GHS LAURENS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Clinton, SC 29325
GHS LAURENS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Ghs Laurens County Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Clinton, SC 29325 that serves the Laurens county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
GHS LAURENS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
22725 Highway 76 EastClinton, SC 29325
Phone: (864) 833-9100
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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: 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.
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 Ghs Laurens County 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Ghs Laurens County 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: 48 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 14 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 6 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 21 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 17 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Ghs Laurens County Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in South Carolina 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 SC. - 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 SC. - 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 SC. - 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 SC. - 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 96% average score of South Carolina. - 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 100% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of South Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 134 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 135 minutes in South Carolina. - 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 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 98% average score of South Carolina. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of South Carolina. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of South Carolina. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of South Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2669 Kinard St Po Box 497 Newberry, SC 29108 | Yes | 23.23 mi | Compare |
| WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL | 322 W South St Po Box 789 Union, SC 29379 | Yes | 23.86 mi | Compare |
| GHS-HILLCREST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 729 South East Main Street Simpsonville, SC 29681 | Yes | 24.04 mi | Compare |
| SELF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE | 1325 Spring Street Greenwood, SC 29646 | Yes | 24.43 mi | Compare |
| VILLAGE HOSPITAL | 250 Westmoreland Road Greer, SC 29651 | Yes | 30.69 mi | Compare |
| SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 101 E Wood St Spartanburg, SC 29303 | Yes | 33.56 mi | Compare |
| ABBEVILLE AREA MEDICAL CENTER | 420 Thomson Circle Abbeville, SC 29620 | Yes | 33.64 mi | Compare |
| GHS PATEWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 175 Patewood Drive Greenville, SC 29615 | No | 33.72 mi | Compare |
| MARY BLACK HEALTH SYSTEM SPARTANBURG | 1700 Skylyn Dr Po Box 3217 Spartanburg, SC 29307 | Yes | 34.34 mi | Compare |
| GHS GREER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 830 South Buncombe Road Greer, SC 29650 | Yes | 34.84 mi | Compare |
| GHS GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 701 Grove Rd Greenville, SC 29605 | Yes | 35.53 mi | Compare |
| ST FRANCIS-DOWNTOWN | One St Francis Dr Greenville, SC 29601 | Yes | 36.92 mi | Compare |
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