LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Lompoc, CA 93436
LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Lompoc Valley Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Lompoc, CA 93436 that serves the Santa Barbara county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
1515 E Ocean AvenueLompoc, CA 93436
Phone: (805) 737-3300
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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.
Fair
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.
The hospital patient survey at Lompoc Valley 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Lompoc Valley 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: 42 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 30 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 27 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 15 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 0 hours 59 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lompoc Valley Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in California or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 CA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 267 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 335 minutes in California. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 75 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in California. - 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 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of California. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 150 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 167 minutes in California. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 40 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 64 minutes in California.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL | 2050 Viborg Rd Solvang, CA 93463 | Yes | 18.07 mi | Compare |
| MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1400 E Church St Santa Maria, CA 93454 | Yes | 21.46 mi | Compare |
| GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL | 351 S Patterson Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111 | Yes | 38.64 mi | Compare |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL | 400 West Pueblo Santa Barbara, CA 93102 | Yes | 43.39 mi | Compare |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1911 Johnson Ave San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Yes | 45.56 mi | Compare |
| SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1010 Murray St San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 | Yes | 46.72 mi | Compare |
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