METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE

Acute Care Hospital in Oak Ridge, TN 37830

METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE PROFILE

Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge is an acute care hospital located in Oak Ridge, TN 37830 that serves the Anderson county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.

METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE

990 Oak Ridge Turnpike Box 529
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone: (865) 835-1000
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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.

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.

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.

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 Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge 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: Good

Quiet Rooms: Good

Cleanliness: Average

Pain Management: Good

Discharge Information: Average

Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good

EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES

These performance measures at Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge 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: 28 minutes before being seen by a doctor.

Discharge Time: 2 hours 25 minutes before being sent home.

Time Before Admission: 4 hours 42 minutes before being admitted to hospital.

Transfer Time: 2 hours 2 minutes admitted before being taken to room.

Broken Bones: 49 minutes before receiving pain meds.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge has better average ratings than other hospitals in Tennessee or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

NEARBY HOSPITALS

The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
Hospital Name Address Emergency Services Distance
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER9352 Park West Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37923
Yes11.33 miCompare
FORT LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER550 Fort Loudon Medical Center Dr
Lenoir City, TN 37772
Yes12.78 miCompare
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER8045 Roane Medical Center Drive
Harriman, TN 37748
Yes18.1 miCompare
THE UNIVERSITY OF TN MEDICAL CENTER1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Yes18.97 miCompare
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER1901 W Clinch Ave
Knoxville, TN 37916
Yes19.05 miCompare
BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL907 E Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
Yes24.77 miCompare

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