JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Jackson, AL 36545
JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Jackson Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Jackson, AL 36545 that serves the Clarke county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
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
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.
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.
The hospital patient survey at Jackson 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Jackson 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: 49 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 3 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 20 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Jackson 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 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. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 226 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 245 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 60 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 75 minutes in Alabama. - 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 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 123 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 132 minutes in Alabama. - 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 98% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Alabama. - 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 95% average score of Alabama. - 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 95% 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 295 Jackson Hwy S Grove Hill, AL 36451 | Yes | 13.24 mi | Compare |
WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL | 14600 St. Stephens Avenue Chatom, AL 36518 | Yes | 20.71 mi | Compare |
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 2016 South Alabama Avenue, Box 886 Monroeville, AL 36460 | Yes | 33.95 mi | Compare |
CHOCTAW GENERAL HOSPITAL | 401 Vanity Fair Lane, Po Box 618 Butler, AL 36904 | Yes | 42.88 mi | Compare |
ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 401 Medical Park Drive Atmore, AL 36502 | Yes | 43.18 mi | Compare |
NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY | 1815 Hand Avenue Bay Minette, AL 36507 | Yes | 43.7 mi | Compare |
WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 950 Matthew Dr Waynesboro, MS 39367 | Yes | 44.7 mi | Compare |
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH | 1017 Jackson Street Leakesville, MS 39451 | Yes | 47.12 mi | Compare |
J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL | 317 Mcwilliams Avenue Camden, AL 36726 | Yes | 47.54 mi | Compare |
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