MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Hershey, PA 17033
MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Milton S Hershey Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Hershey, PA 17033 that serves the Dauphin county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER
500 University DriveHershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 531-8521
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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 - Other
Multispecialty Surgical Registry: Yes Multispecialty surgical registry
The provider participates in the multispecialty surgical registry. Participants of this registry report one or any combination of three surgical measures elderly surgical outcomes, colectomy outcomes and lower-extremity bypass outcomes.
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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with 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 Milton S Hershey Medical Center 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Milton S Hershey Medical Center 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: 23 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 17 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 25 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 52 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 7 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Milton S Hershey Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - Better performance for infection from colon surgery Better performance for infection from colon surgery
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for infection from colon surgery - 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 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 PA. - 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 PA. - 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 98% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 89% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 23 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 83% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 81% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of Pennsylvania. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALS | 409 South Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17105 | Yes | 10.52 mi | Compare |
| HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL | 503 North 21st Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 | Yes | 12.96 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL | Fourth And Walnut Streets Lebanon, PA 17042 | Yes | 14.6 mi | Compare |
| LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 | No | 15.17 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 325 South Belmont Street York, PA 17403 | Yes | 20.5 mi | Compare |
| HEART OF LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1500 Highlands Drive Lititz, PA 17543 | Yes | 21.47 mi | Compare |
| YORK HOSPITAL | 1001 South George Street York, PA 17403 | Yes | 22.05 mi | Compare |
| WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL | 55 Monument Road York, PA 17403 | No | 23.41 mi | Compare |
| OSS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | 1861 Powder Mill Rd York, PA 17402 | No | 23.97 mi | Compare |
| LANCASTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 250 College Avenue Lancaster, PA 17604 | Yes | 24.31 mi | Compare |
| LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL | 555 North Duke Street Lancaster, PA 17604 | Yes | 24.72 mi | Compare |
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