THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INC
Critical Access Hospital in Nags Head, NC 27959
THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INC PROFILE
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc is a critical access hospital located in Nags Head, NC 27959 that serves the Dare county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL, INC
4800 South Croatan HighwayNags Head, NC 27959
Phone: (252) 449-4500
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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: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc 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: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Excellent
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc 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: 25 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 28 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 4 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 31 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 7 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc has better average ratings than other hospitals in North Carolina 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 Discharge Information Rating Excellent Discharge Information Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure discharge information 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 Summary Star Rating Excellent Summary Star Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure summary star is excellent. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 91 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 95 minutes in North Carolina. - 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 96% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of North Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 148 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 151 minutes in North Carolina. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 25 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in North Carolina. - 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 98% average score of North Carolina. - 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 North Carolina. - 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 98% average score of North Carolina. - 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 North Carolina. - 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 99% average score of North Carolina. - 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 99% average score of North Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENTARA ALBEMARLE MEDICAL CENTER | 1144 N Road St Elizabeth City, NC 27909 | Yes | 42.75 mi | Compare |
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