MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Baltimore, MD 21218
MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Baltimore, MD 21218 that serves the Baltimore City county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MEDSTAR UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
201 East University ParkwayBaltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 554-2227
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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
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 Union Memorial 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: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Medstar Union Memorial 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: 43 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 40 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 59 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 29 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 33 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Medstar Union Memorial 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 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 for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract 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 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 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 MD. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 359 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 360 minutes in 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 160 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 43 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 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Maryland. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of Maryland. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 96% average score of Maryland. - 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 20% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE | 2401 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 | Yes | 1.82 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF MD MEDICAL CENTER MIDTOWN CAMPUS | 827 Linden Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 | Yes | 2.07 mi | Compare |
| MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21239 | Yes | 2.47 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC | 301 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 | Yes | 2.51 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE | 600 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 | Yes | 2.51 mi | Compare |
| VA MARYLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - BALTIMORE | 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | No | 2.78 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 22 South Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | Yes | 2.85 mi | Compare |
| LEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL | 2434 West Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 | No | 3.24 mi | Compare |
| BON SECOURS HOSPITAL | 2000 W Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21223 | Yes | 3.39 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | 7601 Osler Drive Towson, MD 21204 | Yes | 4.01 mi | Compare |
| GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER | 6701 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21204 | Yes | 4.39 mi | Compare |
| JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER | 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224 | Yes | 4.44 mi | Compare |
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