PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Princeton, WV 24740
PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Princeton Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Princeton, WV 24740 that serves the Mercer county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
122 12th StreetPrinceton, WV 24740
Phone: (304) 487-7260
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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.
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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 - Local
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.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Princeton Community 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Princeton Community 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 44 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 42 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 25 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 4 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Princeton Community Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 WV. - Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of WV. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 92% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 81% average score of West Virginia. - 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 2% average score of West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 74% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 61% average score of West Virginia. - 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
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The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 98% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 92% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 94% average score of West Virginia. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 11% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 500 Cherry St Bluefield, WV 24701 | Yes | 10.07 mi | Compare |
| CARILION GILES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 159 Hartley Way Pearisburg, VA 24134 | Yes | 22.03 mi | Compare |
| SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL | Terrace Street P O Box 940 Hinton, WV 25951 | Yes | 24.18 mi | Compare |
| CARILION TAZEWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 141 Ben Bolt Avenue Tazewell, VA 24651 | Yes | 26.55 mi | Compare |
| WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 454 Mcdowell Street Welch, WV 24801 | Yes | 26.8 mi | Compare |
| WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 600 West Ridge Road Wytheville, VA 24382 | Yes | 28.17 mi | Compare |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI | 2400 Lee Highway Pulaski, VA 24301 | Yes | 28.21 mi | Compare |
| RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1710 Harper Road Beckley, WV 25801 | Yes | 29.7 mi | Compare |
| BECKLEY ARH HOSPITAL | 306 Stanaford Road Beckley, WV 25801 | Yes | 30.22 mi | Compare |
| CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 2900 Lamb Circle Christiansburg, VA 24073 | Yes | 38.42 mi | Compare |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY | 3700 South Main Street Blacksburg, VA 24060 | Yes | 40.45 mi | Compare |
| SMYTH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 245 Medical Park Drive Marion, VA 24354 | Yes | 40.92 mi | Compare |
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