OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Acute Care Hospital in Opelousas, LA 70570
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM PROFILE
Opelousas General Health System is an acute care hospital located in Opelousas, LA 70570 that serves the Saint Landry county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM
539 East Prudhomme StreetOpelousas, LA 70570
Phone: (337) 948-3011
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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.
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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.
The hospital patient survey at Opelousas General 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
These performance measures at Opelousas General 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: 24 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 12 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 32 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 0 hours 59 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Opelousas General Health System has better average ratings than other hospitals in Louisiana or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 74% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 54% average score of Louisiana. - 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 Louisiana. - 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 8 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 10 minutes in Louisiana. - 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 3% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Louisiana. - 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 98% average score of Louisiana. - 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 98% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 97% average score of Louisiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of Louisiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIA ST LANDRY | 810 South Broadway Street Church Point, LA 70525 | Yes | 13.16 mi | Compare |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 800 E Main Ville Platte, LA 70586 | Yes | 14.81 mi | Compare |
| ST MARTIN HOSPITAL | 210 Champagne Boulevard Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 | Yes | 21.18 mi | Compare |
| SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER | 801 Poinciana Avenue Mamou, LA 70554 | Yes | 21.46 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS | 2390 West Congress Lafayette, LA 70506 | Yes | 22.62 mi | Compare |
| LAFAYETTE GENERAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 1000 W Pinhook Rd Suite 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 | No | 23.74 mi | Compare |
| LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1214 Coolidge Avenue Lafayette, LA 70503 | Yes | 23.79 mi | Compare |
| THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF ACADIANA | 2810 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette, LA 70506 | Yes | 23.91 mi | Compare |
| LAFAYETTE SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL | 1101 Kaliste Saloom Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 | No | 25.61 mi | Compare |
| HEART HOSPITAL OF LAFAYETTE | 1105 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, LA 70508 | Yes | 25.7 mi | Compare |
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