HEART OF LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Lititz, PA 17543
HEART OF LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Heart Of Lancaster Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Lititz, PA 17543 that serves the Lancaster county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
HEART OF LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1500 Highlands DriveLititz, PA 17543
Phone: (717) 625-5000
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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.
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: Proprietary
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 Heart Of Lancaster 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Heart Of Lancaster 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: 12 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 21 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 36 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 38 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 39 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Heart Of Lancaster Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 276 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 98 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 12 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL | 555 North Duke Street Lancaster, PA 17604 | Yes | 6.09 mi | Compare |
| LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 250 College Avenue Lancaster, PA 17604 | Yes | 6.56 mi | Compare |
| EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 169 Martin Avenue Ephrata, PA 17522 | Yes | 7.69 mi | Compare |
| LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 | No | 13.54 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | Fourth And Walnut Streets Lebanon, PA 17042 | Yes | 14.99 mi | Compare |
| MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER | 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17033 | Yes | 21.47 mi | Compare |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING | 2752 Century Boulevard Wyomissing, PA 19610 | No | 22.85 mi | Compare |
| READING HOSPITAL | Sixth Avenue And Spruce St Reading, PA 19603 | Yes | 23.2 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 325 South Belmont Street York, PA 17403 | Yes | 23.5 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | 2500 Bernville Road Reading, PA 19605 | Yes | 24.03 mi | Compare |
| YORK HOSPITAL | 1001 South George Street York, PA 17403 | Yes | 25.42 mi | Compare |
| OSS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | 1861 Powder Mill Rd York, PA 17402 | No | 25.52 mi | Compare |
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