NOR-LEA HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Critical Access Hospital in Lovington, NM 88260
NOR-LEA HOSPITAL DISTRICT PROFILE
Nor-lea Hospital District is a critical access hospital located in Lovington, NM 88260 that serves the Lea county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
NOR-LEA HOSPITAL DISTRICT
1600 North MainLovington, NM 88260
Phone: (575) 396-6611
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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: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Nor-lea Hospital District 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: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at Nor-lea Hospital District 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: 34 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 41 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 36 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Nor-lea Hospital District has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Mexico or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 Medicication Explanation Rating Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure medicication explanation 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. - 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 NM. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 276 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 295 minutes in New Mexico. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 60 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 99 minutes in New Mexico. - 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 8 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 9 minutes in New Mexico.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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LEA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 5419 N Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM 88240 | Yes | 16.92 mi | Compare |
YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL | 412 Mustang Avenue Denver City, TX 79323 | Yes | 29.73 mi | Compare |
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