LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in New London, CT 06320
LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in New London, CT 06320 that serves the New London county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
LAWRENCE & MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
365 Montauk AveNew London, CT 06320
Phone: (860) 442-0711
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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
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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Lawrence & 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Lawrence & 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 29 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 26 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 44 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lawrence & Memorial Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Connecticut 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 CT. - 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 CT. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate. - Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 86 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 158 minutes in Connecticut. - 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 91% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Connecticut. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 111 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 143 minutes in Connecticut. - 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 2% average score of Connecticut. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Connecticut. - 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 Connecticut. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 90% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 88% average score of Connecticut. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of Connecticut. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 94% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Connecticut. - 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 98% average score of Connecticut.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL | 326 Washington St Norwich, CT 06360 | Yes | 14.28 mi | Compare |
| WESTERLY HOSPITAL | 25 Wells Street Westerly, RI 02891 | Yes | 14.71 mi | Compare |
| EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL | 201 Manor Place Greenport, NY 11944 | Yes | 20.51 mi | Compare |
| WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP | 112 Mansfield Ave Willimantic, CT 06226 | Yes | 27.03 mi | Compare |
| MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL | 28 Crescent St Middletown, CT 06457 | Yes | 31.92 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC | 100 Kenyon Ave Wakefield, RI 02879 | Yes | 32.33 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL | 240 Meeting House Lane Southampton, NY 11968 | Yes | 34.28 mi | Compare |
| MANCHESTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 71 Haynes St Manchester, CT 06040 | Yes | 37.67 mi | Compare |
| CONNECTICUT HOSPICE INC,THE | 100 Double Beach Road Branford, CT 06405 | No | 38.24 mi | Compare |
| MASONIC HOME AND HOSPITAL | 22 Masonic Ave Wallingford, CT 06492 | No | 38.97 mi | Compare |
| MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER | 435 Lewis Avenue Meriden, CT 06450 | Yes | 38.98 mi | Compare |
| DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL | 320 Pomfret Street Putnam, CT 06260 | Yes | 40.58 mi | Compare |
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