PERFORMANCE AT POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
606 N W 7th Street Pocahontas, IA 50574
Phone: (712) 335-3501

The measures of timely and effective care at Pocahontas Community 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.