MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Baltimore, MD 21239
MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PROFILE
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Baltimore, MD 21239 that serves the Baltimore City county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
5601 Loch Raven BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21239
Phone: (443) 444-3902
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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 - 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.
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 Medstar Good Samaritan 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Medstar Good Samaritan 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: 33 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 11 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 25 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 19 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 42 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Maryland or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 MD. - 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 MD. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of MD. - Better mortality rates with average payment for heart failure care Better mortality rates with average payment for heart failure care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with average payments for heart failure care patients. - Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care Better mortality rates with average payment for pneumonia care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with average payments for pneumonia care patients. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality 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 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Maryland. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of Maryland. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 191 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 196 minutes in Maryland. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 33 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 47 minutes in Maryland. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 2% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Maryland. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 98% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Maryland. - 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 98% average score of Maryland. - 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 Maryland. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 97% average score of Maryland. - 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 98% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 96% average score of Maryland.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | 7601 Osler Drive Towson, MD 21204 | Yes | 2.37 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 201 East University Parkway Baltimore, MD 21218 | Yes | 2.47 mi | Compare |
| GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER | 6701 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21204 | Yes | 3.11 mi | Compare |
| SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE | 2401 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 | Yes | 4.11 mi | Compare |
| LEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL | 2434 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 | No | 4.19 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE | 600 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 | Yes | 4.22 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF MD MEDICAL CENTER MIDTOWN CAMPUS | 827 Linden Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 | Yes | 4.42 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC | 301 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 | Yes | 4.71 mi | Compare |
| VA MARYLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - BALTIMORE | 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | No | 5.13 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER | 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224 | Yes | 5.14 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 22 South Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | Yes | 5.17 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR FRANKLIN SQUARE MEDICAL CENTER | 9000 Franklin Square Drive Baltimore, MD 21237 | No | 5.78 mi | Compare |
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