NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Ayer, MA 01432
NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Nashoba Valley Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Ayer, MA 01432 that serves the Middlesex county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
200 Groton RoadAyer, MA 01432
Phone: (978) 784-9000
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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: Proprietary
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.
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 Nashoba Valley 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Nashoba Valley 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: 21 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 1 minute before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 31 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 20 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 53 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Nashoba Valley Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Massachusetts or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 211 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 325 minutes in Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 80 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in Massachusetts. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 90% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 88% average score of Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 121 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 166 minutes in Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 21 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 38 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 2% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 98% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 6 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 Massachusetts. - 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 Massachusetts. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 98% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 98% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 Massachusetts. - 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 96% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 93% average score of Massachusetts.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALS, INC | 60 Hospital Road Leominster, MA 01453 | Yes | 9.88 mi | Compare |
| CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 201 Highland Street Clinton, MA 01510 | Yes | 12 mi | Compare |
| LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL | 295 Varnum Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 | Yes | 12.77 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL | 172 Kinsley St Nashua, NH 03060 | Yes | 12.8 mi | Compare |
| EMERSON HOSPITAL | Old Road To 9 Acre Corner W Concord, MA 01742 | Yes | 13.32 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER | 8 Prospect Street Nashua, NH 03060 | Yes | 13.65 mi | Compare |
| MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL | 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA 01752 | Yes | 15.46 mi | Compare |
| BEDFORD VA MEDICAL CENTER | 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 | No | 15.98 mi | Compare |
| LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, BURLINGTON | 41 & 45 Mall Road Burlington, MA 01803 | Yes | 19.77 mi | Compare |
| HEYWOOD HOSPITAL | 242 Green Street Gardner, MA 01440 | Yes | 21.07 mi | Compare |
| METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER | 115 Lincoln Street Framingham, MA 01701 | Yes | 21.68 mi | Compare |
| UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC | 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 | Yes | 22.81 mi | Compare |
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