HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Acute Care Hospital in Sheffield, AL 35660

HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE

PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

The hospital patient survey at Helen Keller Memorial Hospital 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: Average

Pain Management: Average

Discharge Information: Average

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at Helen Keller Memorial Hospital 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: 20 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 1 hour 51 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 3 hours 3 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

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

Broken Bones: 57 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Helen Keller Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
Hospital Name Address Emergency Services Distance
SHOALS HOSPITAL201 West Avalon Avenue
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
Yes1.29 miCompare
ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL205 Marengo Street
Florence, AL 35631
Yes3.44 miCompare
RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL15155 Highway 43
Russellville, AL 35653
Yes16.31 miCompare
TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC1777 Curtis Drive
Iuka, MS 38852
No29.3 miCompare
LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER202 Hospital Street
Moulton, AL 35650
Yes29.75 miCompare
RED BAY HOSPITAL211 Hospital Road
Red Bay, AL 35582
Yes32.37 miCompare
LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL42024 Highway 195 E
Haleyville, AL 35565
Yes35.32 miCompare
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEHwy 43 S Box 847
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
Yes39.94 miCompare
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER103 J V Mangubat Dr
Waynesboro, TN 38485
Yes40.03 miCompare
ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL700 West Market Street
Athens, AL 35611
Yes41.13 miCompare
DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL-DECATUR CAMPUS1201 7th Street Se
Decatur, AL 35601
Yes42.72 miCompare
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER935 Wayne Road
Savannah, TN 38372
Yes44.87 miCompare

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