LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM

Lakewood Health System is a critical access hospital located in Staples, MN 56479 that serves the Todd county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lakewood Health System has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent.
• Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent.
• Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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 Recommend Hospital Rating Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating
  The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure recommend hospital 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 175 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 28 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 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 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 98% average score of Minnesota.