SHARON HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Sharon, CT 06069
SHARON HOSPITAL PROFILE
Sharon Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Sharon, CT 06069 that serves the Litchfield county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
SHARON HOSPITAL
50 Hospital Hill Road, Po Box 789Sharon, CT 06069
Phone: (860) 364-4228
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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: 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 Sharon 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: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Sharon 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: 27 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 54 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 37 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 20 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 48 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Sharon Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Connecticut or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 CT. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 277 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 358 minutes in Connecticut. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 140 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 158 minutes in Connecticut. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 96% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Connecticut. - 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 86% average score of Connecticut. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 114 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 143 minutes in Connecticut. - 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 Connecticut. - 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 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 99% average score of Connecticut. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Connecticut. - 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 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 97% average score of Connecticut. - 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 Connecticut. - 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 Connecticut. - 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 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 99% average score of Connecticut. - 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 Connecticut. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 93% average score of Connecticut. - 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 94% average score of Connecticut. - 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 98% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Connecticut. - 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 96% average score of Connecticut.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL | 540 Litchfield St Torrington, CT 06790 | Yes | 18.98 mi | Compare |
| FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL | 29 Lewis Avenue Great Barrington, MA 01230 | Yes | 22.05 mi | Compare |
| NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL | 6511 Springbrook Avenue Rhinebeck, NY 12572 | Yes | 22.56 mi | Compare |
| HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITAL BROADWAY CAMPUS | 396 Broadway Kingston, NY 12401 | No | 26.65 mi | Compare |
| VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER | 45 Reade Place Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 | Yes | 26.75 mi | Compare |
| HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITAL MARYS AVENUE CAMPUS | 105 Mary's Avenue Kingston, NY 12401 | Yes | 26.86 mi | Compare |
| COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 71 Prospect Avenue Hudson, NY 12534 | Yes | 29.44 mi | Compare |
| WATERBURY HOSPITAL | 64 Robbins St Waterbury, CT 06721 | Yes | 31.17 mi | Compare |
| BRISTOL HOSPITAL | Brewster Rd Bristol, CT 06010 | Yes | 31.54 mi | Compare |
| SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL | 56 Franklin St Waterbury, CT 06706 | Yes | 32.28 mi | Compare |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL | 24 Hospital Ave Danbury, CT 06810 | Yes | 32.94 mi | Compare |
| PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER | 670 Stoneleigh Avenue Carmel, NY 10512 | Yes | 35.63 mi | Compare |
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