NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Newton, KS 67114
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Newton Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Newton, KS 67114 that serves the Harvey county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
600 Medical Center DriveNewton, KS 67114
Phone: (316) 283-2700
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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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
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: 19 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 21 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 19 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 45 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 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 Kansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of KS. - 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 KS. - 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 KS. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of KS. - Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 45 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 53 minutes in Kansas. - 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 94% average score of Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - 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 93% average score of Kansas. - 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 95% average score of Kansas. - 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 2% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Kansas. - 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 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 90% average score of Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 96% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 94% average score of Kansas. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Kansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY HOSPITAL | 218 E Pack St Moundridge, KS 67107 | Yes | 16.01 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL | 3601 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 19.76 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC | 3333 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 20.21 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER | 2770 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 20.92 mi | Compare |
| WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 550 N Hillside Street Wichita, KS 67214 | Yes | 22.76 mi | Compare |
| VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL WICHITA ST TERESA, INC | 14800 West St Teresa Wichita, KS 67235 | Yes | 22.8 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER LLC | 1124 West 21st Street Andover, KS 67002 | Yes | 23.03 mi | Compare |
| HILLSBORO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 701 S Main Street Hillsboro, KS 67063 | Yes | 23.22 mi | Compare |
| WICHITA VA MEDICAL CENTER | 5500 E. Kellog Wichita, KS 67218 | No | 23.86 mi | Compare |
| VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA, INC | 929 North St Francis Street Wichita, KS 67214 | Yes | 24.06 mi | Compare |
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