NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Natchitoches, LA 71457
NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Natchitoches, LA 71457 that serves the Natchitoches county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
501 Keyser AveNatchitoches, LA 71457
Phone: (318) 214-4200
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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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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.
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 Natchitoches Regional 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Natchitoches Regional 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: 30 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 11 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 5 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 54 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 56 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Natchitoches Regional Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana 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 245 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 255 minutes in Louisiana. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 54 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 86 minutes in Louisiana. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 77% average score of Louisiana. - 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 94% average score of Louisiana. - 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 4% average score of Louisiana. - 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 98% average score of Louisiana. - 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 98% average score of Louisiana. - 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 98% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 97% average score of Louisiana. - 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 Louisiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 94% average score of Louisiana. - 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 95% average score of Louisiana. - 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 97% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 87% average score of Louisiana. - 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 95% average score of Louisiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS COUSHATTA HEALTH CARE CENTER | 1635 Marvel Street Coushatta, LA 71019 | Yes | 24.19 mi | Compare |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER | 240 Highland Drive Many, LA 71449 | Yes | 26.7 mi | Compare |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER | 301 W Boundary Street Winnfield, LA 71483 | Yes | 28.03 mi | Compare |
| JACKSON PARISH HOSPITAL | 165 Beech Springs Road Jonesboro, LA 71251 | Yes | 40.37 mi | Compare |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM | 207 Jefferson Street Mansfield, LA 71052 | Yes | 41.85 mi | Compare |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1020 Fertitta Blvd Leesville, LA 71446 | Yes | 43.82 mi | Compare |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT DEER CREEK LLC | 815 South 10th Street Leesville, LA 71446 | No | 43.98 mi | Compare |
| ALEXANDRIA VA MEDICAL CENTER | 2495 Shreveport Highway 71 N Pineville, LA 71360 | No | 46.68 mi | Compare |
| CENTRAL LOUISIANA SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 651 North Bolton Ave Alexandria, LA 71301 | No | 47 mi | Compare |
| RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 211 4th Street Alexandria, LA 71301 | Yes | 47.78 mi | Compare |
| CHRISTUS ST FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL | 3330 Masonic Drive Alexandria, LA 71301 | Yes | 48.66 mi | Compare |
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