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL | 83825 Highway 9 P O Box 1270 Ashland, AL 36251 | Yes | 26.16 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT'S ST CLAIR | 7063 Veterans Parkway Pell City, AL 35125 | Yes | 30.43 mi | Compare |
| SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 First Street North Alabaster, AL 35007 | Yes | 32.88 mi | Compare |
| BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER | 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 | Yes | 36.56 mi | Compare |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER | 800 Montclair Rd Birmingham, AL 35213 | Yes | 37.34 mi | Compare |
| LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 201 Mariarden Road Dadeville, AL 36853 | Yes | 38.13 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT'S EAST | 50 Medical Park East Drive Birmingham, AL 35235 | Yes | 38.15 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM | 810 St Vincent's Drive Birmingham, AL 35205 | Yes | 38.87 mi | Compare |
| BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER | 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 | No | 39.34 mi | Compare |
| CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL | 1720 University Blvd Birmingham, AL 35233 | Yes | 39.37 mi | Compare |
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