ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Charleston, WV 25301
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL PROFILE
St Francis Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Charleston, WV 25301 that serves the Kanawha county area. This facility is a proprietary hospital with emergency services.
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL
333 Laidley StCharleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 347-6500
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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: 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.
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 Francis 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at St Francis 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: 23 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 2 hours 41 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 4 hours 38 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 42 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 St Francis Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in West Virginia or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- 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 WV. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 96% average score of West Virginia. - 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 94% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 81% average score of West Virginia. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 23 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 27 minutes in West Virginia. - 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 95% average score of West Virginia. - 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 West Virginia. - 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 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of West Virginia. - 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 95% average score of West Virginia. - 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 99% average score of West Virginia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER | 501 Morris Street Charleston, WV 25301 | Yes | 0.48 mi | Compare |
| THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 4605 Maccorkle Ave Sw South Charleston, WV 25309 | Yes | 5.07 mi | Compare |
| MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC | 401 Sixth Avenue, Fayette County Montgomery, WV 25136 | Yes | 20.49 mi | Compare |
| BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 701 Madison Avenue Madison, WV 25130 | Yes | 23.05 mi | Compare |
| JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL | 122 Pinnell St Ripley, WV 25271 | Yes | 32.82 mi | Compare |
| ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 200 Hospital Drive Spencer, WV 25276 | Yes | 34.79 mi | Compare |
| PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER | 430 Main Street, West Oak Hill, WV 25901 | Yes | 37.26 mi | Compare |
| LOGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 20 Hospital Drive Logan, WV 25601 | Yes | 40.05 mi | Compare |
| THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER | 5897 County Road 107 Proctorville, OH 45669 | No | 41.69 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER | 2900 1st Avenue Huntington, WV 25702 | Yes | 41.92 mi | Compare |
| CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC | 1340 Hal Greer Boulevard Huntington, WV 25701 | Yes | 43.27 mi | Compare |
| SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 400 Fairview Heights Road Summersville, WV 26651 | Yes | 43.89 mi | Compare |
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