ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY
Acute Care Hospital in Rahway, NJ 07065
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY PROFILE
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway is an acute care hospital located in Rahway, NJ 07065 that serves the Union county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY
865 Stone StRahway, NJ 07065
Phone: (732) 381-4200
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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.
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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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.
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 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway 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: 22 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 19 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 13 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 33 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Jersey 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 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 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 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 NJ. - 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 NJ. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 319 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 364 minutes in New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 133 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 156 minutes in New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 111 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 157 minutes in New Jersey. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 22 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of New Jersey. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of New Jersey. - Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 98% average score of New Jersey. - 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 New Jersey. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 96% average score of New Jersey. - 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 97% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of New Jersey.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK MEDICAL CTR - ANTHONY M. YELENCSICS COMMUNITY | 65 James Street Edison, NJ 08818 | Yes | 4.99 mi | Compare |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 225 Williamson Street Elizabeth, NJ 07207 | Yes | 5.11 mi | Compare |
| RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER | 530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 | Yes | 6.5 mi | Compare |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER | 99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit, NJ 07902 | Yes | 7.6 mi | Compare |
| NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER | 201 Lyons Ave Newark, NJ 07112 | Yes | 7.85 mi | Compare |
| STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 | Yes | 8.29 mi | Compare |
| RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 355 Bard Avenue Staten Island, NY 10304 | Yes | 9.87 mi | Compare |
| VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 | No | 10.07 mi | Compare |
| CAREPOINT HEALTH - BAYONNE MEDICAL CENTER | 29 East 29th St Bayonne, NJ 07002 | Yes | 10.11 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 150 Bergen St Newark, NJ 07103 | Yes | 10.25 mi | Compare |
| SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER | 94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston, NJ 07039 | Yes | 10.38 mi | Compare |
| EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 300 Central Ave East Orange, NJ 07018 | Yes | 10.58 mi | Compare |
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