PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL

Providence St Joseph Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Chewelah, WA 99109 that serves the Stevens county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Providence St Joseph Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Washington 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 WA.
• 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 WA.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 184 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 274 minutes in Washington.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 38 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Washington.
• Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 115 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Washington.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 16 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Washington.
• 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% average score of Washington.