STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospital in Toccoa, GA 30577
STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL PROFILE
Stephens County Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Toccoa, GA 30577 that serves the Stephens county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL
163 Hospital DriveToccoa, GA 30577
Phone: (706) 282-4250
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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: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
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 Stephens County 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: Good
Cleanliness: Average
Pain Management: Good
Discharge Information: Average
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Average
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Stephens County 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: 2 hours 22 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 40 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 50 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 1 hour 30 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Stephens County Hospital has better average ratings than other hospitals in Georgia 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 GA. - Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 220 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 290 minutes in Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 50 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 96 minutes in Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 142 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 146 minutes in Georgia. - Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 3% average score of Georgia. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 96% average score of Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - 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 98% average score of Georgia. - 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 Georgia. - 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 96% average score of Georgia. - 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 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 91% average score of Georgia.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CTR | 541 Historic Highway 441-north Demorest, GA 30535 | Yes | 12.81 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, INC | 367 Clear Creek Parkway Lavonia, GA 30553 | Yes | 16.28 mi | Compare |
| MOUNTAIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER | 196 Ridgecrest Circle Clayton, GA 30525 | Yes | 20.36 mi | Compare |
| GHS OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 298 Memorial Drive Seneca, SC 29672 | Yes | 21.72 mi | Compare |
| NORTHRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER | 70 Medical Center Drive Commerce, GA 30529 | Yes | 26.7 mi | Compare |
| NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC | 743 Spring Street Gainesville, GA 30501 | Yes | 33.45 mi | Compare |
| CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 110 East Main Street Hiawassee, GA 30546 | Yes | 33.54 mi | Compare |
| HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITAL INC | 190 Hospital Drive Highlands, NC 28741 | Yes | 35.14 mi | Compare |
| CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 227 Mountain Dr Dahlonega, GA 30533 | Yes | 36.1 mi | Compare |
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL | 35 Hospital Road Blairsville, GA 30512 | Yes | 40.36 mi | Compare |
| ANMED HEALTH | 800 N Fant St Anderson, SC 29621 | Yes | 40.41 mi | Compare |
| ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER | 120 Riverview St Po Box 1209 Franklin, NC 28734 | Yes | 40.76 mi | Compare |
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