HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Washington, DC 20060
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Howard University Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Washington, DC 20060 that serves the District Of Columbia county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
2041 Georgia Ave NwWashington, DC 20060
Phone: (202) 745-6100
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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.
Fair
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 - Other
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 Howard University 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: Good
Cleanliness: Poor
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Howard University 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: 1 hour 38 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 38 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 7 hours 10 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 3 hours admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 32 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Howard University Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in District Of Columbia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 DC. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 430 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 496 minutes in District Of Columbia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 180 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 250 minutes in District Of Columbia. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 88% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 93% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 98% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 96% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 97% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 96% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 98% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of District Of Columbia. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 91% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 88% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 87% average score of District Of Columbia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 8% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of District Of Columbia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NMC | 111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington, DC 20010 | Yes | 0.73 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER | 110 Irving St Nw Washington, DC 20010 | Yes | 0.86 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON DC VA MEDICAL CENTER | 50 Irving Street N.w. Washington, DC 20422 | No | 0.95 mi | Compare |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL | 900 23rd St Nw Washington, DC 20037 | Yes | 1.99 mi | Compare |
| PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL | 1150 Varnum St Ne Washington, DC 20017 | Yes | 2.39 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 3800 Reservoir Rd Washington, DC 20007 | Yes | 3.02 mi | Compare |
| VALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM | 2707 L Street Ord, NE 68862 | Yes | 4.25 mi | Compare |
| ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 7600 Carroll Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 | Yes | 4.8 mi | Compare |
| SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington, DC 20016 | Yes | 4.95 mi | Compare |
| PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITAL CENTER | 3001 Hospital Drive Cheverly, MD 20785 | Yes | 5.43 mi | Compare |
| UNITED MEDICAL CENTER | 1310 Southern Avenue Se Washington, DC 20032 | Yes | 5.94 mi | Compare |
| VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER | 1701 North George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22205 | Yes | 6.1 mi | Compare |
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