NORTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Columbus, GA 31909
NORTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Northside Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Columbus, GA 31909 that serves the Muscogee county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with NO emergency services.
NORTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
100 Frist CourtColumbus, GA 31909
Phone: (706) 494-2100
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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.
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: No Emergency Department
This hospital DOESN'T provide emergency services.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Northside 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Excellent
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Northside 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: 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 Northside Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia 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 Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent. - Excellent Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information is excellent. - Excellent Care Transition Rating Excellent Care Transition Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure care transition 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 92% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% average score of Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% average score of Georgia. - 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 98% average score of Georgia. - 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 92% average score of Georgia. - 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 96% average score of Georgia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INC | 2122 Manchester Expressway Columbus, GA 31995 | Yes | 2.07 mi | Compare |
| JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4401 River Chase Drive Phenix City, AL 36867 | Yes | 3.82 mi | Compare |
| MIDTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | 710 Center St Box 951 Columbus, GA 31901 | Yes | 4.14 mi | Compare |
| EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Pepperell Parkway Opelika, AL 36801 | Yes | 27.39 mi | Compare |
| WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER | 5995 Spring Street Warm Springs, GA 31830 | Yes | 29.04 mi | Compare |
| WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER | 1514 Vernon Road Lagrange, GA 30240 | Yes | 34.84 mi | Compare |
| UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 801 W Gordon Street Thomaston, GA 30286 | Yes | 43.21 mi | Compare |
| MEDICAL CENTER BARBOUR | 820 W Washington St Eufaula, AL 36027 | Yes | 46.07 mi | Compare |
| LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 201 Mariarden Road Dadeville, AL 36853 | Yes | 50.08 mi | Compare |
| PHOEBE SUMTER MEDICAL CENTER | 126 Highway 280 W Americus, GA 31719 | Yes | 51.9 mi | Compare |
| BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL | 102 West Conecuh Avenue Union Springs, AL 36089 | Yes | 52.17 mi | Compare |
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