SETON MEDICAL CENTER HARKER HEIGHTS
Acute Care Hospital in Harker Heights, TX 76548
SETON MEDICAL CENTER HARKER HEIGHTS PROFILE
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights is an acute care hospital located in Harker Heights, TX 76548 that serves the Bell county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
SETON MEDICAL CENTER HARKER HEIGHTS
850 W Central Texas ExpresswayHarker Heights, TX 76548
Phone: (254) 953-8342
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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: Proprietary
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 Seton Medical Center Harker Heights 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Excellent
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights 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: 24 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 25 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 7 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 15 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 2 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Seton Medical Center Harker Heights has better average ratings than other hospitals in Texas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication 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 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 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. - 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 96% average score of Texas. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 247 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 274 minutes in Texas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 75 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 99 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. - 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 93% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 85% average score of Texas. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 96% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 95% average score of Texas. - 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 99% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 96% 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 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Texas. - 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 Texas. - 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 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Texas. - 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 99% 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 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 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 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Texas. - 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 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.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPLEX HOSPITAL | 2201 S Clear Creek Road Killeen, TX 76542 | Yes | 7.52 mi | Compare |
| SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 2401 31st St Temple, TX 76508 | Yes | 18.92 mi | Compare |
| TEMPLE VA MEDICAL CENTER - VA CENTRAL TEXAS | 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive Temple, TX 76504 | No | 19.91 mi | Compare |
| CORYELL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | 1507 W Main Street Gatesville, TX 76528 | Yes | 25.65 mi | Compare |
| ROLLINS BROOK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 608 North Key Avenue Lampasas, TX 76550 | Yes | 29.86 mi | Compare |
| SETON MEDICAL CENTER WILLIAMSON | 201 Seton Parkway Round Rock, TX 78664 | Yes | 34.89 mi | Compare |
| SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL-ROUND ROCK | 300 University Blvd Round Rock, TX 78664 | Yes | 35.08 mi | Compare |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER -TAYLOR | 305 Mallard Taylor, TX 76574 | Yes | 36.79 mi | Compare |
| CEDAR PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1401 Medical Parkway Cedar Park, TX 78613 | Yes | 38.01 mi | Compare |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER AT C | 900 East Whitestone Blvd Cedar Park, TX 78613 | Yes | 38.71 mi | Compare |
| ROUND ROCK MEDICAL CENTER | 2400 Round Rock Ave Round Rock, TX 78681 | Yes | 38.73 mi | Compare |
| SETON HIGHLAND LAKES | Highway 281 South Burnet, TX 78611 | Yes | 40.34 mi | Compare |
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