DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Drexel Hill, PA 19026
DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Delaware County Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Drexel Hill, PA 19026 that serves the Delaware county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
501 North Lansdowne AveDrexel Hill, PA 19026
Phone: (215) 284-8100
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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.
Fair
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 - Private
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.
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.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Delaware County 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Delaware County 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 32 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 57 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 29 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 42 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Delaware County Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 PA. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 6 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 2% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL | Lansdowne & Baily Rds Darby, PA 19023 | Yes | 2.06 mi | Compare |
| MAIN LINE HOSPITAL LANKENAU | 100 Lancaster Ave Wynnewood, PA 19096 | Yes | 2.62 mi | Compare |
| PHILADELPHIA VA MEDICAL CENTER | University And Woodland Avenu Philadelphia, PA 19104 | No | 4.46 mi | Compare |
| PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER | 51 North 39th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Yes | 4.5 mi | Compare |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | 34th St & Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Yes | 4.77 mi | Compare |
| HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA | 34th & Spruce Sts Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Yes | 4.84 mi | Compare |
| MAIN LINE HOSPITAL BRYN MAWR CAMPUS | 130 South Bryn Mawr Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 | Yes | 4.88 mi | Compare |
| HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 230 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 | Yes | 6.39 mi | Compare |
| ROXBOROUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5800 Ridge Ave Philadelphia, PA 19128 | Yes | 6.48 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL | 1600 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130 | Yes | 6.49 mi | Compare |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 111 South 11th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 | Yes | 6.68 mi | Compare |
| PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL | 800 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 | Yes | 6.82 mi | Compare |
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