GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in West Burlington, IA 52655
GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Great River Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in West Burlington, IA 52655 that serves the Des Moines county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER
1221 South Gear AvenueWest Burlington, IA 52655
Phone: (319) 768-1000
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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 - Private
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 Great River Medical Center 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: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Great River Medical Center 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: 29 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 12 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 31 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 36 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 54 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Great River Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 36 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 60 minutes in Iowa. - 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 98% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 97% average score of Iowa. - 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 Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 88% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 67% average score of Iowa. - 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 95% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Iowa. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of Iowa. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Iowa. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 90% average score of Iowa. - 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 95% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Iowa. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 98% average score of Iowa. - 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 85% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 83% average score of Iowa. - 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 12% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 7% average score of Iowa.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 5445 Ave O Fort Madison, IA 52627 | Yes | 16.87 mi | Compare |
| HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 407 S White St Mount Pleasant, IA 52641 | Yes | 22.77 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL L | South Adams St, Po Box 160 Carthage, IL 62321 | Yes | 27.6 mi | Compare |
| OSF HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 W Harlem Avenue Monmouth, IL 61462 | Yes | 28.1 mi | Compare |
| KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL | 1600 Morgan Street Keokuk, IA 52632 | Yes | 29.97 mi | Compare |
| GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER, ALEDO | 409 Nw 9th Avenue Aledo, IL 61231 | Yes | 34.85 mi | Compare |
| MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL | 525 East Grant Street Macomb, IL 61455 | Yes | 36.66 mi | Compare |
| VAN BUREN COUNTY HOSPITAL | 304 Franklin Street Keosauqua, IA 52565 | Yes | 41.46 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS | 400 East Polk Street Washington, IA 52353 | Yes | 42.59 mi | Compare |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 2000 S Main Fairfield, IA 52556 | Yes | 43.18 mi | Compare |
| TRINITY MUSCATINE | 1518 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine, IA 52761 | Yes | 43.44 mi | Compare |
| GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL | 695 N Kellogg St Galesburg, IL 61401 | Yes | 43.48 mi | Compare |
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