NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Sparks, NV 89434
NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Northern Nevada Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Sparks, NV 89434 that serves the Washoe county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER
2375 Prater WaySparks, NV 89434
Phone: (775) 331-7000
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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: 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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Northern Nevada 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Northern Nevada 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: 2 hours 39 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 20 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 47 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 3 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Northern Nevada Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Nevada 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 NV. - 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 NV. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 260 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 346 minutes in Nevada. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 107 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 144 minutes in Nevada. - 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 99% average score of Nevada. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 97% average score of Nevada. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of Nevada. - 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 96% average score of Nevada. - 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 98% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Nevada. - 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 99% average score of Nevada. - 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 97% average score of Nevada. - 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 98% average score of Nevada. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Nevada. - 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 93% average score of Nevada. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Nevada.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1155 Mill Street Reno, NV 89502 | Yes | 5.34 mi | Compare |
| VA SIERRA NEVADA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1000 Locust Street Reno, NV 89502 | No | 5.72 mi | Compare |
| SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 235 W 6th St Reno, NV 89503 | Yes | 6.63 mi | Compare |
| RENOWN SOUTH MEADOWS MEDICAL CENTER | 10101 Double R Blvd Reno, NV 89521 | Yes | 7.98 mi | Compare |
| CARSON TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1600 Medical Parkway Carson City, NV 89703 | Yes | 23.85 mi | Compare |
| INCLINE VILLAGE HEALTH CENTER | 880 Alder Street Incline Village, NV 89451 | Yes | 24.26 mi | Compare |
| SIERRA SURGERY HOSPITAL | 1400 Medical Pkwy Carson City, NV 89703 | No | 24.51 mi | Compare |
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