DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Denver, CO 80204
DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Denver Health Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Denver, CO 80204 that serves the Denver county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
777 Bannock StDenver, CO 80204
Phone: (303) 436-6000
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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 - State
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.
The hospital patient survey at Denver Health 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
These performance measures at Denver Health 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: 10 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 4 hours 15 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 49 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 22 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 23 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Denver Health Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Colorado or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for mrsa infections Better performance for mrsa infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for mrsa infections - Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 CO. - 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 CO. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CO. - 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 Colorado. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Colorado. - 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 98% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Colorado. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 10 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 16 minutes in Colorado. - 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 Colorado. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Colorado. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 87% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 86% average score of Colorado. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 89% average score of Colorado.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
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SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL | 1375 East 19th Ave Denver, CO 80218 | Yes | 1.72 mi | Compare |
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CENTURA HEALTH-PORTER ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 2525 S Downing St Denver, CO 80210 | Yes | 2.07 mi | Compare |
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH | 1400 Jackson St Denver, CO 80206 | Yes | 2.8 mi | Compare |
VA EASTERN COLORADO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1055 Clermont Street Denver, CO 80220 | No | 2.99 mi | Compare |
ROSE MEDICAL CENTER | 4567 E 9th Avenue Denver, CO 80220 | Yes | 3.14 mi | Compare |
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER | 501 E Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80113 | Yes | 5.1 mi | Compare |
LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER | 8300 W 38th Ave Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 | Yes | 5.95 mi | Compare |
CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL | 11600 West 2nd Place Lakewood, CO 80228 | Yes | 7.31 mi | Compare |
ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL AT ST ANTHONY MED CAMPUS | 11650 W 2nd Place Lakewood, CO 80228 | Yes | 7.34 mi | Compare |
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL ANSCHUTZ INPATIENT | 12605 East 16th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045 | Yes | 8.07 mi | Compare |
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO | 13123 East 16th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045 | No | 8.44 mi | Compare |
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