DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Decatur, IL 62526
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Decatur Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Decatur, IL 62526 that serves the Macon county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
2300 North Edward StreetDecatur, IL 62526
Phone: (217) 877-8121
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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: 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.
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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with 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 Decatur Memorial Hospital 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: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Decatur Memorial Hospital 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: 28 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 18 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 22 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Decatur Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Illinois 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 IL. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 97% average score of Illinois. - 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 Illinois. - 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 84% average score of Illinois. - 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 2% average score of Illinois. - 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 Illinois. - 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 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Illinois. - 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 98% average score of Illinois. - 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 Illinois. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 96% average score of Illinois. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 83% average score of Illinois. - 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 Illinois. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of Illinois. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Illinois. - 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 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Illinois. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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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 Illinois. - 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 98% average score of Illinois. - 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 94% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 87% average score of Illinois.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARYS HOSPITAL | 1800 E Lake Shore Dr Decatur, IL 62521 | Yes | 3.11 mi | Compare |
| DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL | 422 W White St Clinton, IL 61727 | Yes | 19.46 mi | Compare |
| KIRBY MEDICAL CENTER | 1111 N State St Monticello, IL 61856 | Yes | 25.21 mi | Compare |
| TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 201 East Pleasant Street Taylorville, IL 62568 | Yes | 27.87 mi | Compare |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 200 Stahlhut Drive Lincoln, IL 62656 | Yes | 30.18 mi | Compare |
| SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 200 S Cedar St Shelbyville, IL 62565 | Yes | 32.81 mi | Compare |
| PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 101 E Ninth Street Pana, IL 62557 | Yes | 34.22 mi | Compare |
| ST JOHNS HOSPITAL | 800 E Carpenter St Springfield, IL 62769 | Yes | 36.64 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | 701 N First St Springfield, IL 62781 | Yes | 37.18 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | 2200 E Washington Bloomington, IL 61701 | Yes | 42.58 mi | Compare |
| PRESENCE COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER | 1400 West Park Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 | Yes | 42.61 mi | Compare |
| THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL | 611 West Park Street Urbana, IL 61801 | Yes | 43.27 mi | Compare |
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