FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Blue Ridge, GA 30513
FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Fannin Regional Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Blue Ridge, GA 30513 that serves the Fannin county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
2855 Old Highway 5 NorthBlue Ridge, GA 30513
Phone: (706) 632-3711
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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: Proprietary
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 Fannin Regional 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Fannin Regional 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: 17 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 44 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 34 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 10 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 42 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Fannin Regional Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia 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 GA. - 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 GA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 214 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 70 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 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% 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 104 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 17 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 31 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. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% 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 94% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Georgia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER BASIN MEDICAL CENTER | Highway 68 Copperhill, TN 37317 | Yes | 7.53 mi | Compare |
| NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER | 1362 South Main Street Ellijay, GA 30540 | Yes | 17.11 mi | Compare |
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL | 35 Hospital Road Blairsville, GA 30512 | Yes | 23.51 mi | Compare |
| MURRAY MEDICAL CENTER | 707 Old Dalton Ellijay Road, Po Box 1406 Chatsworth, GA 30705 | Yes | 25.08 mi | Compare |
| PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL INC | 1266 Highway 515 South Jasper, GA 30143 | Yes | 32.77 mi | Compare |
| TENNOVA HEALTHCARE-CLEVELAND | 2305 Chambliss Ave Nw Cleveland, TN 37311 | Yes | 33.24 mi | Compare |
| CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 110 East Main Street Hiawassee, GA 30546 | Yes | 35.31 mi | Compare |
| CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 227 Mountain Dr Dahlonega, GA 30533 | Yes | 35.45 mi | Compare |
| HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER | 1200 Memorial Drive Dalton, GA 30720 | Yes | 35.74 mi | Compare |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS | 1114 W Madison Ave Athens, TN 37371 | Yes | 38.4 mi | Compare |
| GORDON HOSPITAL | 1035 Red Bud Road Calhoun, GA 30701 | Yes | 42.13 mi | Compare |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE | 201 Hospital Road Canton, GA 30114 | Yes | 46.81 mi | Compare |
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