LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Lake Charles, LA 70601
LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Lake Charles, LA 70601 that serves the Calcasieu county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1701 Oak Park BlvdLake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 494-3000
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 Lake Charles Memorial 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Lake Charles Memorial 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: 33 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 12 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 22 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 29 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 2 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lake Charles Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana 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 - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms 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 LA. - 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 LA. - 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 LA. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of LA. - 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 99% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 97% average score of Louisiana. - Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 77% average score of Louisiana. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Louisiana. - 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 96% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 94% average score of Louisiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 97% average score of Louisiana. - 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 93% average score of Louisiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL | 524 Dr Michael Debakey Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 | Yes | 1.97 mi | Compare |
| LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER | 4200 Nelson Road Lake Charles, LA 70605 | Yes | 3.59 mi | Compare |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL | 701 East Cypress Street Sulphur, LA 70663 | Yes | 10.39 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH CAMERON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5360 West Creole Hwy Cameron, LA 70631 | Yes | 27.14 mi | Compare |
| ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL | 108 6th Avenue Kinder, LA 70648 | Yes | 28.44 mi | Compare |
| JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL | 1634 Elton Road Jennings, LA 70546 | Yes | 32.11 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HERMANN BAPTIST ORANGE HOSPITAL | 608 Strickland Drive Orange, TX 77630 | Yes | 34.82 mi | Compare |
| BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 600 S Pine Street Deridder, LA 70634 | Yes | 44.22 mi | Compare |
| ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1305 Crowley Rayne Highway Crowley, LA 70526 | Yes | 49.91 mi | Compare |
| THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS | 2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd Port Arthur, TX 77640 | Yes | 50.92 mi | Compare |
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