SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Nashville, TN 37205
SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL PROFILE
Saint Thomas West Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Nashville, TN 37205 that serves the Davidson county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL
4220 Harding Rd, Po Box 380Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: (615) 222-2111
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
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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 - Church
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.
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 Saint Thomas West 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: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
These performance measures at Saint Thomas West 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: 30 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 40 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 39 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 12 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 11 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Saint Thomas West Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Tennessee 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 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 TN. - 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 TN. - 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 TN. - 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 TN. - 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. - Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 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 Tennessee. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 219 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 244 minutes in Tennessee. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 72 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 78 minutes in Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 94% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 98% average score of Tennessee. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Tennessee. - 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 Tennessee. - 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 97% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 96% average score of Tennessee. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 88% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 79% average score of Tennessee. - 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 99% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of Tennessee. - 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 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Tennessee.
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VA MIDDLE TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 | No | 2.43 mi | Compare |
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SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY | 2011 Murphy Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 | No | 2.89 mi | Compare |
SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL | 2000 Church St Nashville, TN 37236 | Yes | 2.94 mi | Compare |
METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1818 Albion Street Nashville, TN 37208 | Yes | 3.33 mi | Compare |
TRISTAR SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER | 391 Wallace Rd Nashville, TN 37211 | Yes | 7.79 mi | Compare |
TRISTAR SKYLINE MEDICAL CENTER | 3441 Dickerson Pike Nashville, TN 37207 | Yes | 9.58 mi | Compare |
TRISTAR SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER | 5655 Frist Blvd Hermitage, TN 37076 | Yes | 13.61 mi | Compare |
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER | 4321 Carothers Parkway Franklin, TN 37067 | Yes | 14.76 mi | Compare |
TRISTAR ASHLAND CITY MEDICAL CENTER | 313 North Main St Ashland City, TN 37015 | Yes | 16.03 mi | Compare |
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