GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Grinnell, IA 50112
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Grinnell Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Grinnell, IA 50112 that serves the Poweshiek county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
210 Fourth AvenueGrinnell, IA 50112
Phone: (641) 236-7511
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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.
Good
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
Multispecialty Surgical Registry: Yes Multispecialty surgical registry
The provider participates in the multispecialty surgical registry. Participants of this registry report one or any combination of three surgical measures elderly surgical outcomes, colectomy outcomes and lower-extremity bypass outcomes.
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.
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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Grinnell Regional 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Grinnell Regional 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: 1 hour 25 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 53 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 53 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Grinnell 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 Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 173 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 50 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 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 97% average score of Iowa. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 85 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 116 minutes in Iowa. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 54 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 58 minutes in Iowa. - 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 3% 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 97% 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 antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of Iowa. - 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 97% 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 99% 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 icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER | 204 N 4th Ave E Newton, IA 50208 | Yes | 16.64 mi | Compare |
| CENTRAL IOWA HEALTHCARE | 3 S 4th Ave Marshalltown, IA 50158 | Yes | 23.41 mi | Compare |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | 404 Jefferson Street Pella, IA 50219 | Yes | 24.48 mi | Compare |
| MAHASKA HEALTH PARTNERSHIP | 1229 C Avenue East Oskaloosa, IA 52577 | Yes | 31.06 mi | Compare |
| MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 300 W May St Marengo, IA 52301 | Yes | 34.39 mi | Compare |
| KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICS | 1002 South Lincoln Street Knoxville, IA 50138 | Yes | 35.64 mi | Compare |
| KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER | 23019 Highway 149 Sigourney, IA 52591 | Yes | 39.87 mi | Compare |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL | 640 South 19th Street Nevada, IA 50201 | Yes | 40.52 mi | Compare |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 201 East J Avenue Grundy Center, IA 50638 | Yes | 42.58 mi | Compare |
| IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL | 700 East University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50316 | Yes | 46.32 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINES | 1111 6th Ave Des Moines, IA 50314 | Yes | 47.04 mi | Compare |
| VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL | 502 North 9th Avenue Vinton, IA 52349 | Yes | 47.62 mi | Compare |
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