SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Spencer, IA 51301
SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PROFILE
Spencer Municipal Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Spencer, IA 51301 that serves the Clay county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
1200 1st Avenue EastSpencer, IA 51301
Phone: (712) 264-8300
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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.
Good
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.
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 Spencer Municipal 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: ExcellentQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Spencer Municipal 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: 0 before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 26 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 8 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 24 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Spencer Municipal Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Iowa or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Excellent Doctor Communication Rating Excellent Doctor Communication Rating
The provider's patient survey rating score for the quality measure doctor communication is excellent. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 188 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 50 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 60 minutes in Iowa. - 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 97% average score of Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 86 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 116 minutes in Iowa. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 0 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 22 minutes in Iowa. - Emergency Department:
left without
being seen Emergency Department:
left without
being seen
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 Iowa. - 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 98% average score of Iowa. - 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 1 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 6 minutes in Iowa. - 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 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Iowa. - 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 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 98% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 96% average score of Iowa. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of Iowa. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 97% average score of Iowa. - 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 96% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of Iowa. - 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 96% average score of Iowa. - 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 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Iowa. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 83% average score of Iowa.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE | 2301 Highway 71 Spirit Lake, IA 51360 | Yes | 18.52 mi | Compare |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL | 3201 1st Street Emmetsburg, IA 50536 | Yes | 22.93 mi | Compare |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL | 826 North 8th Street Estherville, IA 51334 | Yes | 23.81 mi | Compare |
| BAUM HARMON MERCY HOSPITAL | 255 N Welch Avenue Primghar, IA 51245 | Yes | 24.61 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER | 1430 North Highway Jackson, MN 56143 | Yes | 33.51 mi | Compare |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 300 Sioux Valley Drive Cherokee, IA 51012 | Yes | 33.85 mi | Compare |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1525 West 5th Street Storm Lake, IA 50588 | Yes | 35.07 mi | Compare |
| OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 600 9th Avenue North Sibley, IA 51249 | Yes | 35.19 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER | 118 North 7th Avenue Sheldon, IA 51201 | Yes | 35.61 mi | Compare |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 606 N W 7th Street Pocahontas, IA 50574 | Yes | 36.79 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD WORTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER | 1018 Sixth Avenue Po Box 997 Worthington, MN 56187 | Yes | 39.86 mi | Compare |
| KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | 1515 South Phillips Street Algona, IA 50511 | Yes | 46.83 mi | Compare |
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