KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Warwick, RI 02886
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Kent County Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Warwick, RI 02886 that serves the Kent county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
455 Toll Gate RdWarwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 737-7000
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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.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or 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 Kent County 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Kent County 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: 25 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 16 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 37 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 50 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Kent County Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Rhode Island or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 RI. - 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 RI. - 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 RI. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of Rhode Island. - 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 92% average score of Rhode Island. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 136 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Rhode Island. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 25 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 26 minutes in Rhode Island. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of Rhode Island. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 77% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 72% average score of Rhode Island. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 58 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 59 minutes in Rhode Island. - 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 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Rhode Island. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of Rhode Island. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 92% average score of Rhode Island. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 90% average score of Rhode Island. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Rhode Island.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905 | Yes | 8.02 mi | Compare |
| RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL | 593 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 | Yes | 8.17 mi | Compare |
| PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER | 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | No | 9.02 mi | Compare |
| ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER | 825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | Yes | 9.18 mi | Compare |
| OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL | 200 High Service Avenue North Providence, RI 02904 | Yes | 10.39 mi | Compare |
| MIRIAM HOSPITAL | 164 Summit Avenue Providence, RI 02906 | Yes | 10.95 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 111 Brewster Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 | Yes | 12.5 mi | Compare |
| SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL | 795 Middle Street Fall River, MA 02721 | Yes | 16.26 mi | Compare |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL | Friendship Street Newport, RI 02840 | Yes | 16.89 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP, INC | 363 Highland Avenue Fall River, MA 02720 | Yes | 17.17 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC | 100 Kenyon Ave Wakefield, RI 02879 | Yes | 18.93 mi | Compare |
| STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 211 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 | Yes | 19.45 mi | Compare |
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