MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY
Acute Care Hospital in Salem, NJ 08079
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY PROFILE
Memorial Hospital Of Salem County is an acute care hospital located in Salem, NJ 08079 that serves the Salem county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY
310 Woodstown RoadSalem, NJ 08079
Phone: (856) 935-1000
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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 - 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.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Memorial Hospital Of Salem County 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Memorial Hospital Of Salem County 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: 19 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 12 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 40 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 59 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 52 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Memorial Hospital Of Salem County has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Jersey or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 NJ. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 280 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 364 minutes in New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 119 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 156 minutes in New Jersey. - 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 96% average score of New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 132 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 157 minutes in New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 19 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in New Jersey. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of New Jersey. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of New Jersey. - 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 99% average score of New Jersey. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 97% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of New Jersey. - 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 98% average score of New Jersey. - 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 92% average score of New Jersey.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL | 7th And Clayton Sts Wilmington, DE 19805 | Yes | 12.57 mi | Compare |
| WILMINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1601 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE 19805 | No | 13.27 mi | Compare |
| CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | 4755 Ogletown-stanton Road Newark, DE 19718 | Yes | 13.57 mi | Compare |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER | 501 West Front Street, Post Office Box 1090 Elmer, NJ 08318 | Yes | 14.15 mi | Compare |
| CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER | One Medical Center Boulevard Upland, PA 19013 | Yes | 18.68 mi | Compare |
| UNION HOSPITAL OF CECIL COUNTY | 106 Bow Street Elkton, MD 21921 | Yes | 20.66 mi | Compare |
| RIDDLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1068 West Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063 | Yes | 21.99 mi | Compare |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND | 1505 W Sherman Ave Vineland, NJ 08360 | Yes | 23.09 mi | Compare |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER WOODBURY | 509 N Broad St Woodbury, NJ 08096 | Yes | 23.37 mi | Compare |
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL | Lansdowne & Baily Rds Darby, PA 19023 | Yes | 24.82 mi | Compare |
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