SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Saint Louis, MO 63110
SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Saint Louis, MO 63110 that serves the Saint Louis City county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
3635 Vista AveSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 577-8000
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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
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.
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 Ssm Health Saint Louis University 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: AverageQuiet Rooms: Fair
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Ssm Health Saint Louis University 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: 44 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 8 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 5 hours 38 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 2 hours 18 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 2 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Missouri 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 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 MO. - Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of MO. - 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 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 97% average score of Missouri. - 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 Missouri. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 95% average score of Missouri. - 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 97% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of Missouri. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Missouri. - Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 97% average score of Missouri. - Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of Missouri. - 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 96% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 94% average score of Missouri. - Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with thrombolytic therapy
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 93% for the quality measure thrombolytic therapy is better than the 87% average score of Missouri. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 97% average score of Missouri. - 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 94% average score of Missouri. - 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 93% average score of Missouri. - 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 95% average score of Missouri.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS-JOHN COCHRAN VA MEDICAL CENTER | 915 North Grand St. Louis, MO 63106 | No | 1.39 mi | Compare |
| BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL | One Barnes-jewish Hospital Plaza Saint Louis, MO 63110 | Yes | 1.75 mi | Compare |
| ST ALEXIUS HOSPITAL | 3933 S Broadway Saint Louis, MO 63118 | Yes | 2.77 mi | Compare |
| SSM ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER | 6420 Clayton Rd Richmond Heights, MO 63117 | Yes | 3.98 mi | Compare |
| GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2100 Madison Avenue Granite City, IL 62040 | Yes | 7.46 mi | Compare |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC | 5900 Bond Avenue Centreville, IL 62207 | Yes | 7.97 mi | Compare |
| CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST | 11133 Dunn Road Saint Louis, MO 63136 | Yes | 10.6 mi | Compare |
| ST ANTHONY'S MEDICAL CENTER | 10010 Kennerly Road Saint Louis, MO 63128 | Yes | 10.87 mi | Compare |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | 3015 N Ballas Rd Town And Country, MO 63131 | Yes | 11.3 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS | 615 New Ballas Road Saint Louis, MO 63141 | Yes | 11.33 mi | Compare |
| DES PERES HOSPITAL | 2345 Dougherty Ferry Road Saint Louis, MO 63122 | Yes | 11.84 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4500 Memorial Drive Belleville, IL 62226 | Yes | 12.79 mi | Compare |
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