LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Acute Care Hospital in Fergus Falls, MN 56537
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION PROFILE
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation is an acute care hospital located in Fergus Falls, MN 56537 that serves the Otter Tail county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
712 South CascadeFergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: (218) 736-8000
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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.
Good
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 Region Healthcare Corporation 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: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Lake Region Healthcare Corporation 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: 15 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 36 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 51 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 32 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 28 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lake Region Healthcare Corporation has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - 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 MN. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 171 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 32 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 minutes in Minnesota. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of Minnesota. - 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 86% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 78% average score of Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 96 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 111 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 15 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 21 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 1% average score of Minnesota. - 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 Minnesota. - 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 8 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 95% average score of Minnesota. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 99% average score of Minnesota. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 98% average score of Minnesota. - 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 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Minnesota. - 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 99% average score of Minnesota. - 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 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Minnesota. - 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 93% average score of Minnesota. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of Minnesota.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE RIDGE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES | 1411 State Highway 793 Elbow Lake, MN 56531 | Yes | 20.54 mi | Compare |
| ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER | 2400 St Francis Drive Breckenridge, MN 56520 | Yes | 24.61 mi | Compare |
| PERHAM HEALTH | 1000 Coney Street West Perham, MN 56573 | Yes | 31.71 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER WHEATON | 401 12th Street North Wheaton, MN 56296 | Yes | 38.35 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST MARYS - DETROIT LAKES | 1027 Washington Ave Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | Yes | 38.7 mi | Compare |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL | 111 17th Avenue East Alexandria, MN 56308 | Yes | 43.61 mi | Compare |
| TRI COUNTY HOSPITAL | 415 Jefferson Street North Wadena, MN 56482 | Yes | 46.4 mi | Compare |
| STEVENS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER | 400 East First Street, Po Box 660 Morris, MN 56267 | Yes | 48.48 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL | 115 Second Street West, Box 157 Graceville, MN 56240 | Yes | 51.9 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-FARGO | 3000 32nd Ave South Fargo, ND 58104 | Yes | 52.51 mi | Compare |
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