MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
Acute Care Hospital in Boston, MA 02114
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY PROFILE
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary is an acute care hospital located in Boston, MA 02114 that serves the Suffolk county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
243 Charles StreetBoston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 523-7900
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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 - 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.
The hospital patient survey at Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary 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: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
These performance measures at Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary 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: 1 hour 32 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 52 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 17 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 25 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary has better average ratings than other hospitals in Massachusetts or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 257 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 325 minutes in Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 85 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 90% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 88% average score of Massachusetts. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 97% average score of Massachusetts.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA 02114 | Yes | 0.07 mi | Compare |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER | 800 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111 | Yes | 0.98 mi | Compare |
| CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE | 1493 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 | Yes | 1.37 mi | Compare |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | 1 Boston Medical Center Place Boston, MA 02118 | Yes | 1.92 mi | Compare |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM - FAIRMONT | 800 Medical Center Drive, Po Box 800 Fairmont, MN 56031 | Yes | 2.09 mi | Compare |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER | 330 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215 | Yes | 2.39 mi | Compare |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 | Yes | 2.54 mi | Compare |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | 75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115 | Yes | 2.64 mi | Compare |
| NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL | 125 Parker Hill Avenue Boston, MA 02120 | No | 3 mi | Compare |
| VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - JAMAICA PLAIN | 150 S. Huntington Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 | No | 3.21 mi | Compare |
| MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL | 330 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 | Yes | 3.37 mi | Compare |
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