ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Ellsworth, KS 67439
ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Ellsworth County Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Ellsworth, KS 67439 that serves the Ellsworth county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
1604 Aylward AvenueEllsworth, KS 67439
Phone: (785) 472-3111
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Government - Local
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.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Ellsworth County 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Ellsworth County 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: 43 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 44 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 28 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 39 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Ellsworth County Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kansas 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 KS. - 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 KS. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 148 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 189 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 39 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 53 minutes in Kansas. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 104 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 112 minutes in Kansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL | 624 N Second Lincoln, KS 67455 | Yes | 21.29 mi | Compare |
| HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF RICE COUNTY | 619 South Clark Avenue Lyons, KS 67554 | Yes | 27.67 mi | Compare |
| LINDSBORG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 605 W Lincoln Street Lindsborg, KS 67456 | Yes | 31.27 mi | Compare |
| ELLINWOOD DISTRICT HOSPITAL | 605 N Main Street Ellinwood, KS 67526 | Yes | 32.82 mi | Compare |
| SALINA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | 400 South Santa Fe Avenue Salina, KS 67401 | Yes | 33.52 mi | Compare |
| SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 401 South Santa Fe Avenue Salina, KS 67401 | No | 33.58 mi | Compare |
| CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL | 250 W 9th Street Hoisington, KS 67544 | Yes | 33.86 mi | Compare |
| RUSSELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 200 S Main Street Russell, KS 67665 | Yes | 35.87 mi | Compare |
| OTTAWA COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 215 E 8th Street Minneapolis, KS 67467 | Yes | 38.54 mi | Compare |
| MCPHERSON HOSPITAL INC | 1000 Hospital Drive Mcpherson, KS 67460 | Yes | 38.89 mi | Compare |
| GREAT BEND REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 514 Cleveland Street Great Bend, KS 67530 | Yes | 40.84 mi | Compare |
| SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC | 1818 East 23rd Avenue Hutchinson, KS 67502 | No | 49.09 mi | Compare |
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