FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA
Critical Access Hospital in Wauchula, FL 33873
FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA PROFILE
Florida Hospital Wauchula is a critical access hospital located in Wauchula, FL 33873 that serves the Hardee county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL WAUCHULA
533 Carlton StWauchula, FL 33873
Phone: (863) 773-3101
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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 Florida Hospital Wauchula 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 Florida Hospital Wauchula 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: 13 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 51 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 38 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 38 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Florida Hospital Wauchula has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 231 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 292 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 98 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 114 minutes in Florida. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 88 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 152 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 13 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Florida. - 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 98% average score of Florida. - 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Florida.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA HOSPITAL HEARTLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 4200 Sun N Lake Blvd Sebring, FL 33871 | Yes | 18.88 mi | Compare |
| DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 900 N Robert Ave Arcadia, FL 34265 | Yes | 21.3 mi | Compare |
| HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 3600 S Highlands Ave Sebring, FL 33870 | Yes | 24.07 mi | Compare |
| BARTOW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow, FL 33831 | Yes | 26.44 mi | Compare |
| LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER | 410 S 11th St Lake Wales, FL 33853 | Yes | 29.23 mi | Compare |
| WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL | 200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven, FL 33881 | Yes | 34.36 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL | 4016 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 | Yes | 35.79 mi | Compare |
| LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL 33805 | Yes | 37.15 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH FLORIDA BAPTIST HOSPITAL | 301 N Alexander St Plant City, FL 33563 | Yes | 38.49 mi | Compare |
| LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER | 8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34202 | Yes | 39.23 mi | Compare |
| BRANDON REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 119 Oakfield Dr Brandon, FL 33511 | Yes | 39.75 mi | Compare |
| BAYFRONT HEALTH PORT CHARLOTTE | 2500 Harbor Blvd Port Charlotte, FL 33952 | Yes | 41.33 mi | Compare |
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