MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL
Acute Care Hospital in Jackson, MS 39204
MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL PROFILE
Merit Health Central is an acute care hospital located in Jackson, MS 39204 that serves the Hinds county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL
1850 Chadwick DrJackson, MS 39204
Phone: (601) 376-1000
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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: Proprietary
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.
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.
The hospital patient survey at Merit Health Central 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: Excellent
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Merit Health Central 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: 18 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 29 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 35 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 32 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 53 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Merit Health Central has better average ratings than other hospitals in Mississippi or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - 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 MS. - 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 MS. - 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 MS. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 215 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 222 minutes in Mississippi. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 99% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Mississippi. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 89 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 111 minutes in Mississippi. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 18 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 25 minutes in Mississippi. - 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 Mississippi. - 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 91% average score of Mississippi. - 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 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - 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 99% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 92% average score of Mississippi. - 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 96% average score of Mississippi. - 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 83% average score of Mississippi. - 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 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Mississippi. - 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 Mississippi.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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MISSISSIPPI METHODIST REHAB CTR | 1350 E Woodrow Wilson Dr Jackson, MS 39216 | No | 3.46 mi | Compare |
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 1225 N State St Jackson, MS 39202 | Yes | 4.82 mi | Compare |
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER | 2500 N State St Jackson, MS 39216 | Yes | 5.48 mi | Compare |
G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY VA MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON | 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 | No | 5.81 mi | Compare |
ST DOMINIC-JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 969 Lakeland Dr Jackson, MS 39216 | Yes | 6.07 mi | Compare |
MERIT HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | 1026 River Oaks Drive Flowood, MS 39232 | No | 9.01 mi | Compare |
MERIT HEALTH RIVER OAKS | 1030 River Oaks Drive Flowood, MS 39232 | Yes | 9.11 mi | Compare |
WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 3550 Hwy 468 W, Bldg 60 Whitfield, MS 39193 | No | 11.26 mi | Compare |
MERIT HEALTH RANKIN | 350 Crossgates Blvd Brandon, MS 39042 | Yes | 12.86 mi | Compare |
MERIT HEALTH MADISON | 161 River Oaks Drive Canton, MS 39046 | Yes | 22.72 mi | Compare |
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