ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET
Acute Care Hospital in Somerville, NJ 08876
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET PROFILE
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is an acute care hospital located in Somerville, NJ 08876 that serves the Somerset county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET
110 Rehill AveSomerville, NJ 08876
Phone: (908) 685-2200
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: 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.
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.
The hospital patient survey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
These performance measures at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset 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: 38 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 16 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 7 hours 10 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 40 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 43 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset 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 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 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 NJ. - 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 98% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 95% average score of New Jersey. - 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 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 69% average score of New Jersey. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen Emergency Department:
left without
being seen
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of New Jersey. - 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 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. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of New Jersey. - 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 9% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of New Jersey.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 254 Easton Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901 | Yes | 8.51 mi | Compare |
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | One Robert Wood Johnson Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901 | Yes | 9.13 mi | Compare |
JFK MEDICAL CTR - ANTHONY M. YELENCSICS COMMUNITY | 65 James Street Edison, NJ 08818 | Yes | 12.89 mi | Compare |
HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER | 2100 Wescott Drive Flemington, NJ 08822 | Yes | 14.22 mi | Compare |
UNIV MEDICAL CENTER OF PRINCETON AT PLAINSBORO | One-five Plainsboro Road Plainsboro, NJ 08536 | Yes | 15.8 mi | Compare |
OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER | 99 Beauvoir Avenue Summit, NJ 07902 | Yes | 16.13 mi | Compare |
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY | 865 Stone St Rahway, NJ 07065 | Yes | 16.29 mi | Compare |
MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | 100 Madison Ave Morristown, NJ 07962 | Yes | 16.72 mi | Compare |
RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER | 530 New Brunswick Ave Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 | Yes | 16.89 mi | Compare |
SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER | 94 Old Short Hills Road Livingston, NJ 07039 | Yes | 20.33 mi | Compare |
TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 225 Williamson Street Elizabeth, NJ 07207 | Yes | 20.96 mi | Compare |
STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | 475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 | Yes | 21.29 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.