OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Wheeling, WV 26003
OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Ohio Valley Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, WV 26003 that serves the Ohio county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
2000 Eoff StreetWheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 234-0123
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 Ohio Valley 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Ohio Valley 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: 17 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 7 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 42 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 1 minute admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 42 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Ohio Valley Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 WV. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 222 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 267 minutes in West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 61 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 79 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 82% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 81% average score of West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 127 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 147 minutes in West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 17 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 27 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 6 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in West Virginia. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 5% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 8% average score of West Virginia. - 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 96% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 95% average score of West Virginia. - 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 99% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELING HOSPITAL | 1 Medical Park Wheeling, WV 26003 | Yes | 1.93 mi | Compare |
| BELMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 4697 Harrison Street Bellaire, OH 43906 | Yes | 2.29 mi | Compare |
| EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 90 North Fourth Street Martins Ferry, OH 43935 | Yes | 2.66 mi | Compare |
| REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 800 Wheeling Ave Glen Dale, WV 26038 | Yes | 8.03 mi | Compare |
| HARRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 951 East Market Street Cadiz, OH 43907 | Yes | 19.22 mi | Compare |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST | 380 Summit Avenue Steubenville, OH 43952 | Yes | 20.99 mi | Compare |
| ADVANCED SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 100 Trich Drive Washington, PA 15301 | No | 24.34 mi | Compare |
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC | 639 West Main Street Barnesville, OH 43713 | Yes | 25.25 mi | Compare |
| WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER | 601 Colliers Way Weirton, WV 26062 | Yes | 25.3 mi | Compare |
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