NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Kamuela, HI 96743
NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
North Hawaii Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Kamuela, HI 96743 that serves the Hawaii county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
67 1125 Mamalahoa HighwayKamuela, HI 96743
Phone: (808) 885-4444
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
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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
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.
The hospital patient survey at North Hawaii Community 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at North Hawaii Community 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: 15 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 1 minute before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 55 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 5 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 32 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where North Hawaii Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Hawaii 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 HI. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 295 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 303 minutes in Hawaii. - 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 81% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 73% average score of Hawaii. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 121 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 127 minutes in Hawaii. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 15 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 19 minutes in Hawaii. - 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 9 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 10 minutes in Hawaii. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 98% average score of Hawaii. - 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 Hawaii. - 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 99% average score of Hawaii. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 94% average score of Hawaii.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 79-1019 Haukapila Street Kealakekua, HI 96750 | Yes | 38.28 mi | Compare |
| HILO MEDICAL CENTER | 1190 Waianuenue Avenue Hilo, HI 96720 | Yes | 41.57 mi | Compare |
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