REX HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Raleigh, NC 27607
REX HOSPITAL PROFILE
Rex Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Raleigh, NC 27607 that serves the Wake county area. This facility is a public state hospital with emergency services.
REX HOSPITAL
4420 Lake Boone TrailRaleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 784-3100
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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.
Good
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 - State
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.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
Nursing Care Registry: Yes Nursing care registry
The provider participates in the nursing care registry. This registry collects and analyzes information on nursing care topics, conditions, or 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 Rex 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: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Rex 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: 46 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 36 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 59 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 4 hours 25 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Rex Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in North Carolina or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Lower rate of rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients Lower rate of rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients. - Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery. - Lower rate of serious complications Lower rate of serious complications
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of serious complications. - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - 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 intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 NC. - 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 NC. - Better performance for hip / total knee arthroplasty 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hip / total knee arthroplasty 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hip / total knee arthroplasty 30-day readmission rate. - 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 98% average score of North Carolina. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of North Carolina. - 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 2% average score of North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 84% average score of North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of North Carolina. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 95% average score of North Carolina. - 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 94% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of North Carolina. - 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 29% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 4% average score of North Carolina.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE HEALTH RALEIGH HOSPITAL | 3400 Wake Forest Rd Raleigh, NC 27609 | Yes | 4.83 mi | Compare |
| WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS | 3000 New Bern Ave Raleigh, NC 27610 | Yes | 6.85 mi | Compare |
| WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL | 1900 Kildare Farm Road Cary, NC 27518 | Yes | 6.95 mi | Compare |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Po Box 3814 Dumc Erwin Rd Durham, NC 27710 | Yes | 18.5 mi | Compare |
| DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER | 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 | No | 18.69 mi | Compare |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 3643 N Roxboro Road Durham, NC 27704 | Yes | 18.72 mi | Compare |
| NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL | 3916 Ben Franklin Boulevard Durham, NC 27704 | No | 18.95 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL | 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | Yes | 20.44 mi | Compare |
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