MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Washington, DC 20010
MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER PROFILE
Medstar Washington Hospital Center is an acute care hospital located in Washington, DC 20010 that serves the District Of Columbia county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER
110 Irving St NwWashington, DC 20010
Phone: (202) 877-7000
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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.
Fair
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the 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.
The hospital patient survey at Medstar Washington Hospital 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Poor
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
These performance measures at Medstar Washington Hospital 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: 1 hour 16 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 4 hours 6 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 9 hours 30 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 4 hours 41 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 35 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Medstar Washington Hospital Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in District Of Columbia 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 DC. - 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 DC. - 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 DC. - 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 coronary artery bypass 30-day readmission rate Better performance for coronary artery bypass 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for coronary artery bypass 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 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 88% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 94% average score of District Of Columbia. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 3% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 4% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 3% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of District Of Columbia. - Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of District Of Columbia. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 95% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 94% average score of District Of Columbia. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 96% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 93% average score of District Of Columbia. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 97% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 96% average score of District Of Columbia. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 96% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 95% average score of District Of Columbia. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 94% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 78% average score of District Of Columbia. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 96% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 98% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of District Of Columbia. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 90% average score of District Of Columbia.
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NMC | 111 Michigan Ave, Nw Washington, DC 20010 | Yes | 0.14 mi | Compare |
WASHINGTON DC VA MEDICAL CENTER | 50 Irving Street N.w. Washington, DC 20422 | No | 0.23 mi | Compare |
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 2041 Georgia Ave Nw Washington, DC 20060 | Yes | 0.86 mi | Compare |
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL | 1150 Varnum St Ne Washington, DC 20017 | Yes | 1.6 mi | Compare |
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL | 900 23rd St Nw Washington, DC 20037 | Yes | 2.74 mi | Compare |
MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 3800 Reservoir Rd Washington, DC 20007 | Yes | 3.51 mi | Compare |
ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | 7600 Carroll Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 | Yes | 3.95 mi | Compare |
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PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITAL CENTER | 3001 Hospital Drive Cheverly, MD 20785 | Yes | 5.04 mi | Compare |
SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington, DC 20016 | Yes | 5.1 mi | Compare |
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