NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Newton, NJ 07860
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Newton Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Newton, NJ 07860 that serves the Sussex county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER
175 High StNewton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973) 579-8300
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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.
Fair
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.
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 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
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: 30 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 1 minute before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 56 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 3 hours 5 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 58 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 New Jersey 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 NJ. - 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 NJ. - 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 96% average score of New Jersey. - 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 71% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 69% average score of New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 92% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 74% average score of New Jersey. - 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 99% average score of New Jersey. - 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 2% average score of New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of New Jersey. - 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 94% average score of New Jersey. - 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 98% average score of New Jersey. - 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 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of New Jersey. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of New Jersey.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HACKETTSTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 651 Willow Grove St Hackettstown, NJ 07840 | Yes | 13.75 mi | Compare |
| SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL | 25 Pocono Road Denville, NJ 07834 | Yes | 15.6 mi | Compare |
| POCONO MEDICAL CENTER | 206 East Brown Street East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 | Yes | 21.74 mi | Compare |
| BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 160 East Main Street Port Jervis, NY 12771 | Yes | 21.86 mi | Compare |
| MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | 100 Madison Ave Morristown, NJ 07962 | Yes | 24.37 mi | Compare |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER | 97 West Parkway Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 | Yes | 24.91 mi | Compare |
| ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 15 - 19 Maple Avenue Warwick, NY 10990 | Yes | 25.67 mi | Compare |
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