MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ-COMMUNITY CAMPUS
Acute Care Hospital in Natchez, MS 39120
MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ-COMMUNITY CAMPUS PROFILE
Merit Health Natchez-community Campus is an acute care hospital located in Natchez, MS 39120 that serves the Adams county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ-COMMUNITY CAMPUS
129 Jefferson Davis Blvd Box 1203Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: (601) 445-6200
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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: 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.
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 Merit Health Natchez-community Campus 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Merit Health Natchez-community Campus 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: 40 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 22 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 58 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 52 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Merit Health Natchez-community Campus has better average ratings than other hospitals in Mississippi or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 60 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 62 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 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Mississippi. - 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 83% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of 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. - 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 95% 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 96% 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 antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Mississippi. - 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 98% 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 94% 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 87% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 83% average score of Mississippi.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ | 52 Sergeant Prentiss Drive Natchez, MS 39120 | Yes | 2.89 mi | Compare |
| RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 Wallace Blvd Ferriday, LA 71334 | Yes | 10.76 mi | Compare |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL | 870 S Main Fayette, MS 39069 | Yes | 22.83 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 40 Union Church Rd Meadville, MS 39653 | Yes | 31.22 mi | Compare |
| CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 123 Mccomb Avenue Port Gibson, MS 39150 | Yes | 36.25 mi | Compare |
| FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 178 Highway 24 Centreville, MS 39631 | Yes | 38.74 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER | 2106 Loop Road Winnsboro, LA 71295 | Yes | 44.91 mi | Compare |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER | 1102 N Pine Road Olla, LA 71465 | Yes | 45.32 mi | Compare |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 187 Ninth St/hwy 84 West Jena, LA 71342 | Yes | 45.41 mi | Compare |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL | 4231 Highway 1192 Marksville, LA 71351 | Yes | 48.45 mi | Compare |
| VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX | 5002 Highway 10 Jackson, LA 70748 | No | 51.69 mi | Compare |
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