EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Claxton, GA 30417
EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Evans Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Claxton, GA 30417 that serves the Evans county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
200 N River StreetClaxton, GA 30417
Phone: (912) 739-5105
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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.
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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 - Hospital District Or Authority
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.
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 Evans 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Evans 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: 35 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 50 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 22 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 45 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 57 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Evans Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 202 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 290 minutes in Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 45 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 96 minutes in Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Georgia. - 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 95% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 110 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Georgia. - 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 3% average score of Georgia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Georgia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1499 Fair Road Statesboro, GA 30458 | Yes | 18.7 mi | Compare |
| CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL | 400 Cedar Street Metter, GA 30439 | Yes | 19.29 mi | Compare |
| MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | One Meadows Parkway Vidalia, GA 30474 | Yes | 28.13 mi | Compare |
| LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 462 E G Miles Parkway Hinesville, GA 31310 | Yes | 28.5 mi | Compare |
| APPLING HOSPITAL | 163 E Tollison Street Baxley, GA 31513 | Yes | 38.33 mi | Compare |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 865 South First Street Jesup, GA 31545 | Yes | 38.91 mi | Compare |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER | 117 Kite Road Swainsboro, GA 30401 | Yes | 39.36 mi | Compare |
| EFFINGHAM HOSPITAL | 459 Ga Highway 119 South Springfield, GA 31329 | Yes | 40.28 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH | 11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah, GA 31419 | Yes | 45.39 mi | Compare |
| JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL | 163 South Tallahassee Street, P O Box 1690 Hazlehurst, GA 31539 | Yes | 46.73 mi | Compare |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL | 5353 Reynolds Street Savannah, GA 31412 | Yes | 47.81 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIV MED CEN, INC | 4700 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 31403 | Yes | 48.4 mi | Compare |
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