ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON
Critical Access Hospital in Fosston, MN 56542
ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON PROFILE
Essentia Health Fosston is a critical access hospital located in Fosston, MN 56542 that serves the Polk county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON
900 Hilligoss Boulevard SeFosston, MN 56542
Phone: (218) 435-1133
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 Essentia Health Fosston 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 Essentia Health Fosston 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: Not Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 1 hour 41 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 0 admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Essentia Health Fosston has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota 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 MN. - 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 MN. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 101 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 0 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 98% average score of Minnesota. - 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 95% average score of Minnesota. - 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 98% average score of Minnesota. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Minnesota. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Minnesota.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORD BAGLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 203 4th Street Northwest Bagley, MN 56621 | Yes | 16.06 mi | Compare |
| MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER | 414 W Jefferson Po Box 396 Mahnomen, MN 56557 | Yes | 20.99 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD BEMIDJI MEDICAL CENTER | 1300 Anne St Nw Bemidji, MN 56601 | Yes | 39.61 mi | Compare |
| RED LAKE HOSPITAL A | Po Box 497 Redlake, MN 56671 | Yes | 39.74 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA | 201 9th Street West Ada, MN 56510 | Yes | 41.64 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER THIEF RIVER FALLS | 3001 Sanford Parkway Thief River Falls, MN 56701 | Yes | 43.09 mi | Compare |
| RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL | 323 South Minnesota Crookston, MN 56716 | Yes | 43.34 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST MARYS - DETROIT LAKES | 1027 Washington Ave Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | Yes | 52.48 mi | Compare |
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