GREATER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Greater Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Creston, IA 50801 that serves the Union county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Greater Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent.
• Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness is excellent.
• Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent.
• 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 IA.
• 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 IA.
• 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 IA.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 190 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Iowa.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 38 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 60 minutes in Iowa.
• 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 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Iowa.
• 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 22 minutes in Iowa.
• Emergency Department: left without being seen Emergency Department: left without being seen
  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.
• 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 98% average score of Iowa.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 96% average score of Iowa.
• 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Iowa.