SOUTH CENTRAL KS MED CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Arkansas City, KS 67005
SOUTH CENTRAL KS MED CENTER PROFILE
South Central Ks Med Center is an acute care hospital located in Arkansas City, KS 67005 that serves the Cowley county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
SOUTH CENTRAL KS MED CENTER
6401 Patterson ParkwayArkansas City, KS 67005
Phone: (620) 442-2500
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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: Government - Local
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 South Central Ks Med Center 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at South Central Ks Med Center 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: 10 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 22 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 46 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 39 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 43 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where South Central Ks Med Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Kansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 KS. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 166 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 189 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 39 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 53 minutes in Kansas. - 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 92% average score of Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 82 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 112 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 10 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 18 minutes in Kansas. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 0% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 1% average score of Kansas. - 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 97% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 95% average score of Kansas. - 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 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Kansas. - 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 100% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 90% average score of Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - 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 Kansas. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 89% average score of Kansas. - 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 95% average score of Kansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM NEWTON HOSPITAL | 1300 East Fifth Avenue Winfield, KS 67156 | Yes | 8.34 mi | Compare |
| SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1323 North A Street Wellington, KS 67152 | Yes | 21.99 mi | Compare |
| ALLIANCEHEALTH BLACKWELL | 710 South 13th Street Blackwell, OK 74631 | Yes | 27.27 mi | Compare |
| ALLIANCEHEALTH PONCA CITY | 1900 North 14th Street Ponca City, OK 74601 | Yes | 28.21 mi | Compare |
| WICHITA VA MEDICAL CENTER | 5500 E. Kellog Wichita, KS 67218 | No | 39.98 mi | Compare |
| VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA, INC | 929 North St Francis Street Wichita, KS 67214 | Yes | 40.72 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER LLC | 1124 West 21st Street Andover, KS 67002 | Yes | 41.23 mi | Compare |
| WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 550 N Hillside Street Wichita, KS 67214 | Yes | 41.32 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER | 2770 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 42.64 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC | 3333 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 43.35 mi | Compare |
| FAIRFAX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 40 Hospital Road Fairfax, OK 74637 | Yes | 43.37 mi | Compare |
| KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL | 3601 North Webb Road Wichita, KS 67226 | No | 43.81 mi | Compare |
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