D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE

D C H Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 that serves the Tuscaloosa county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

809 University Boulevard East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: (205) 759-7111
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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: 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.

Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.

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 D C H Regional 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: Average

Quiet Rooms: Good

Cleanliness: Fair

Pain Management: Good

Discharge Information: Average

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at D C H Regional 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: 52 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 2 hours 46 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 5 hours 12 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 1 hour 34 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 1 hour 1 minute before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where D C H Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
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TUSCALOOSA VA MEDICAL CENTER3701 Loop Road
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No2.31 miCompare
BIBB MEDICAL CENTER208 Pierson Ave
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Yes28.06 miCompare
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No32.68 miCompare
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Yes32.89 miCompare
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Yes33.05 miCompare
HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL508 Green Street
Greensboro, AL 36744
Yes35.3 miCompare
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER1653 Temple Avenue North
Fayette, AL 35555
Yes38.7 miCompare
SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER1000 First Street North
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Yes41.45 miCompare
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER-PRINCETON701 Princeton Avenue Southwest
Birmingham, AL 35211
Yes44.23 miCompare
CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL1720 University Blvd
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Yes46.64 miCompare
BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER700 South 19th Street
Birmingham, AL 35233
No46.72 miCompare
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL619 South 19th Street
Birmingham, AL 35233
Yes46.74 miCompare

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