JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER - ALTOONA
Acute Care - Veterans Administration in Altoona, PA 16602
JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER - ALTOONA PROFILE
James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center - Altoona is an acute care hospital within the Veterans Administration located in Altoona, PA 16602 that serves the Blair county area. This facility is a government federal hospital with NO emergency services.
JAMES E. VAN ZANDT VA MEDICAL CENTER - ALTOONA
2907 Pleasant Valley BoulevarAltoona, PA 16602
Phone: (814) 943-8164
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care - Veterans Administration What's a an acute care hospital within the Veterans Administration?An an acute care hospital of The Veterans Health Administration (VA) delivers inpatient hospital care and other services for surgery and short-term health conditions. The VA Medical Centers also provide comprehensive primary, specialty and long-term care services.
Hospital Owner: Government Federal
Emergency Services: No Emergency Department
This hospital DOESN'T provide emergency services.
The hospital patient survey at James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center - Altoona 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.
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These performance measures at James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center - Altoona 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.
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We have identified the following individual quality measures where James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center - Altoona has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 96% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC ALTOONA | 620 Howard Avenue Altoona, PA 16601 | Yes | 2.27 mi | Compare |
| NASON HOSPITAL | 105 Nason Drive Roaring Spring, PA 16673 | Yes | 10.28 mi | Compare |
| TYRONE HOSPITAL | 187 Hospital Drive Tyrone, PA 16686 | Yes | 14.94 mi | Compare |
| J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1225 Warm Springs Ave Huntingdon, PA 16652 | Yes | 20.09 mi | Compare |
| CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER | 290 Haida Avenue Hastings, PA 16646 | Yes | 20.28 mi | Compare |
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