LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Longmont, CO 80501
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL PROFILE
Longmont United Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Longmont, CO 80501 that serves the Boulder county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL
1950 Mountain View AvenueLongmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 651-5111
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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
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.
Electronically Track Patients Visits: Yes Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits
The provider is capable of tracking lab tests, diagnostic studies, or patient referrals through a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
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.
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 Longmont United 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: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Longmont United 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: 2 hours 23 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 30 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 21 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 36 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Longmont United Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Colorado or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - 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 CO. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 210 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 241 minutes in Colorado. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 81 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 85 minutes in Colorado. - 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 Colorado. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Colorado. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of Colorado. - 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of Colorado. - 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 Colorado. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Colorado. - 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 96% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of Colorado. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 89% average score of Colorado. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 8% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Colorado.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOULDER COMMUNITY FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL | 4747 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80304 | Yes | 12.82 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER | 200 Exempla Circle Lafayette, CO 80026 | Yes | 14.82 mi | Compare |
| CENTURA HEALTH-AVISTA ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 100 Health Park Drive Louisville, CO 80027 | Yes | 15.93 mi | Compare |
| MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Boise Ave Loveland, CO 80538 | Yes | 16.45 mi | Compare |
| ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS | 14300 Orchard Parkway Westminster, CO 80023 | Yes | 17.15 mi | Compare |
| MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES | 2500 Rocky Mountain Avenue Loveland, CO 80538 | Yes | 17.49 mi | Compare |
| NORTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER | 9191 Grant St Thornton, CO 80229 | Yes | 23.23 mi | Compare |
| PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 1600 Prairie Center Parkway Brighton, CO 80601 | Yes | 24.19 mi | Compare |
| ESTES PARK MEDICAL CENTER | 555 Prospect Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517 | Yes | 24.34 mi | Compare |
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