EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in East Orange, NJ 07018
EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
East Orange General Hospital is an acute care hospital located in East Orange, NJ 07018 that serves the Essex county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL
300 Central AveEast Orange, NJ 07018
Phone: (973) 266-4401
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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.
Poor
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
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.
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 East Orange General 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: Poor
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Poor
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at East Orange General 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: 49 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 47 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 8 hours 28 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 4 hours 20 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 9 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where East Orange General Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Jersey or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - 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 NJ. - 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 NJ. - 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 NJ. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate. - 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 New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 96% average score of New Jersey. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 23% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of New Jersey.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 | No | 1.18 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 150 Bergen St Newark, NJ 07103 | Yes | 1.52 mi | Compare |
| SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER, INC | 111 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07102 | Yes | 2.18 mi | Compare |
| CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER | One Clara Maas Drive Belleville, NJ 07109 | Yes | 2.91 mi | Compare |
| NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER | 201 Lyons Ave Newark, NJ 07112 | Yes | 3.08 mi | Compare |
| SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER | 94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston, NJ 07039 | Yes | 4.83 mi | Compare |
| HACKENSACK-UMC MOUNTAINSIDE | Bay And Highland Ave Montclair, NJ 07042 | Yes | 6.06 mi | Compare |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 225 Williamson Street Elizabeth, NJ 07207 | Yes | 6.62 mi | Compare |
| MEADOWLANDS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 55 Meadowlands Pkwy Secaucus, NJ 07094 | Yes | 7.79 mi | Compare |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER | 99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit, NJ 07902 | Yes | 7.89 mi | Compare |
| CAREPOINT HEALTH - BAYONNE MEDICAL CENTER | 29 East 29th St Bayonne, NJ 07002 | Yes | 7.96 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL | 350 Boulevard Passaic, NJ 07055 | Yes | 8.25 mi | Compare |
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