HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CTR

Acute Care Hospital in Demorest, GA 30535

HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CTR PROFILE

Habersham County Medical Ctr is an acute care hospital located in Demorest, GA 30535 that serves the Habersham county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CTR

541 Historic Highway 441-north
Demorest, GA 30535
Phone: (706) 754-2161
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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: 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.

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 Habersham County Medical Ctr 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: Excellent

Quiet Rooms: Good

Cleanliness: Fair

Pain Management: Good

Discharge Information: Good

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at Habersham County Medical Ctr 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 2 hours 2 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 4 hours 10 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 1 hour 23 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 0 hours 59 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Habersham County Medical Ctr has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
Hospital Name Address Emergency Services Distance
STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL163 Hospital Drive
Toccoa, GA 30577
Yes12.81 miCompare
NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER70 Medical Center Drive
Commerce, GA 30529
Yes18.11 miCompare
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC743 Spring Street
Gainesville, GA 30501
Yes20.64 miCompare
ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, INC367 Clear Creek Parkway
Lavonia, GA 30553
Yes22.51 miCompare
CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL227 Mountain Dr
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Yes25.93 miCompare

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