SPARKS MEDICAL CENTER - VAN BUREN
Acute Care Hospital in Van Buren, AR 72956
SPARKS MEDICAL CENTER - VAN BUREN PROFILE
Sparks Medical Center - Van Buren is an acute care hospital located in Van Buren, AR 72956 that serves the Crawford county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
SPARKS MEDICAL CENTER - VAN BUREN
East Main And South 20th StreetVan Buren, AR 72956
Phone: (479) 474-3401
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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
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.
The hospital patient survey at Sparks Medical Center - Van Buren 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: Average
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Poor
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
These performance measures at Sparks Medical Center - Van Buren 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: 18 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 25 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 58 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 47 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 40 minutes before receiving pain meds.
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Sparks Medical Center - Van Buren has better average ratings than other hospitals in Arkansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 178 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 221 minutes in Arkansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 47 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 67 minutes in Arkansas. - 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 98% average score of Arkansas. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Arkansas. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 83% average score of Arkansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 85 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 128 minutes in Arkansas. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 18 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 26 minutes in Arkansas. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 2% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Arkansas. - 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 98% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 95% average score of Arkansas. - 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 94% average score of Arkansas. - 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 94% average score of Arkansas. - 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 97% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Arkansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER | 7301 Rogers Ave Fort Smith, AR 72917 | Yes | 5.62 mi | Compare |
| SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1001 Towson Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72902 | Yes | 6.25 mi | Compare |
| SEQUOYAH COUNTY CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT | 213 East Redwood Sallisaw, OK 74955 | Yes | 25.5 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL TURNER MEMORIAL | 801 West River Street Ozark, AR 72949 | Yes | 28.69 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE | 880 West Main Booneville, AR 72927 | Yes | 30.51 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1401 West Locust Stilwell, OK 74960 | Yes | 30.9 mi | Compare |
| EASTERN OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER | 105 Wall Street Poteau, OK 74953 | Yes | 31.23 mi | Compare |
| NORTH LOGAN MERCY HOSPITAL | 500 East Academy Paris, AR 72855 | Yes | 35.98 mi | Compare |
| ST EDWARD HEALTH FACILITIES OF SCOTT COUNTY | 1341 West Sixth Street Waldron, AR 72958 | Yes | 39.43 mi | Compare |
| FAYETTEVILLE AR VA MEDICAL CENTER | 1100 N. College Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72703 | No | 45.54 mi | Compare |
| HASKELL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 401 Northwest H Street Stigler, OK 74462 | Yes | 46.09 mi | Compare |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 3215 N North Hills Boulevard Fayetteville, AR 72703 | Yes | 47.44 mi | Compare |
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