FORBES HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Monroeville, PA 15146
FORBES HOSPITAL PROFILE
Forbes Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Monroeville, PA 15146 that serves the Allegheny county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
FORBES HOSPITAL
2570 Haymaker RoadMonroeville, PA 15146
Phone: (412) 858-2000
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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.
Fair
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: Voluntary Non-profit - Other
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or 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 Forbes 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Forbes 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: 36 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 9 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 48 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Forbes Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - 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 PA. - 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 PA. - 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 PA. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 84% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 73% average score of Pennsylvania. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 94% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 19% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC EAST | 2775 Mosside Boulevard Monroeville, PA 15146 | Yes | 0.86 mi | Compare |
| UPMC MCKEESPORT | 1500 Fifth Avenue Mc Keesport, PA 15132 | Yes | 7.56 mi | Compare |
| UPMC ST MARGARET | 815 Freeport Road Pittsburgh, PA 15215 | Yes | 8.88 mi | Compare |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH OF UPMC | 4401 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 | Yes | 11.15 mi | Compare |
| VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - UNIV DR | University Drive C Pittsburgh, PA 15240 | No | 11.21 mi | Compare |
| MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM | 300 Halket Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | Yes | 11.25 mi | Compare |
| UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE | 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | Yes | 11.29 mi | Compare |
| UPMC MERCY | 1400 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 | Yes | 12.55 mi | Compare |
| ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL | 1301 Carlisle St Natrona, PA 15065 | Yes | 13.17 mi | Compare |
| EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL | 532 West Pittsburgh Street Greensburg, PA 15601 | Yes | 13.44 mi | Compare |
| ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL | 320 East North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 | Yes | 13.63 mi | Compare |
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 565 Coal Valley Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15236 | Yes | 15.74 mi | Compare |
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