LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Independence, LA 70443
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Lallie Kemp Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Independence, LA 70443 that serves the Tangipahoa county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER
52579 Highway 51 SouthIndependence, LA 70443
Phone: (985) 878-9421
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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 - State
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Lallie Kemp 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
These performance measures at Lallie Kemp 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: Not AvailableDischarge Time: Not Available
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 52 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 39 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lallie Kemp Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana 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 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. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 232 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 255 minutes in Louisiana. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 39 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 86 minutes in Louisiana. - 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 92% average score of Louisiana. - 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 92% average score of Louisiana. - 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 Louisiana. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of Louisiana. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 87% average score of Louisiana. - 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 Louisiana. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of Louisiana.
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| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 301 W Walnut Street Amite, LA 70422 | Yes | 7.98 mi | Compare |
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| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 42570 South Airport Rd Hammond, LA 70403 | No | 10.88 mi | Compare |
| ST HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH | 16874 Highway 43 Greensburg, LA 70441 | Yes | 17.45 mi | Compare |
| ST TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL | 1202 S Tyler Street Covington, LA 70433 | Yes | 25.02 mi | Compare |
| RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER | 1900 South Main St Franklinton, LA 70438 | Yes | 25.28 mi | Compare |
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