ST EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Fort Smith, AR 72917
ST EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
St Edward Mercy Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Fort Smith, AR 72917 that serves the Sebastian county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ST EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
7301 Rogers AveFort Smith, AR 72917
Phone: (479) 314-6000
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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.
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 St Edward Mercy Medical Center 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: Average
Cleanliness: Fair
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at St Edward Mercy Medical Center 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: 1 hour 1 minute before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 3 hours 21 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 22 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 20 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 8 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where St Edward Mercy Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Arkansas or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 AR. - 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 97% 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 84% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 83% average score of Arkansas. - 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 4% 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 97% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 94% average score of Arkansas. - 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 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of Arkansas. - 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 96% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 94% average score of Arkansas. - 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 99% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 98% average score of Arkansas. - 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 98% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 96% average score of Arkansas. - 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 95% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 92% average score of Arkansas. - 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 94% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 93% average score of Arkansas. - 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 98% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 92% average score of Arkansas. - 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 13% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 5% average score of Arkansas.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARKS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 1001 Towson Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72902 | Yes | 3.98 mi | Compare |
| SPARKS MEDICAL CENTER - VAN BUREN | East Main And South 20th Street Van Buren, AR 72956 | Yes | 5.62 mi | Compare |
| SEQUOYAH COUNTY CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT | 213 East Redwood Sallisaw, OK 74955 | Yes | 25.71 mi | Compare |
| EASTERN OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER | 105 Wall Street Poteau, OK 74953 | Yes | 26.08 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE | 880 West Main Booneville, AR 72927 | Yes | 27.82 mi | Compare |
| MERCY HOSPITAL TURNER MEMORIAL | 801 West River Street Ozark, AR 72949 | Yes | 30.67 mi | Compare |
| ST EDWARD HEALTH FACILITIES OF SCOTT COUNTY | 1341 West Sixth Street Waldron, AR 72958 | Yes | 34.56 mi | Compare |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 1401 West Locust Stilwell, OK 74960 | Yes | 35.28 mi | Compare |
| NORTH LOGAN MERCY HOSPITAL | 500 East Academy Paris, AR 72855 | Yes | 35.67 mi | Compare |
| HASKELL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | 401 Northwest H Street Stigler, OK 74462 | Yes | 44.09 mi | Compare |
| W W HASTINGS INDIAN HOSPITAL | 100 S Bliss Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464 | Yes | 50.99 mi | Compare |
| NORTHEASTERN HEALTH SYSTEM | 1400 East Downing Street Tahlequah, OK 74465 | Yes | 51.07 mi | Compare |
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