THE MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN
Critical Access Hospital in Franklin, KY 42135
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN PROFILE
The Medical Center At Franklin is a critical access hospital located in Franklin, KY 42135 that serves the Simpson county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
THE MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN
1100 Brookhaven RoadFranklin, KY 42135
Phone: (270) 598-4800
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at The Medical Center At Franklin 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
These performance measures at The Medical Center At Franklin 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 Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where The Medical Center At Franklin has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kentucky or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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. - 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 KY.
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