NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Durham, NC 27704
NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PROFILE
North Carolina Specialty Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Durham, NC 27704 that serves the Durham county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with NO emergency services.
NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
3916 Ben Franklin BoulevardDurham, NC 27704
Phone: (919) 956-9300
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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.
Excellent
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.
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: No Emergency Department
This hospital DOESN'T provide emergency services.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at North Carolina Specialty Hospital 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at North Carolina Specialty Hospital 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: Not Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: Not Available before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: Not Available admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where North Carolina Specialty Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in North Carolina or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Nurse Communication Rating Excellent Nurse Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure nurse communication is excellent. - Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating Excellent Staff Responsiveness Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure staff responsiveness is excellent. - Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating Excellent Medicication Explanation Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure medicication explanation is excellent. - Excellent Overall Hospital Rating Excellent Overall Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure overall hospital is excellent. - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating Excellent Recommend Hospital Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure recommend hospital is excellent. - Excellent Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 96% average score of North Carolina. - 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 94% average score of North Carolina. - 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 North Carolina. - 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 North Carolina. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 99% average score of North Carolina. - 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 99% average score of North Carolina. - 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of North Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 3643 N Roxboro Road Durham, NC 27704 | Yes | 0.43 mi | Compare |
| DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER | 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 | No | 3.28 mi | Compare |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Po Box 3814 Dumc Erwin Rd Durham, NC 27710 | Yes | 3.37 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL | 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | Yes | 12.83 mi | Compare |
| REX HOSPITAL | 4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC 27607 | Yes | 18.95 mi | Compare |
| DUKE HEALTH RALEIGH HOSPITAL | 3400 Wake Forest Rd Raleigh, NC 27609 | Yes | 21.51 mi | Compare |
| WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL | 1900 Kildare Farm Road Cary, NC 27518 | Yes | 21.86 mi | Compare |
| WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS | 3000 New Bern Ave Raleigh, NC 27610 | Yes | 24.85 mi | Compare |
| GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEMS | College St Box 947 Oxford, NC 27565 | Yes | 25.17 mi | Compare |
| PERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 615 Ridge Rd Roxboro, NC 27573 | Yes | 25.67 mi | Compare |
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