NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Covington, GA 30014
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Newton Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Covington, GA 30014 that serves the Newton county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
5126 Hospital Drive NeCovington, GA 30014
Phone: (770) 786-7053
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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.
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 Newton 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Newton 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: 54 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 17 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 2 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 4 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 8 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Newton Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 64 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 96 minutes in Georgia. - 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 92% average score of Georgia. - 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 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 73% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 59% average score of Georgia. - 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 96% average score of Georgia. - 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 1 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Georgia. - 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 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Georgia. - 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 96% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of Georgia. - 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 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Georgia. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of Georgia. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Georgia. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 96% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Georgia. - 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 96% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 91% average score of Georgia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC | 1412 Milstead Avenue, Ne Conyers, GA 30012 | Yes | 10.44 mi | Compare |
| CLEARVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2151 West Spring Street Monroe, GA 30655 | Yes | 14.75 mi | Compare |
| DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER AT HILLANDALE | 2801 Dekalb Medical Parkway Lithonia, GA 30058 | Yes | 18.73 mi | Compare |
| MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1077 South Main Street Madison, GA 30650 | Yes | 21.22 mi | Compare |
| EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER | 1700 Medical Way Snellville, GA 30078 | Yes | 21.5 mi | Compare |
| SYLVAN GROVE HOSPITAL | 1050 Mcdonough Road Jackson, GA 30233 | Yes | 21.82 mi | Compare |
| JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 898 College Street Monticello, GA 31064 | Yes | 21.87 mi | Compare |
| PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL | 1133 Eagle's Landing Parkway Stockbridge, GA 30281 | Yes | 22.75 mi | Compare |
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