PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Valparaiso, IN 46383
PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Porter Regional Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Valparaiso, IN 46383 that serves the Porter county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL
85 East Us Hwy 6Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: (219) 983-8300
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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.
Average
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: Proprietary
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Porter Regional Hospital 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Porter Regional Hospital 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: 21 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 36 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 43 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 5 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 1 minute before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Porter Regional Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Indiana or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections - Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only - Better performance for infection from colon surgery Better performance for infection from colon surgery
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for infection from colon surgery - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of IN. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 97% average score of Indiana. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - 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 96% average score of Indiana. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Indiana. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 90% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 82% average score of Indiana. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 94% average score of Indiana. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Indiana. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 97% average score of Indiana.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC | 1500 S Lake Park Ave Hobart, IN 46342 | Yes | 11.36 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - MICHIGAN CITY | 301 W Homer St Michigan City, IN 46360 | Yes | 13.34 mi | Compare |
| PINNACLE HOSPITAL | 9301 Connecticut Dr Crown Point, IN 46307 | No | 16.21 mi | Compare |
| METHODIST HOSPITALS INC | 600 Grant St Gary, IN 46402 | Yes | 16.3 mi | Compare |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL | 1007 Lincolnway La Porte, IN 46350 | Yes | 17.26 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - CROWN POINT | 1201 S Main St Crown Point, IN 46307 | Yes | 18.42 mi | Compare |
| ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC | 4321 Fir St East Chicago, IN 46312 | Yes | 21.45 mi | Compare |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 901 Macarthur Blvd Munster, IN 46321 | Yes | 23.68 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - MUNSTER | 701 Superior Ave Munster, IN 46321 | No | 24.01 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - HAMMOND | 5454 Hohman Ave Hammond, IN 46320 | Yes | 24.88 mi | Compare |
| FRANCISCAN ST MARGARET HEALTH - DYER | 24 Joliet St Dyer, IN 46311 | Yes | 24.99 mi | Compare |
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