MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC TOWANDA
Acute Care Hospital in Towanda, PA 18848
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC TOWANDA PROFILE
Memorial Hospital, Inc Towanda is an acute care hospital located in Towanda, PA 18848 that serves the Bradford county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC TOWANDA
91 Hospital DriveTowanda, PA 18848
Phone: (570) 265-2191
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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 - 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.
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, Inc Towanda 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Memorial Hospital, Inc Towanda 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: 22 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 48 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 34 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 55 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 33 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Memorial Hospital, Inc Towanda has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania 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 PA. - 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 PA. - 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 PA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 214 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 55 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 108 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 134 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 22 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL | One Guthrie Square Sayre, PA 18840 | Yes | 14.06 mi | Compare |
| TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 275 Guthrie Drive Troy, PA 16947 | Yes | 17.86 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, INC | 555 St Joseph's Blvd Elmira, NY 14902 | Yes | 27.85 mi | Compare |
| TYLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 5950 State Route 6 West Tunkhannock, PA 18657 | Yes | 28.58 mi | Compare |
| ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER | 600 Roe Avenue Elmira, NY 14905 | Yes | 29.33 mi | Compare |
| ENDLESS MOUNTAINS HEALTH SYSTEMS | 100 Hospital Drive Montrose, PA 18801 | Yes | 31.82 mi | Compare |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC | 169 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 | Yes | 33.97 mi | Compare |
| UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS, INC | 33-57 Harrison Street Johnson City, NY 13790 | Yes | 34.03 mi | Compare |
| CORNING HOSPITAL | 1 Guthrie Drive Corning, NY 14830 | Yes | 39.49 mi | Compare |
| MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL | 215 East Water Street Muncy, PA 17756 | Yes | 43.08 mi | Compare |
| SCHUYLER HOSPITAL, INC | 220 Steuben Street Montour Falls, NY 14865 | Yes | 44.06 mi | Compare |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 32-36 Central Avenue Wellsboro, PA 16901 | Yes | 44.09 mi | Compare |
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