ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Quakertown, PA 18951
ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL PROFILE
St Luke's Quakertown Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Quakertown, PA 18951 that serves the Bucks county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.
ST LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL
1021 Park AvenueQuakertown, PA 18951
Phone: (215) 538-4500
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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: Voluntary Non-profit - Private
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 Luke's Quakertown 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: Average
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Good
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at St Luke's Quakertown 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: 19 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 52 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 30 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 13 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 44 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where St Luke's Quakertown Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Pennsylvania 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 PA. - 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 PA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 210 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 277 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 73 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 102 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 Pennsylvania. - 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 99% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 86% average score of Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 112 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 134 minutes in Pennsylvania. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 19 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 24 minutes in Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 99% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 98% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 98% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 94% average score of Pennsylvania. - 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 97% average score of Pennsylvania.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 30 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL | 700 Lawn Avenue Sellersville, PA 18960 | Yes | 5.33 mi | Compare |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM | 801 Ostrum Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 | Yes | 11.98 mi | Compare |
| SACRED HEART HOSPITAL | 421 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18102 | Yes | 13.3 mi | Compare |
| LANSDALE HOSPITAL | 100 Medical Campus Drive Lansdale, PA 19446 | Yes | 13.56 mi | Compare |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL | 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulvard Allentown, PA 18105 | Yes | 13.66 mi | Compare |
| DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL | 595 West State St Doylestown, PA 18901 | Yes | 14.13 mi | Compare |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MUHLENBERG | 2545 Schoenersville Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 | Yes | 14.56 mi | Compare |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ANDERSON CAMPUS | 1872 Riverside Circle Easton, PA 18045 | Yes | 14.88 mi | Compare |
| SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER AT COORDINATED HEALTH | 1503 Cedar Crest Boulevard Allentown, PA 18104 | No | 15.32 mi | Compare |
| COORDINATED HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL | 2310 Highland Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18017 | No | 16.18 mi | Compare |
| EASTON HOSPITAL | 250 South 21st Street Easton, PA 18042 | Yes | 18.04 mi | Compare |
| PHYSICIAN'S CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL | 454 Enterprise Drive Royersford, PA 19468 | No | 18.53 mi | Compare |
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