JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL

Jay County Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Portland, IN 47371 that serves the Jay county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.

JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL

500 W Votaw St
Portland, IN 47371
Phone: (260) 726-7131
Website

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.
Excellent

ABOUT THIS PROVIDER

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?
A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Government - Local

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.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Jay County Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Indiana or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent.
• Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness is excellent.
• Excellent Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent.
• Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure medicication explanation is excellent.
• Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent.
• Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent.
• Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent.
• Excellent Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent.
• 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 IN.
• 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 IN.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 200 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 238 minutes in Indiana.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 45 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 77 minutes in Indiana.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Indiana.
• Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 112 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 124 minutes in Indiana.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 17 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 18 minutes in Indiana.
• 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 Indiana.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 2 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 5 minutes in Indiana.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of Indiana.
• 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 92% average score of Indiana.