PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Algona, IA 50511
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Patient Survey
KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
1515 South Phillips Street Algona, IA 50511
Phone: (515) 295-2451
The patient experience evaluation at Kossuth Regional Health Center is based on the HCAHPS Patient Survey which is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after they have been discharged. The survey is based on a national, standardized survey of 32 questions and includes patient perspectives on care and patient rating items in several key topics:
- Communication with hospital staff
- Responsiveness of hospital staff
- Pain management
- Communication about medicines
- Discharge information
- Cleanliness of hospital environment
- Quietness of hospital environment
- Transition of care
Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier. The summary star rating is includes the following components: nurse communication, doctor communication, responsiveness of hospital staff, pain management, communication about medicines, discharge information and care transition.
- [5] Results are not available for this reporting period.