COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Waterloo, IA 50702
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Covenant Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Waterloo, IA 50702 that serves the Black Hawk county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER
3421 West Ninth StreetWaterloo, IA 50702
Phone: (319) 272-8000
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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 - Church
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.
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 Covenant 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: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Covenant 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 20 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 44 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 58 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 44 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Covenant Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 IA. - 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 IA. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 58 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 60 minutes in Iowa. - 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 97% average score of Iowa. - 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 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 83% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 67% average score of Iowa. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Iowa. - 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 93% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 96% average score of Iowa. - 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 98% average score of Iowa.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN HOSPITAL | 1825 Logan Avenue Waterloo, IA 50703 | Yes | 2.16 mi | Compare |
| SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 515 College Street Cedar Falls, IA 50613 | Yes | 7.61 mi | Compare |
| WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER | 312 9th Street Sw Waverly, IA 50677 | Yes | 19.36 mi | Compare |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 201 East J Avenue Grundy Center, IA 50638 | Yes | 22.41 mi | Compare |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 1600 First St East Independence, IA 50644 | Yes | 24.08 mi | Compare |
| VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL | 502 North 9th Avenue Vinton, IA 52349 | Yes | 26.19 mi | Compare |
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