PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH
Critical Access Hospital in Pontotoc, MS 38863
PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH PROFILE
Pontotoc Health Service Cah is a critical access hospital located in Pontotoc, MS 38863 that serves the Pontotoc county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH
176 South Main StreetPontotoc, MS 38863
Phone: (662) 489-5510
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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
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.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
The hospital patient survey at Pontotoc Health Service Cah 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 Pontotoc Health Service Cah 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: 35 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 43 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 11 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 41 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 51 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Pontotoc Health Service Cah has better average ratings than other hospitals in Mississippi 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 MS. - 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 MS. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 191 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 222 minutes in Mississippi. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 41 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 62 minutes in Mississippi. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 92% average score of Mississippi. - 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 94% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of Mississippi. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 103 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 111 minutes in Mississippi. - 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 95% average score of Mississippi. - 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 5 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 10 minutes in Mississippi. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 83% average score of Mississippi.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER | 830 S Gloster Tupelo, MS 38801 | Yes | 16.06 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY | 200 Hwy 30 West New Albany, MS 38652 | Yes | 17.65 mi | Compare |
| TRACE REGIONAL HOSP AND SWING BED | 1002 East Madison Street Houston, MS 38851 | Yes | 23.99 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH MS | 2301 South Lamar Oxford, MS 38655 | Yes | 30.8 mi | Compare |
| CALHOUN HEALTH SERVICES | 140 Burke-calhoun City Road Calhoun City, MS 38916 | Yes | 31.61 mi | Compare |
| TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL | 1005 City Ave North Ripley, MS 38663 | Yes | 34.27 mi | Compare |
| MERIT HEALTH GILMORE MEMORIAL | 1105 Earl Frye Blvd Amory, MS 38821 | Yes | 34.99 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE | 100 Hospital Drive Booneville, MS 38829 | Yes | 37.74 mi | Compare |
| YALOBUSHA GENERAL HOSPITAL | 630 South Main Street Water Valley, MS 38965 | No | 37.77 mi | Compare |
| PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN | 400 S Chestnut Street Aberdeen, MS 39730 | Yes | 39.17 mi | Compare |
| ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1430 Highway 4 East / P O Box 6000 Holly Springs, MS 38635 | Yes | 44.53 mi | Compare |
| CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER | 835 Medical Center Dr West Point, MS 39773 | Yes | 47.12 mi | Compare |
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