PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Carrollton, AL 35447
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Pickens County Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Carrollton, AL 35447 that serves the Pickens county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
241 Robert K Wilson DriveCarrollton, AL 35447
Phone: (205) 367-8111
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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 Pickens County 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: Not AvailableQuiet Rooms: Not Available
Cleanliness: Not Available
Pain Management: Not Available
Discharge Information: Not Available
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Not Available
These performance measures at Pickens County 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 1 minute before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 2 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 41 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 32 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Pickens County Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of AL. - 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 AL. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 242 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 245 minutes in Alabama. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 121 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 132 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 27 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in Alabama. - 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 3% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
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BAPTIST MEM HOSP/ GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC | 2520 5th St N Columbus, MS 39701 | Yes | 26.17 mi | Compare |
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 509 Wilson Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 | No | 31.86 mi | Compare |
D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 809 University Boulevard East Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 | Yes | 32.89 mi | Compare |
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER | 1653 Temple Avenue North Fayette, AL 35555 | Yes | 33.52 mi | Compare |
TUSCALOOSA VA MEDICAL CENTER | 3701 Loop Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 | No | 35.14 mi | Compare |
CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | 835 Medical Center Dr West Point, MS 39773 | Yes | 40.76 mi | Compare |
OCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 400 Hospital Road Starkville, MS 39759 | Yes | 44.56 mi | Compare |
PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN | 400 S Chestnut Street Aberdeen, MS 39730 | Yes | 45.76 mi | Compare |
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER | 1530 U S Highway 43 Winfield, AL 35594 | Yes | 47.69 mi | Compare |
JOHN C STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 14365 Highway 16 West De Kalb, MS 39328 | Yes | 48.49 mi | Compare |
HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL | 508 Green Street Greensboro, AL 36744 | Yes | 49.41 mi | Compare |
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