METHODIST HOSPITALS INC
Acute Care Hospital in Gary, IN 46402
METHODIST HOSPITALS INC PROFILE
Methodist Hospitals Inc is an acute care hospital located in Gary, IN 46402 that serves the Lake county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
METHODIST HOSPITALS INC
600 Grant StGary, IN 46402
Phone: (219) 886-4642
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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
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.
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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.
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 Methodist Hospitals Inc 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: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Methodist Hospitals Inc 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: 1 hour 9 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 35 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 8 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Methodist Hospitals Inc has better average ratings than other hospitals in Indiana or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections - Better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate Better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 97% average score of Indiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 2% average score of Indiana. - 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Indiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - 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 Indiana. - 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 Indiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - 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 99% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 94% average score of Indiana. - 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 96% average score of Indiana. - 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 95% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 91% average score of Indiana. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 19% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of Indiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC | 4321 Fir St East Chicago, IN 46312 | Yes | 5.31 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC | 1500 S Lake Park Ave Hobart, IN 46342 | Yes | 7.81 mi | Compare |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 901 Macarthur Blvd Munster, IN 46321 | Yes | 8.4 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - HAMMOND | 5454 Hohman Ave Hammond, IN 46320 | Yes | 8.59 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - MUNSTER | 701 Superior Ave Munster, IN 46321 | No | 9.05 mi | Compare |
| PINNACLE HOSPITAL | 9301 Connecticut Dr Crown Point, IN 46307 | No | 10.56 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - DYER | 24 Joliet St Dyer, IN 46311 | Yes | 11.36 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - CROWN POINT | 1201 S Main St Crown Point, IN 46307 | Yes | 11.63 mi | Compare |
| ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL | 2320 E 93rd St Chicago, IL 60617 | Yes | 13.96 mi | Compare |
| SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL | 8012 South Crandon Avenue Chicago, IL 60617 | Yes | 15.05 mi | Compare |
| ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 45 W 111th Street Chicago, IL 60628 | Yes | 15.26 mi | Compare |
| INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | One Ingalls Drive Harvey, IL 60426 | Yes | 15.64 mi | Compare |
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