PERFORMANCE AT OHIOHEALTH MEDCENTRAL SHELBY HOSPITAL

Critical Access Hospital in Shelby, OH 44875

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

OHIOHEALTH MEDCENTRAL SHELBY HOSPITAL
199 West Main Street Shelby, OH 44875
Phone: (419) 342-5015

The measures of timely and effective care at Ohiohealth Medcentral Shelby Hospital show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.

The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.

Pregnancy and Delivery Care

The pregnancy guidelines indicate it is best to wait until the 39th completed week of pregnancy before delivering a baby. Researchers suggest that important fetal development takes place in the brain and lungs during the last weeks of pregnancy.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Delivery Scheduled Too Early 17% Measure: Delivery Scheduled Too Early
This pregnancy and delivery care measure is based on a sample size of 12. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015

Percentage of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-2 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary.

A lower percentage of early deliveries is better.