SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP, INC
Acute Care Hospital in Fall River, MA 02720
SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP, INC PROFILE
Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc is an acute care hospital located in Fall River, MA 02720 that serves the Bristol county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP, INC
363 Highland AvenueFall River, MA 02720
Phone: (508) 679-3131
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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
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.
Cardiac Surgery Registry: Yes Cardiac surgery registry
The provider participates in the cardiac surgery registry. Participation in this registry does not mean that the hospital is specialized or only provides this type of care. Registries provide hospitals with the information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
General Surgery Registry: Yes General Surgery Registry
The provider participates in the general surgery registry. Registries provide hospitals with information necessary to help them improve the care they provide.
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 Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc 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: Fair
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc 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: 41 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 32 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 54 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 46 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 51 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc has better average ratings than other hospitals in Massachusetts or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections - Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only - 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 MA. - Better mortality rates with lower payment for heart attack care Better mortality rates with lower payment for heart attack care
The provider has better mortality rates and is more efficient with lower payments for heart attack care patients. - Better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day mortality rate Better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for myocardial infarction 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate Better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for copd 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate Better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for pneumonia 30-day mortality rate. - Better performance for stroke 30-day mortality rate Better performance for stroke 30-day mortality rate
Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for stroke 30-day mortality rate. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 294 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 325 minutes in Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 106 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in Massachusetts. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 95% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 93% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 88% average score of Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 152 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 166 minutes in Massachusetts. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen 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 Massachusetts. - Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 86% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 77% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 48 minutes for transfer time for acute coronary intervention is better than the statewide average of 57 minutes in Massachusetts. - 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 99% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 97% average score of Massachusetts. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 99% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 98% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 99% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 98% average score of Massachusetts. - Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 98% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 92% average score of Massachusetts. - 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 Massachusetts.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL | 795 Middle Street Fall River, MA 02721 | Yes | 1.51 mi | Compare |
| MORTON HOSPITAL | 88 Washington Street Taunton, MA 02780 | Yes | 13.81 mi | Compare |
| RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL | 593 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 | Yes | 15.31 mi | Compare |
| WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905 | Yes | 15.43 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | 111 Brewster Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 | Yes | 16.25 mi | Compare |
| MIRIAM HOSPITAL | 164 Summit Avenue Providence, RI 02906 | Yes | 16.31 mi | Compare |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL | Friendship Street Newport, RI 02840 | Yes | 16.85 mi | Compare |
| PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER | 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | No | 16.97 mi | Compare |
| KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick, RI 02886 | Yes | 17.17 mi | Compare |
| ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER | 825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence, RI 02908 | Yes | 17.26 mi | Compare |
| STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 211 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 | Yes | 17.35 mi | Compare |
| OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL | 200 High Service Avenue North Providence, RI 02904 | Yes | 19.08 mi | Compare |
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