MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
Acute Care Hospital in Natchez, MS 39120
MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ PROFILE
Merit Health Natchez 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
52 Sergeant Prentiss DriveNatchez, MS 39120
Phone: (601) 443-2100
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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
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 Natchez 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Poor
These performance measures at Merit Health Natchez 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: 32 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 44 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 14 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 15 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Merit Health Natchez has better average ratings than other hospitals in Mississippi or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 92% average score of Mississippi. - 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 8 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 10 minutes in 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 92% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 91% 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 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 96% average score of Mississippi.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ-COMMUNITY CAMPUS | 129 Jefferson Davis Blvd Box 1203 Natchez, MS 39120 | Yes | 2.89 mi | Compare |
| RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 Wallace Blvd Ferriday, LA 71334 | Yes | 13.14 mi | Compare |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL | 870 S Main Fayette, MS 39069 | Yes | 23.5 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 40 Union Church Rd Meadville, MS 39653 | Yes | 29.95 mi | Compare |
| FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 178 Highway 24 Centreville, MS 39631 | Yes | 35.95 mi | Compare |
| CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 123 Mccomb Avenue Port Gibson, MS 39150 | Yes | 37.76 mi | Compare |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER | 1102 N Pine Road Olla, LA 71465 | Yes | 46.86 mi | Compare |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 187 Ninth St/hwy 84 West Jena, LA 71342 | Yes | 46.9 mi | Compare |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL | 4231 Highway 1192 Marksville, LA 71351 | Yes | 47.61 mi | Compare |
| FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER | 2106 Loop Road Winnsboro, LA 71295 | Yes | 47.79 mi | Compare |
| VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX | 5002 Highway 10 Jackson, LA 70748 | No | 48.8 mi | Compare |
| WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL | 5266 Commerce Street Saint Francisville, LA 70775 | Yes | 50.77 mi | Compare |
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