RUSSELL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Alexander City, AL 35010
RUSSELL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Russell Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Alexander City, AL 35010 that serves the Tallapoosa county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
RUSSELL HOSPITAL
3316 Highway 280Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone: (256) 329-7100
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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: 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.
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 Russell 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: Excellent
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Excellent
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Russell 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: 19 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 6 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 20 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 24 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 18 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Russell Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Alabama or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 - Excellent Pain Management Rating Excellent Pain Management Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure pain management is excellent. - Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating Excellent Quiet Rooms Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure quiet rooms is excellent. - 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 AL. - 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 AL. - Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 126 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 132 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 19 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 30 minutes in Alabama. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen 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 3% average score of Alabama. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 0 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 7 minutes in Alabama. - 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 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 4% average score of Alabama. - 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - 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 97% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 95% average score of Alabama. - 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 97% average score of Alabama. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Alabama. - 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 Alabama. - 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 97% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 95% average score of Alabama. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Alabama. - 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 99% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Alabama. - 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 94% average score of Alabama.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 201 Mariarden Road Dadeville, AL 36853 | Yes | 14.33 mi | Compare |
| COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 315 W Hickory St Sylacauga, AL 35150 | Yes | 24.1 mi | Compare |
| CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL | 83825 Highway 9 P O Box 1270 Ashland, AL 36251 | Yes | 25.68 mi | Compare |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | 805 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 | Yes | 26.81 mi | Compare |
| ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 500 Hospital Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 | Yes | 28.73 mi | Compare |
| CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 604 Stone Avenue Talladega, AL 35161 | Yes | 36.6 mi | Compare |
| EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 2000 Pepperell Parkway Opelika, AL 36801 | Yes | 37.57 mi | Compare |
| WEDOWEE HOSPITAL | 209 North Main Street Wedowee, AL 36278 | Yes | 38.33 mi | Compare |
| BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST | 400 Taylor Road Montgomery, AL 36117 | Yes | 39.66 mi | Compare |
| VA CENTRAL ALABAMA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - MONTGOMERY | 215 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109 | No | 41.08 mi | Compare |
| JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC | 1725 Pine Street Montgomery, AL 36106 | Yes | 42.72 mi | Compare |
| PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL | 124 S Memorial Dr Prattville, AL 36067 | Yes | 42.74 mi | Compare |
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