HEYWOOD HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Gardner, MA 01440
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL PROFILE
Heywood Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Gardner, MA 01440 that serves the Worcester county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL
242 Green StreetGardner, MA 01440
Phone: (978) 632-3420
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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.
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 Heywood 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Heywood 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: 37 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 7 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 53 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 6 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 24 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Heywood Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Massachusetts or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 MA. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 126 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 88% average score of Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 37 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 38 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 47 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 57 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 98% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 Massachusetts. - 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 95% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 89% average score of Massachusetts.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2033 Main Street Athol, MA 01331 | Yes | 11.34 mi | Compare |
| HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALS, INC | 60 Hospital Road Leominster, MA 01453 | Yes | 11.93 mi | Compare |
| CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 201 Highland Street Clinton, MA 01510 | Yes | 18.61 mi | Compare |
| NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 200 Groton Road Ayer, MA 01432 | Yes | 21.07 mi | Compare |
| MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 452 Old Street Road Peterborough, NH 03458 | Yes | 21.3 mi | Compare |
| ADCARE HOSPITAL OF WORCESTER INC | 107 Lincoln Street Worcester, MA 01605 | No | 23.56 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT HOSPITAL | 123 Summer Street Worcester, MA 01608 | Yes | 24.25 mi | Compare |
| UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC | 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 | Yes | 24.27 mi | Compare |
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