MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Augusta, ME 04330
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Mainegeneral Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Augusta, ME 04330 that serves the Kennebec county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
35 Medical Center ParkwayAugusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 872-1000
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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: 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 - Other
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.
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 Mainegeneral 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Excellent
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Mainegeneral 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: 34 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 10 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 44 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 49 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Mainegeneral Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Maine or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - Excellent Cleanliness Rating Excellent Cleanliness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure cleanliness is excellent. - 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 ME. - 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 ME. - 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 ME. - 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. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Maine. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 70% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 63% average score of Maine. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 1% average score of Maine. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 96% average score of Maine. - 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 Maine. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Maine. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Maine.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOGUS VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1 Va Center Augusta, ME 04330 | No | 3.6 mi | Compare |
| INLAND HOSPITAL | 200 Kennedy Memorial Drive Waterville, ME 04901 | Yes | 13.71 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 111 Franklin Health Commons Farmington, ME 04938 | Yes | 26.21 mi | Compare |
| ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTHCARE) | 35 Miles Street Damariscotta, ME 04543 | Yes | 26.41 mi | Compare |
| REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL | 46 Fairview Ave Po Box 468 Skowhegan, ME 04976 | Yes | 27.59 mi | Compare |
| CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER | 300 Main Street Lewiston, ME 04240 | Yes | 28.07 mi | Compare |
| ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | Campus Avenue - Po Box 291 (hospital) Lewiston, ME 04240 | Yes | 28.15 mi | Compare |
| MID COAST HOSPITAL | 123 Medical Center Drive Brunswick, ME 04011 | Yes | 31.98 mi | Compare |
| PARKVIEW ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 329 Main St Brunswick, ME 04011 | Yes | 33.57 mi | Compare |
| SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HEALTH | 447 North Main Street Pittsfield, ME 04967 | Yes | 35.77 mi | Compare |
| PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER | 6 Glen Cove Drive Rockport, ME 04856 | Yes | 37.64 mi | Compare |
| STEPHENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 181 Main Street Norway, ME 04268 | Yes | 38.74 mi | Compare |
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