ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospital in Breckenridge, MN 56520
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
St Francis Medical Center is a critical access hospital located in Breckenridge, MN 56520 that serves the Wilkin county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
2400 St Francis DriveBreckenridge, MN 56520
Phone: (218) 643-3000
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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: Critical Access Hospitals What's a critical access hospital?A critical access hospital is a small facility that provides outpatient and inpatient services on a limited basis, usually to people in rural areas.
Hospital Owner: Voluntary Non-profit - Church
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 St Francis 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: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at St Francis 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: Not Available before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: Not Available before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 2 hours 31 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 24 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: Not Available before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where St Francis Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Minnesota or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of MN. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 151 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 209 minutes in Minnesota. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 24 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 65 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 Minnesota. - Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 93% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 91% average score of Minnesota. - 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 7 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 8 minutes in Minnesota. - 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 96% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 95% average score of Minnesota. - Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 99% average score of Minnesota. - 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 Minnesota. - 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 98% average score of Minnesota.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 712 South Cascade Fergus Falls, MN 56537 | Yes | 24.61 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER WHEATON | 401 12th Street North Wheaton, MN 56296 | Yes | 31.68 mi | Compare |
| PRAIRIE RIDGE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES | 1411 State Highway 793 Elbow Lake, MN 56531 | Yes | 35.57 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-FARGO | 3000 32nd Ave South Fargo, ND 58104 | Yes | 40.92 mi | Compare |
| SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO | 801 Broadway North Fargo, ND 58122 | Yes | 44.01 mi | Compare |
| FARGO VA MEDICAL CENTER | 2101 Elm Street Fargo, ND 58102 | No | 45.31 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL | 115 Second Street West, Box 157 Graceville, MN 56240 | Yes | 48.49 mi | Compare |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST MARYS - DETROIT LAKES | 1027 Washington Ave Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | Yes | 52 mi | Compare |
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