SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN
Acute Care Hospital in Austin, TX 78705
SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN PROFILE
Seton Medical Center Austin is an acute care hospital located in Austin, TX 78705 that serves the Travis county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN
1201 W 38th StAustin, TX 78705
Phone: (512) 324-1000
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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
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 Seton Medical Center Austin 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: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Seton Medical Center Austin 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: 34 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 27 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 22 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 40 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 57 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Seton Medical Center Austin has better average ratings than other hospitals in Texas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery Lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a lower rate of serious blood clots after surgery. - 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 intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 TX. - 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 TX. - 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 TX. - 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 TX. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 262 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 274 minutes in Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 96% average score of Texas. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 79% average score of Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 4% average score of Texas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER | 919 E 32nd St Austin, TX 78705 | Yes | 0.74 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT BRACKENRIDGE | 601 E 15th Street Austin, TX 78701 | Yes | 1.82 mi | Compare |
| DELL CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS | 4900 Mueller Blvd Austin, TX 78723 | Yes | 2.31 mi | Compare |
| NORTHWEST HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 6818 Austin Ctr Blvd Suite 100 Austin, TX 78731 | Yes | 3.16 mi | Compare |
| ARISE AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER | 3003 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78746 | Yes | 3.81 mi | Compare |
| THE HOSPITAL AT WESTLAKE MEDICAL CENTER | 5656 Bee Caves Road, Suite M-302 Austin, TX 78746 | Yes | 4.78 mi | Compare |
| ST DAVID'S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER | 901 West Ben White Blvd Austin, TX 78704 | Yes | 5.68 mi | Compare |
| SETON NORTHWEST HOSPITAL | 11113 Research Boulevard Austin, TX 78759 | Yes | 6.91 mi | Compare |
| NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER | 12221 Mopac Expressway North Austin, TX 78758 | Yes | 7.71 mi | Compare |
| SETON SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL | 7900 Fm 1826 Austin, TX 78737 | No | 10.28 mi | Compare |
| LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC | 100 Medical Parkway Lakeway, TX 78734 | Yes | 13.63 mi | Compare |
| ROUND ROCK MEDICAL CENTER | 2400 Round Rock Ave Round Rock, TX 78681 | Yes | 14.33 mi | Compare |
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