GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Lewistown, PA 17044
GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL PROFILE
Geisinger-lewistown Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Lewistown, PA 17044 that serves the Mifflin county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL
400 Highland AvenueLewistown, PA 17044
Phone: (717) 248-5411
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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.
Average
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.
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 Geisinger-lewistown 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Geisinger-lewistown 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: 2 hours 24 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 34 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 54 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 Geisinger-lewistown 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 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. - 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 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 54 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 93% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 99% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% 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. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% 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 97% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER | 1800 East Park Ave State College, PA 16803 | Yes | 20.06 mi | Compare |
| J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1225 Warm Springs Ave Huntingdon, PA 16652 | Yes | 25.01 mi | Compare |
| CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 361 Alexander Spring Road Carlisle, PA 17015 | Yes | 35.04 mi | Compare |
| LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL | 24 Cree Drive Lock Haven, PA 17745 | Yes | 35.85 mi | Compare |
| TYRONE HOSPITAL | 187 Hospital Drive Tyrone, PA 16686 | Yes | 36.1 mi | Compare |
| HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL | 503 North 21st Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 | Yes | 42.37 mi | Compare |
| JERSEY SHORE HOSPITAL | 1020 Thompson Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 | Yes | 43.26 mi | Compare |
| EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | One Hospital Drive Lewisburg, PA 17837 | Yes | 43.6 mi | Compare |
| PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALS | 409 South Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17105 | Yes | 44.19 mi | Compare |
| UPMC ALTOONA | 620 Howard Avenue Altoona, PA 16601 | Yes | 44.22 mi | Compare |
| JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER - ALTOONA | 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevar Altoona, PA 16602 | No | 44.46 mi | Compare |
| SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 350 North 11th Street Sunbury, PA 17801 | Yes | 44.75 mi | Compare |
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