SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Bay Shore, NY 11706
SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROFILE
Southside Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Bay Shore, NY 11706 that serves the Suffolk county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL
301 East Main StreetBay Shore, NY 11706
Phone: (631) 968-3000
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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.
Fair
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
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.
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 Southside 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: FairQuiet Rooms: Poor
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Fair
Discharge Information: Fair
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Southside 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: 51 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 59 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 10 hours 17 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 5 hours 34 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Southside Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in New York or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 for intestinal infections Better performance for intestinal infections
The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for intestinal infections - 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 NY. - 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 NY. - 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 97% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 96% average score of New York. - 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 New York. - 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 88% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 84% average score of New York. - 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 New York. - 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 96% average score of New York. - 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 98% average score of New York. - 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 95% average score of New York. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 16% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 6% average score of New York.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 Montauk Highway West Islip, NY 11795 | Yes | 3.51 mi | Compare |
| ST CATHERINE OF SIENA HOSPITAL | 50 Route 25a Smithtown, NY 11787 | Yes | 9.89 mi | Compare |
| NORTHPORT VA MEDICAL CENTER | 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768 | No | 12.12 mi | Compare |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL | 4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage, NY 11714 | Yes | 12.44 mi | Compare |
| PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL | 888 Old Country Road Plainview, NY 11803 | Yes | 12.89 mi | Compare |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL | 270 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 | Yes | 14.01 mi | Compare |
| BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | 101 Hospital Road Patchogue, NY 11772 | Yes | 14.42 mi | Compare |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ( STONY BROOK ) | Health Sciences Center Suny Stony Brook, NY 11794 | Yes | 14.78 mi | Compare |
| NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, NY 11554 | Yes | 16.38 mi | Compare |
| JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF PORT JEFFERSON | 75 North Country Road Port Jefferson, NY 11777 | Yes | 17.74 mi | Compare |
| ST CHARLES HOSPITAL | 200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson, NY 11777 | Yes | 17.97 mi | Compare |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER | 1000 North Village Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 | Yes | 20.67 mi | Compare |
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