GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE MEM HEALTH SYSTEM
Acute Care Hospital in Fort Myers, FL 33912
GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE MEM HEALTH SYSTEM PROFILE
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health System is an acute care hospital located in Fort Myers, FL 33912 that serves the Lee county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE MEM HEALTH SYSTEM
13681 Doctors WayFort Myers, FL 33912
Phone: (239) 768-5000
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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.
Fair
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
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.
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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.
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 Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health System 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: PoorQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health System 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: 54 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 12 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 3 hours 49 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 Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health System has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Lower rate of deaths among patients with serious treatable complications after surgery Lower rate of deaths among patients with serious treatable complications after surgery
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of deaths with serious complications after surgery. - 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 80% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 71% average score of Florida. - 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 2% average score of Florida. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Florida. - 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 Florida. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - 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 99% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 96% average score of Florida. - 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 94% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of Florida. - 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 8% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Florida.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2776 Cleveland Ave Fort Myers, FL 33901 | Yes | 5.98 mi | Compare |
| CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL | 636 Del Prado Blvd Cape Coral, FL 33990 | Yes | 8.68 mi | Compare |
| LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1500 Lee Blvd Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 | Yes | 12.79 mi | Compare |
| PHYSICIANS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - PINE RIDGE | 6101 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34119 | Yes | 23.87 mi | Compare |
| NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 350 7th St N Naples, FL 34102 | Yes | 27.26 mi | Compare |
| BAYFRONT HEALTH PUNTA GORDA | 809 E Marion Ave Punta Gorda, FL 33950 | Yes | 29.74 mi | Compare |
| BAYFRONT HEALTH PORT CHARLOTTE | 2500 Harbor Blvd Port Charlotte, FL 33952 | Yes | 34.19 mi | Compare |
| FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 21298 Olean Blvd Port Charlotte, FL 33952 | Yes | 34.23 mi | Compare |
| ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 700 Medical Blvd Englewood, FL 34223 | Yes | 40.58 mi | Compare |
| DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 900 N Robert Ave Arcadia, FL 34265 | Yes | 47.06 mi | Compare |
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