ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Providence, RI 02908
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Roger Williams Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Providence, RI 02908 that serves the Providence county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
825 Chalkstone AvenueProvidence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 456-2000
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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.
Average
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.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Roger Williams 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Roger Williams 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: 26 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 54 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 6 hours 16 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 22 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 6 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Roger Williams Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Rhode Island or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 RI. - 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 Rhode Island. - 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 98% average score of Rhode Island. - 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 99% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of Rhode Island. - 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 99% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of Rhode Island. - 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 Rhode Island. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Rhode Island. - 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 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Rhode Island. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of Rhode Island.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER | 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | No | 0.29 mi | Compare |
| OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL | 200 High Service Avenue North Providence, RI 02904 | Yes | 1.92 mi | Compare |
| WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905 | Yes | 2.03 mi | Compare |
| RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL | 593 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 | Yes | 2.07 mi | Compare |
| MIRIAM HOSPITAL | 164 Summit Avenue Providence, RI 02906 | Yes | 2.3 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 111 Brewster Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 | Yes | 3.89 mi | Compare |
| KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick, RI 02886 | Yes | 9.18 mi | Compare |
| STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 211 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 | Yes | 11.17 mi | Compare |
| LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER, INC | 115 Cass Ave Woonsocket, RI 02895 | Yes | 12.15 mi | Compare |
| SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL | 795 Middle Street Fall River, MA 02721 | Yes | 17.1 mi | Compare |
| SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP, INC | 363 Highland Avenue Fall River, MA 02720 | Yes | 17.26 mi | Compare |
| MORTON HOSPITAL | 88 Washington Street Taunton, MA 02780 | Yes | 18.27 mi | Compare |
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