SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR
Acute Care Hospital in Laurel, MS 39440
SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR PROFILE
South Central Reg Med Ctr is an acute care hospital located in Laurel, MS 39440 that serves the Jones county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR
1220 Jefferson St Box 607Laurel, MS 39440
Phone: (601) 426-4000
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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 Reg Med Ctr 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: Good
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at South Central Reg Med Ctr 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: 2 hours 5 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 34 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 52 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 10 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where South Central Reg Med Ctr has better average ratings than other hospitals in Mississippi 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 MS. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 214 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 222 minutes in Mississippi. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 52 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 62 minutes in Mississippi. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with transfer time for acute coronary
intervention
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 37 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 67 minutes in Mississippi. - 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 95% average score of Mississippi. - 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 4% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 5% average score of Mississippi. - 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 92% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 91% average score of Mississippi. - 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 98% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 97% average score of Mississippi. - 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 97% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 96% average score of Mississippi. - 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 87% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 83% average score of Mississippi. - 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 94% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 92% average score of Mississippi.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL | 15 South 6th Street Bay Springs, MS 39422 | No | 22.08 mi | Compare |
| COVINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH | 701 South Holly Avenue Collins, MS 39428 | Yes | 25.27 mi | Compare |
| PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSP | 206 Bay St Richton, MS 39476 | Yes | 26.51 mi | Compare |
| FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL | 6051 Us Highway 49 Hattiesburg, MS 39404 | Yes | 28.38 mi | Compare |
| WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 5001 W Hardy St Hattiesburg, MS 39402 | Yes | 28.94 mi | Compare |
| WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 950 Matthew Dr Waynesboro, MS 39367 | Yes | 29.25 mi | Compare |
| PATIENTS CHOICE MEDICAL CENTER | 347 Magnolia Drive Raleigh, MS 39153 | No | 31.11 mi | Compare |
| H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC | 605 South Archusa Avenue Quitman, MS 39355 | Yes | 33.41 mi | Compare |
| MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 300 3rd Ave Se Magee, MS 39111 | Yes | 37.27 mi | Compare |
| PIONEER HEALTH SERVICES OF NEWTON | 9421 East Side Drive Extension, Pob 299 Newton, MS 39345 | Yes | 43.26 mi | Compare |
| JEFFERSON DAVIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CAH | 1102 Rose Street Prentiss, MS 39474 | Yes | 44.28 mi | Compare |
| SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL CAH | 1842 Simpson Highway 149 Mendenhall, MS 39114 | Yes | 48.33 mi | Compare |
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