PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Palatka, FL 32177
PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Putnam Community Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Palatka, FL 32177 that serves the Putnam county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER
611 Zeagler DrPalatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386) 326-8500
Website
Get Directions
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.
Fair
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.
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 Putnam Community Medical Center 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: Poor
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Poor
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Putnam Community Medical Center 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: 10 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 40 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 27 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 34 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 22 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Putnam Community Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida 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 FL. - 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 FL. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 207 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 292 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 94 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 114 minutes in Florida. - 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 81% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 71% average score of Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 100 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 152 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 10 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Florida. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Florida. - Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - 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 25% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 3% average score of Florida.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAGLER HOSPITAL | 400 Health Park Blvd Saint Augustine, FL 32086 | Yes | 27.21 mi | Compare |
| SHANDS STARKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 922 E Call St Starke, FL 32091 | Yes | 32.02 mi | Compare |
| FLORIDA HOSPITAL FLAGLER | 60 Memorial Medical Pkwy Palm Coast, FL 32164 | Yes | 32.34 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENTS MEDICAL CENTER - CLAY COUNTY | 1670 St Vincents Way Middleburg, FL 32068 | Yes | 33.3 mi | Compare |
| ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER | 2001 Kingsley Ave Orange Park, FL 32073 | Yes | 36.13 mi | Compare |
| UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL | 1600 Sw Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32610 | Yes | 39.15 mi | Compare |
| VA NORTH FLORIDA/SOUTH GEORGIA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1601 S W Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 | No | 39.26 mi | Compare |
| OCALA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1431 Sw 1st Ave Ocala, FL 34478 | Yes | 41.84 mi | Compare |
| MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1500 Sw 1st Ave Ocala, FL 34474 | Yes | 41.93 mi | Compare |
| ST VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHSIDE | 4201 Belfort Rd Jacksonville, FL 32216 | Yes | 42.63 mi | Compare |
| NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 6500 Newberry Rd Gainesville, FL 32605 | Yes | 43.26 mi | Compare |
| FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | 301 Memorial Medical Parkway Daytona Beach, FL 32117 | Yes | 44.74 mi | Compare |
What is Hospital Compare?
The information provided by the hospital compare program enables individuals, like you, with the opportunity to make an informed decision about which hospital you choose to provide your health care. An added benefit of Hospital Compare is that by informing the public and enabling them to make a decision about where they seek their health care, the scheme can also help to encourage hospitals, and the staff that work there, to improve the quality of care that they provide.
Hospital Care Data reflects the information provided by CMS in an friendly and intuitive format.