NORTHEASTERN HEALTH SYSTEM
Acute Care Hospital in Tahlequah, OK 74465
NORTHEASTERN HEALTH SYSTEM PROFILE
Northeastern Health System is an acute care hospital located in Tahlequah, OK 74465 that serves the Cherokee county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
NORTHEASTERN HEALTH SYSTEM
1400 East Downing StreetTahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: (918) 456-0641
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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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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 Northeastern Health System 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Northeastern Health System 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: 28 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 17 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 17 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 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 Northeastern Health System has better average ratings than other hospitals in Oklahoma or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 OK. - 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 OK. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 50 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 63 minutes in Oklahoma. - 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 97% average score of Oklahoma. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 94% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 Oklahoma. - 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 98% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 97% average score of Oklahoma. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with vte prophylaxis Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with vte prophylaxis
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure vte prophylaxis is better than the 99% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 97% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 98% average score of Oklahoma. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 95% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 89% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 87% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 92% average score of Oklahoma. - 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 95% average score of Oklahoma.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W W HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL | 100 S Bliss Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464 | Yes | 0.15 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1401 West Locust Stilwell, OK 74960 | Yes | 18.65 mi | Compare |
| WAGONER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 1200 West Cherokee Street Wagoner, OK 74467 | Yes | 25.06 mi | Compare |
| EASTAR HEALTH SYSTEM | 300 Rockefeller Drive Muskogee, OK 74401 | Yes | 27.91 mi | Compare |
| MUSKOGEE VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1011 Honor Heights Drive Muskogee, OK 74401 | No | 28.04 mi | Compare |
| SILOAM SPRINGS REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 603 North Progress Avenue Siloam Springs, AR 72761 | Yes | 31.23 mi | Compare |
| SEQUOYAH COUNTY CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT | 213 East Redwood Sallisaw, OK 74955 | Yes | 32.34 mi | Compare |
| ALLIANCEHEALTH PRYOR | 111 North Bailey Street Pryor, OK 74361 | No | 33.67 mi | Compare |
| OZARKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF GRAVETTE | 1101 Jackson Street Sw Gravette, AR 72736 | Yes | 43.77 mi | Compare |
| FAYETTEVILLE AR VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1100 N. College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72703 | No | 45.72 mi | Compare |
| HILLCREST HOSPITAL CLAREMORE | 1202 N Muskogee Place Claremore, OK 74017 | Yes | 46.22 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 3215 N North Hills Boulevard Fayetteville, AR 72703 | Yes | 46.25 mi | Compare |
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