MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Harlan, IA 51537
MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Myrtue Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Harlan, IA 51537 that serves the Shelby county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTER
1213 Garfield AvenueHarlan, IA 51537
Phone: (712) 755-5161
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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.
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ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Other
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.
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 Myrtue 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Myrtue 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: Not Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Myrtue Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - 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 97% average score of Iowa. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Iowa. - 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 98% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 Iowa. - 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 98% average score of Iowa. - 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 3% average score of Iowa. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Iowa.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDUBON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 515 Pacific Street Audubon, IA 50025 | Yes | 20.69 mi | Compare |
| MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER | 1550 Sixth Street Manning, IA 51455 | Yes | 22.03 mi | Compare |
| CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1501 East Tenth Street Atlantic, IA 50022 | Yes | 24.32 mi | Compare |
| CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 100 Medical Parkway Denison, IA 51442 | Yes | 26.21 mi | Compare |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY | 631 N 8th St Missouri Valley, IA 51555 | Yes | 29.49 mi | Compare |
| ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME | 311 South Clark Street Carroll, IA 51401 | Yes | 36.94 mi | Compare |
| METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSON | 933 East Pierce Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | Yes | 37.1 mi | Compare |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS | 800 Mercy Drive Council Bluffs, IA 51503 | Yes | 37.25 mi | Compare |
| CHI HEALTH CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 601 North 30th St Omaha, NE 68131 | Yes | 41.92 mi | Compare |
| CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL | 6901 North 72nd St Omaha, NE 68122 | Yes | 42.35 mi | Compare |
| NEBRASKA SPINE HOSPITAL, LLC | P O Box 34400, 6901 North 72nd St, Ste 20300 Omaha, NE 68122 | No | 42.44 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MCH & HEALTH SYSTEM | 810 North 22nd St Blair, NE 68008 | Yes | 42.91 mi | Compare |
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