LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Moulton, AL 35650
LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Lawrence Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Moulton, AL 35650 that serves the Lawrence county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
LAWRENCE MEDICAL CENTER
202 Hospital StreetMoulton, AL 35650
Phone: (256) 974-2200
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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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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.
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 Lawrence Medical Center 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Lawrence Medical Center 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: 20 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 25 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 27 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 45 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lawrence Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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 AL. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 207 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 245 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 50 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 75 minutes in Alabama. - 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 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - 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 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 78% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 85 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 132 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 20 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Alabama. - 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 95% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - 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 94% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL-DECATUR CAMPUS | 1201 7th Street Se Decatur, AL 35601 | Yes | 19.32 mi | Compare |
| LAKELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 42024 Highway 195 E Haleyville, AL 35565 | Yes | 24.14 mi | Compare |
| RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL | 15155 Highway 43 Russellville, AL 35653 | Yes | 24.78 mi | Compare |
| ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL | 700 West Market Street Athens, AL 35611 | Yes | 28.18 mi | Compare |
| SHOALS HOSPITAL | 201 West Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 | Yes | 28.77 mi | Compare |
| HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1300 South Montgomery Avenue Sheffield, AL 35660 | Yes | 29.75 mi | Compare |
| ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 205 Marengo Street Florence, AL 35631 | Yes | 31.32 mi | Compare |
| CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1912 Alabama Highway 157 Cullman, AL 35058 | Yes | 33.63 mi | Compare |
| CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER | One Hospital Dr Se Huntsville, AL 35801 | Yes | 43.17 mi | Compare |
| HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL | 101 Sivley Rd Huntsville, AL 35801 | Yes | 43.35 mi | Compare |
| WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 3400 Highway 78 East Jasper, AL 35502 | Yes | 44.24 mi | Compare |
| MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1256 Military Street South Hamilton, AL 35570 | Yes | 47.28 mi | Compare |
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