HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Scottsboro, AL 35768
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Highlands Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Scottsboro, AL 35768 that serves the Jackson county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER
380 Woods Cove RoadScottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: (256) 259-4444
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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: 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 Highlands 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: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Highlands 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: 31 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 34 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 39 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 21 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 4 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Highlands Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama 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 AL. - Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of AL. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of AL. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - 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 94% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 2% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Alabama. - 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 97% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEKALB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 200 Med Center Drive Fort Payne, AL 35968 | Yes | 22.61 mi | Compare |
| CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER | One Hospital Dr Se Huntsville, AL 35801 | Yes | 29.87 mi | Compare |
| HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL | 101 Sivley Rd Huntsville, AL 35801 | Yes | 30.62 mi | Compare |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH | 2505 U S Highway 431 North Boaz, AL 35957 | Yes | 31.12 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HLTH SYSTEM WINCHESTER | 185 Hospital Road Winchester, TN 37398 | Yes | 35.49 mi | Compare |
| CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER | 400 Northwood Dr Centre, AL 35960 | Yes | 41.34 mi | Compare |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER | 106 Medical Center Blvd Fayetteville, TN 37334 | Yes | 44.22 mi | Compare |
| GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1007 Goodyear Avenue Gadsden, AL 35903 | Yes | 45.39 mi | Compare |
| RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 600 South Third Street Gadsden, AL 35901 | Yes | 45.45 mi | Compare |
| HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER | 100 Gross Crescent Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 | Yes | 48.71 mi | Compare |
| ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER | 975 E 3rd St Chattanooga, TN 37403 | Yes | 50.64 mi | Compare |
| HARTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1801 N Jackson St Box 460 Tullahoma, TN 37388 | Yes | 50.68 mi | Compare |
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